MHRC Looking Out for Residents’ Best Interests! Over the past year the Mobile Home Resident Coalition (MHRC) volunteers have been working long hours to protect park residents statewide. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed. Several legislative staff and housing advocates have remarked about how incredible MHRC is – we have such dedicated volunteers with no legislative training, who have been extremely productive as we:
See the MHRC Mobilehome Affordability Act WishList below! View or WishList in Spanish When we looked at various possible bills affecting renters, we decided to compile our own “WishList” of items we’d like to see in a bill to help mobile home residents statewide. We’ve offered this list to various legislators and housing advocacy groups and are working diligently to make this a reality! For a bill to become law takes education, research, negotiation, and compromise. We've compiled our WishList for you to ponder and welcome you to read it, consider it carefully and then… We’d love to hear from our readers:
Please consider the points above and give us your input HERE! MHRC Mobilehome Affordability Act WishList
Mobile Home BILLS Currently in The CA Legislature - Each year hundreds of bills are introduced in Sacramento but may change drastically as they move along. Visit the Legiscan website – for up-to-date info.
A message from the Presidents!Good day to all and thank you to all who have supported our MHRC efforts. As you know, it has been a roller coaster ride of a year pushing AB 1035 and striving for a rent cap in the state of California. We, at the MHRC have been working tirelessly to fight for all manufactured homeowners to gain protection against predatory mobile park owners. It has not been an easy road; however it is only making us stronger and more motivated for the fight and to work toward our mission: “Our mission is to maintain existing affordable housing and to limit disruptions caused by rapid rent increases” We have sent over 1100 letters to the Assembly members on your behalf to get AB1035 signed into law and we will continue our campaign into the new year. We have had zoom and in person meetings with politicians who we believe may be allies in our fight to keep mobile homes affordable for all. We have traveled to Sacramento to visit politicians and their aides in person to give them a face to our economic plight. We have done all this and more with only volunteers!! We travel to parks in Orange County and LA county to educate park residents on their rights, how to let their voice be heard regarding spiking rents, understand the process on how an Assembly Bill works and many other topics. Consider holding an Open Meeting in your park so we can update your neighbors. All of this has a cost associated with it. We work off a very lean budget and often pay out of pocket because we know THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK! We are asking for donations to offset some of these costs. For as little as $5, we can get so much done. From copies, website management, meeting materials and gas in our cars (yes we do carpool), your donations keep us going to fight the fight for YOU!!! Think about donating an hour or two a week. We desperately need research volunteers. We are a 503 c3/c4 charity. Follow this link to donate now. Thank you so much in advance for keeping our organization moving forward!! Sharon Crabill and Teri Williams-Co Presidents MHRC of HB FACTS TO CONSIDER
A Mobile Home (MH) park owner owns the land, collects rents, and is responsible for the upkeep of the common areas with the park and respecting resident rights. A Mobile Home (MH) resident owner acquires their home for either cash or with the help of a mortgage loan. The owner is 100% responsible for space rent, utilities, taxes, insurance, maintenance, upkeep and any improvements both inside and outside the home. MH’s are extremely costly to move and can be damaged easily in a move. Finding a nearby location in which to move the MH is nearly impossible as well. |
Rent Control vs Rent Stabilization OrdinanceMobile home owners are NOT asking for Rent Control. We are asking for a Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) for mobile home park residents only. Rent Control freezes rent. A Rent Stabilization Ordinance allows rents to increase by a specific amount and benefits both the park owner and resident. Request for
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