Mobile Home Prices Are Rising Faster Than Single-Family Home Prices — Here’s Where They’re the Most, Least Expensive

 According to Lending Tree, "The average sales price of new mobile homes sold in the U.S. rose by 77.1% between 2017 and 2022."

 

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Can San Jose’s mobile home park residents rest easy now?

 "On Tuesday, the council will vote on placing 13 mobile home parks into a new land-use category. While such a move wouldn’t outright ban developers from converting the site to high-density housing, a general plan amendment must now be submitted."

More details available at the San Jose Mercury News here.  

 

Mobile Home Prices Are Rising Faster Than Single-Family Home Prices

 "The average sales price of new mobile homes sold in the U.S. rose by 77.1% between 2017 and 2022"

 

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December Issue of Our Magazine is available - Meeting on 12/17/23

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Know-your-rights forum planned for County mobile-home owners Nov 30

"Mobile-home owners will get a chance to find out how they are affected by the county’s revised mobile-home rent-control ordinance at a know-your-rights forum on Thursday, November 30 at Centro del Popular, 18346 Sonoma Highway in Boyes Hot Springs.

Conducted in English and Spanish, the rights training will be presented from 6-8pm by California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) and the Golden State Mobile-Home Owners League (GSMOL)"

For more information, click here. 

Local Rent-Controlled Units to See 1.7% Increase from March 2024 to February 2025

 "The rent increase for rent-controlled units from March 1, 2024, to February 28, 2025, is set at 1.7%. This is based on 60% of the Consumer Price Index increase for all urban consumers in the Bay Area. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this increase to be 2.8% in November 2022." 

Read the full article here. 

'You're killing us': Castro Valley mobile home park residents rent told rent will double

KTVU article here

November issue of our bulletin is available

 Downloadable file here or view it below. 

Mobile home park owners sue Petaluma over rent cap rules

 PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER reports "The owners of Youngstown and Little Woods mobile home parks claim the city’s rent stabilization laws are unconstitutional"   

Alicia Pelayo has lived at Little Woods mobile home park in Petaluma for 27 years. While taking her dog, Laila, for a walk, she stopped to talk about her concerns over the owners’ proposed rent increases. Photographed on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (CRISSY PASCUAL/ARGUS-COURIER STAFF)

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Neighborhood change map

"HCD (Department of Housing & Community Development) has created a draft Neighborhood Change Map that identifies census tracts (excluding rural tracts) that have experienced both substantial racial/ethnic change and economic change, and exhibit markers of disproportionate housing need. 

See the map here.  

Check Your Mobile Home: Tips for Inspecting

 You can read the Newsbreak argicle here. 

Tips for cutting costs on insurance for mobile homes and tiny homes

"Discover effective ways to save on mobile home and tiny home insurance in this informative video by Consumer Reports. Learn about the best insurance options, how to navigate the market, and tips to reduce your premiums without compromising on coverage."

Read the Newsbreak article here. 

April 2024: New eviction rules take effect

 The summary below is copied from the CAA article here:

At a glance

Key changes affecting the rental housing industry when SB 567 takes effect in April 2024:  

No-fault tenancy terminations

• SB 567 introduces modifications to two specific “no fault” tenancy terminations currently governed by state law.

Substantial remodel of rental units

• Owners retain the right to end tenancies for substantial remodeling.
• Termination notices must now detail the intended work and inform the tenant of their reoccupancy rights if work doesn’t commence or isn’t completed.

Owner move-in provisions

• Owners or their family members must reside in the unit for at least 12 months and move in within 90 days of the tenant’s departure.
• Limits set on re-renting the unit if the landlord doesn’t comply.

Landlord compliance

• Non-compliant landlords can face penalties under the provisions of SB 567.

Mobile home news

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41 Mobile Home Parks in California Have Closed for Redevelopment Since 2015 with More On the Way

 

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsome signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

 

Who Regulates Mobile Home Parks in California?

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

 

 

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

 

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Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

 

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

 

 

 

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

 

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

 

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Seniors protected after Gov. Newsom signs mobile home rent stabilization bill

Mobile Home Park Residents Endure Years of Neglect as State Oversight Falters

Stockton Park Village Illustrates Gaps in California's Mobile Home Park Regulations

Read the Newsbreak article here.   

 

‘Where are we going to go?’: Cloverdale trailer park residents, some of them elderly and severely ill, face displacement

 "... Sheriff’s deputies delivered “termination of tenancy” notices to all the residents at the trailer park."

 Read The Press Democrate story here.  

Marin Valley Mobile Country Club sale rejected, and Moratorium on mobile home park rent increases in Sonoma County

Read about the retirement park sale rejection here.  

Read about Sonoma County park rent moratorium here. 

Carquinez Highlands Magazine September 2023 Issue

EPA files civil lawsuit against operators of Oasis Mobile Home Park

 Read about the lawsuit against a Riverside County mobile home park here. 

Petaluma Mobile Home Rent Raised from $1,300 to Nearly $2,300; Attorneys Offer Assistance ‘Free of Charge’

 Read the article here. 

Petaluma mobile home residents fear eviction by property owners

 CBS Bay Area video and article available here. 

The new law giving mobile home residents a chance to buy their parks in Washington

 Read the article here.    

Emergency Declared in Vallejo Over Critical Police Staffing Shortage

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Internet provider offers $50 a month service to south Sacramento mobile home park

" ...Kwikbit Internet – a broadband provider that provides services specifically for mobile homes and RVs – launched their internet service in the south Sacramento area."

"Currently, Kwikbit provides service to residents in 12 mobile home parks across the state." 

Read more and watch the video at KCRA here.  

Kwikbit Internet link.  

Manufactured Housing Opportunity & Revitalization Program (MORE) funded for mobile home repairs

 

 

California Housing and Community Development announces: "Available is $65 million in funding to assist mobilehome park and manufactured home owners with infrastructure and individual mobilehome repairs."

More information available here.  

Mobile Home Owners - The New Homeless of America

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Carquinez Highlands Park Magazine - July 2023

 

Mobile Homes: Here's What You Didn't Know

 Read the Newsbreak article here.

National Night Out August 1 - Join us!

 

Problems at your mobile home park? Here’s how to alert California officials

 Read the Newsbreak article here. 

'What is a mobile park?' and 'Guide to Choosing the Right Handyman for Your Mobile Home'

Read the Home Edit article 'What is a mobile Home Park?' here. 

Read the Trailer Empire article 'Guide to Choosing the Right Handyman for Your Mobile Home' here.

A Santa Rosa mobile home park for seniors is being converted to all-ages to increase profit

 The Newsbreak article is available here. 

Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes

 

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

 Read the AP news story here. 

A California program to fix mobile home parks approved 1 application in 10 years

  Read the article here. 

California AB1035 Mobilehome parks: rent caps

 

 

California Assembly Bill 1035 proposes to create a statewide rent control policy for mobile home parks. The bill would cap annual rent increases and establish a just-cause eviction standard, among other provisions. The goal of the bill is to protect mobile home park residents from unreasonable rent hikes and ensure stability in their housing.

Read the bill here.  

Mobile home parks offer refuge from California’s housing squeeze. Who’s watching them?

 

 

Photo by Calmatters

 Read the Calmatters article here.

Dozens Plead With San Rafael City Council to Impose Rent Control Measures

 

 

"Dozens of people in San Rafael pleaded with the city council Monday to impose rent control measures in the city."

 Read the NBC Bay Area article here. 

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