GSMOL Knowledge Base
- Can the government force park management to limit the number of people living in a mobilehome?
- Can the manager evict a homeowner’s caregiver from the park after the homeowner has died?
- Can the park manager force rules on some residents and not on others?
- Can the park prevent residents from subleasing their mobilehome?
- Do mobilehome park rules prevail over state law?
- Does the MRLPP have an expiration date?
- How does the new “Act” work?
- How will homeowners know which complaints are violations of the MRL?
- If I do not want HCD to handle my complaint, will I be able to get an attorney and take action of my own without waiting to exhaust internal remedies?
- If multiple complaints are received involving the same park owner or same park management, will they be consolidated or more likely to get treatment or attention?
- A 90-day written notice of rent increase was delivered late. Is this notice legal?
- Can the park charge first and last months’ rent plus a 2-month security deposit?
- Can the park charge residents for back-rent that was miscalculated because of the manager’s mistake?
- Can the park charge separate “maintenance” or “pass-through” fees in addition to the rent?
- Can the park charge the resident a late fee if they missed paying the rent and utility bill by one day?
- Can the park manager force residents to pay for maintenance or removal of a tree on their space and for maintenance of their driveway?
- Can the park manager reduce or eliminate park services and amenities that resident have already been paying for?
- Can the park owner or manager move lot lines without permission from residents whose spaces are affected?
- Does a resident need a permit from HCD to remodel their home, even though all the changes and upgrades are on the inside?
- Does the park manager have the right to tell me to remove my belongings that are stored on my space?
- Can the manager force a resident to first offer their home for sale to the park?
- Can the park prevent a resident from living in a mobilehome they inherited?
- Can the park’s income requirements on prospective buyers prevent a resident from selling their home?
- Can the resident be forced to move their home out of the park when they sell it just because the home is old?
- Can the resident be forced to move their park-model out of the park after they sell it?
- How would we buy the park where we live, if given the opportunity?
- How would we get started buying our park?
- Is a mobilehome park cooperative subject to the Davis-Stirling Act?
- Is the park owner required to offer residents the right-of-first-refusal to buy the park when it is put up for sale?
- Our HOA board may be violating CID laws. Is there an agency that enforces the law?
- Can a senior park have a manager that is under the age requirement and can they reside in the park with their children?
- Does the law require a manager to be on the premises at all times in case of emergencies?
- Does the park manager have the right to enter the resident’s lot without notice?
- How can residents find-out who owns and operates the park?
- What can residents do about park managers who act unprofessionally?
- Can the park end a resident’s tenancy by refusing to enter into a new rental agreement?
- Can the park evict a resident for payment of late rent even though their rental history shows they eventually pay the full rent?
- Do residents have any rights to compensation for being dislocated when the park closes down?
- For residents who do not own the mobilehome they are living in, what rights do they have in the case of an eviction?
- Is the park allowed to issue an eviction notice to a resident and then refuse to talk about it and return their rent check?
- Can the park start billing residents for utilities that were previously included in the rent?
- Construction work is scheduled in the park that I manage. Do I have to contact the local utilities first?
- Do residents have to pay the cable TV service fee even if they don’t use it? Also, can the park prohibit satellite dishes?
- Some residents’ water usage is down, but their water bill has increased. How do they find out if they are being overcharged?
- Where can residents get help if they suspect they are being overcharged on utility bills?
- Can the park manager force residents to sign a long-term lease, causing them to lose rent control protections?
- Does a resident have to sign a long-term lease, or are there other options?
- Is the park required to provide a lease agreement in the language of the resident if the resident is non-English speaking?