Mobilehome News Around the State
Inside the nearly three-year struggle for residents at Fresno’s La Hacienda mobile home park [formerly Trail’s End]
Mobile home parks are often cited as the last remaining affordable housing in cities with rapidly rising rents, like Fresno. From a lethal fire to evictions, residents at the La Hacienda Mobile Estates have been on the brink of losing their homes – and possibly...
‘You’re killing us’: Castro Valley mobile home park residents told rent will double
By Brooks Jarosz | Source | CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. - Residents of a Castro Valley mobile home park fear they will be homeless after they received notices from their landlord doubling their rent, beginning early next year. Avalon Mobile Home Park on Castro Valley...
GSMOL Regional Educational Conference in Orange, September 30, 2023
Petaluma mobile home park residents facing 300% rent increase
By Brooks Jarosz | Source | PETALUMA, Calif. - Residents of Little Woods Mobile Villa in Petaluma fear they may be homeless after receiving notices that their monthly rent would more than triple come next year. The mobile home park on Lakeville Highway has nearly 80...
[Thousand Oaks] Council OKs ordinance to protect city’s senior-living mobile home parks
By Stephanie Bertholdo | Source | Homeowners living in the Ranch Mobile Home Park, one of five senior mobile home parks in the City of Thousand Oaks, were victorious last week when the City Council approved an ordinance that would prevent the park owner from...
GSMOL Regional Conference in Santa Maria, September 9, 2023
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors pause rent increases for mobile home park spaces
CBS News | Source | The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to look into capping rent increases for mobile home spaces in unincorporated areas at 4 percent in the future, voting unanimously to pause any increases until the board can discuss the matter in...
Petaluma strengthens rent control for mobile home dwellers
by Marc Albert | Source | Residents of Petaluma trailer parks gained more safeguards this week, as the city council there became the latest in Sonoma County to strengthen rent controls at mobile home parks. The unanimous vote largely makes permanent rules hastily...