GSMOL News
County Supervisors Take Steps to Protect Senior Mobile Home Parks
The board votes to prepare a temporary moratorium on changing 55-and-up parks to all-ages By Daniel Green | Source The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors responded to community outcry over a proposal to convert a senior mobile home park to an all-ages community...
Santa Barbara County BOS Directs Staff to Draft Moratorium on Senior Park Conversion
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Video, October 8 2024 Supervisors Direct Planning Department to Work on Moratorium and Senior MHP OverlayThe Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on October 8, 2024, took up the subject of a moratorium on converting any...
Park protection – Senior residents advocate for zoning protections after management group plans to convert a Santa Maria mobile home park to all-ages
By Taylor O'Connor | Source | Rhonda Anderson moved from Casa Del Rio to Del Cielo Mobile Estates after a corporate property management company took over and hiked her rent up by $300. Now, she’s scared it might happen again. Del Cielo, an Orcutt-based...
Petaluma’s newest city fee aimed squarely at mobile home park owners
The fees to close or convert a mobile home park in Petaluma “may be substantial,” the city attorney said. By Jennifer Sawhney | Source | Amid an ongoing fight with mobile home park owners who officially signaled their intent to close two parks where nearly 200 city...
Orcutt mobile home residents concerned about proposed age policy change
By Olivia González-Britt | Source | Source includes KSBY News video Pamela Barilone bought her home at Del Cielo Mobile Estates in Orcutt five years ago to enjoy life in a senior community. “We've got a quilting day and we have potlucks and so we have a lot of...
Homeowners in Petaluma Continue to Fight Against Unfair Rent Increases
Update from Jodi Johnson, GSMOL Chapter 1252 President, Youngstown Senior Community ED. NOTE: For some of the background on this, see a previous story posted here. We learned July 1st that a closure letter to the city of Petaluma had been served on the city by park...
Not over yet: Mobile home park residents [in Chico] set sights on rent stabilization ballot measure
By Muna Sadek | Source | "Don’t give up on us," said Celeste Macklin. "Let us get this rent stabilization passed so we can get some happiness in our final years." Macklin was among the residents of Pleasant Valley Mobile Estates who attended Tuesday night's Chico city...
Can I Still Get Mobilehome Homeowners Insurance in California?
This new article by GSMOL State Secretary Carol Brinkman offers hope to homeowners who are having trouble getting or renewing homeowners insurance. Check it out on our Know Your MH Rights page, along with other articles by GSMOL Attorney Bruce Stanton and GSMOL Vice...
Owners of Youngstown Mobile Home Park hit Petaluma with 2nd lawsuit
The new suit claims Petaluma’s rules passed to protect seniors violate federal housing laws By Jennifer Sawhney | Source In yet another challenge to the city’s mobile home rules, the owners of Youngstown Mobile Home Park have filed a second lawsuit against Petaluma,...
San Jose mayor looks to protect mobile home park residents from eviction
The city has 58 mobile home parks -- the most of any city in the state. Watch Video including interview with GSMOL Region 1 Manager Martha O'Connell By Ian Cull | Source San Jose's mayor is among the local leaders pushing for new protections to keep mobile home park...