If you live in a mobile home or know someone who does, be sure to check out this article by Linda Meckler at http://ezinearticles.com/?id=176772 It’s almost unbelievable what’s happening with so many mobile home parks.
The Coalition of MobileHome Owners - California has a brand new website at http://www.comocal.org/Home.asp with up-to-the-minute news about critical legislation that will impact your life. Check out the site rightaway! Don’t just live in fear of losing your home. To quote from the website, “Today CoMO-CAL has hundreds of members in Los Angeles County, and membership in other areas such as Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Riverside, Palm Springs is growing.” The more members they have, the stronger they become, and the more good they can do for you.
Live in a mobile home park, or planning to retire in one? Do you have friends or relatives who are worried sick about skyrocketing rents at their park, year after year? You need to find out what your and their rights are. Join with others who are fighting for a decent lifestyle at an affordable price.
The many problems are essentially the same in most mobile home parks throughout California. In addition to needed repairs that never get made, parks flood, rainy season after rainy season. A major injustice is that rents go up and up every year, often because the park has changed ownership without any warning. The problem is so bad that people are being forced to abandon their homes. However, even if they move out, they still have to keep paying through the nose. Rent control ordinances aren’t as common as people might think they are!
In the San Diego area, at least, a number of active groups are doing a lot to make sure residents of mobile home parks receive fair treatment. One of them, County Mobile Home Positive Action Committee (COMPAC) publishes a 2-page monthly newsletter (The COMPAC Chronicle). They also hold General Meetings every other month at Lakeside Mobile Home Community Clubhouse, 9395 Harritt Road, Lakeside, California. Membership dues are $10 per year. Please contact Mel Robinson - President, at compac441@aol.com for more details.
Other mobile home organizations include: SMOAC - Santee Mobile Home Action Committee, EMPAC - Escondido Mobile/Manufactured Home Positive Action Committee, SMMR - San Marcos Mobile Home Residents Association, OMHA - Oceanside Mobile Homeowners Alliance, Inc., and GSMOL - Golden State Mobile Home Owners League.
Staying informed and supporting one or more mobile home organizations in California will benefit those who really need your help now. It may also have a profound influence on your own future down the road.