Mobile Home Owner News – January 2025
Resident curated mobile home owners news and information for residents of Mobile Home Parks owned by Kort & Scott (KS) companies. The MHPHOA also provides news coverage for Mobile Home Parks not owned by KS companies.
Click/tap the story headlines to open a link to the full original story and/or media such as streaming video from City Council Meetings. Story headlines with are inline news stories.
Clicking or tapping links with a caret (kar-it, carrot) will expand/show additional content and change to to collapse/hide content. Content that is collapsed/hidden will not print.
RE: California
Wed, Jan 8, 2025 – This table of Mobile Home Parks, RV Parks, and Manufactured Home Communities for Sale in California is a work in progress as of Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Data is being updated regularly.
This is a partial listing and covers the period 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-08. This is NOT a complete list of mobile home parks for sale in California. Many sales of mobile home parks are usually done via Pocket Listings (aka Off-Market Listings, Exclusive Listings), they are not marketed via public channels.
RE: California
Tue, Jan 7, 2025 – According to data obtained from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), there are 5,232 Active Mobile Home and RV Parks totaling 454,093 lots/spaces in the State of California. Of those 454,093 lots/spaces, 363,686 are mobile home spaces, 67,628 are RV lots with drains, and 22,779 are RV lots without drains.
There are 678 Closed Mobile Home and RV Parks totaling 21,613 lots/spaces. Of those 21,613 lots/spaces, 11,919 are mobile home spaces, 6,842 are RV lots with drains, and 2,852 are RV lots without drains.
As of Tue, Jan 7, 2025, the HCD has data for a total of 5,910 Mobile Home and RV Parks totaling 475,706 lots/spaces which includes Active and Closed listings. Of those 475,706 lots/spaces, 375,605 are mobile home spaces, 74,470 are RV lots with drains, and 25,631 RV lots without drains.
HCD Note: HCD has enforcement of 81.4 percent of the parks and 75.5 percent of the lots in the State of California. The overall average park size is 86 lots; 80 for Mobile Home Parks, and 88 for RV Parks.
The below Top 10 Largest Mobile Home and RV Park listings in California are based on the HCD Mobile Home and RV Parks Active Listings as of Tue, Jan 7, 2025.
California – Top 10 Largest Mobile Home Parks
# | Mobile Home Park Name | Address | City | ST | Zip | SPC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casa de Amigos Operated By: Casa de Amigos Ltd |
1085 Tasman Dr | Sunnyvale | CA | 94089 | 923 | |
Plaza del Rey Operated By: Plaza del Rey Owner LLC |
1225 Vienna Dr | Sunnyvale | CA | 94089 | 800 | |
Hemet West Mobile Estates Operated By: Western States Mobilehome Parks |
5001 W Florida Ave | Hemet | CA | 92545 | 771 | |
Westwinds Operated By: MHC Operating LP |
500 Nicholson Ln | San Jose | CA | 95134 | 723 | |
Swan Lake Mobile Home Park Operated By: Hamner Park Associates |
5800 Hamner Ave | Eastvale | CA | 91752 | 716 | |
Los Alisos Mobile Home Estates Operated By: Miller, Willis Ranch Co |
772 Garden Grove Blvd | Westminster | CA | 92683 | 705 | |
Casa Del Lago Mobile Home Park Operated By: San Jose Investments Ltd |
2151 Old Oakland Rd | San Jose | CA | 95131 | 618 | |
Adobe Wells Operated By: Mobilehome Communities |
1220 Tasman Dr | Sunnyvale | CA | 94089 | 613 | |
Oakridge Mobile Home Park Operated By: Oakridge Ltd |
15455 Glenoaks Blvd | Sylmar | CA | 91342 | 600 | |
Plantation on the Lake Operated By: Plantation Company LLC |
10961 Desert Lawn Dr | Calimesa | CA | 92320 | 557 | |
7,026 |
California – Top 10 Largest RV Parks With Drains
# | RV Park Name | Address | City | ST | Zip | Lots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Village Palms RV Resort Operated By: GVP LLC |
3600 W Florida Ave | Hemet | CA | 92544 | 1,019 | |
Silent Valley Club Operated By: Silent Valley Club Inc |
46305 Poppet Flats Rd | Banning | CA | 92220 | 850 | |
Caliente Springs RV Park Operated By: Timothy Manthei |
70200 Dillon Rd | Desert Hot Springs | CA | 92240 | 677 | |
Soledad Canyon Operated By: MHC TT Inc |
4700 Crown Valley Rd | Acton | CA | 93510 | 641 | |
Fountain of Youth Spa Operated By: Fountain of Youth Spa Corp |
1500 Spa Rd | Niland | CA | 92257 | 615 | |
Wilderness Lakes Operated By: MHC NAC Inc |
30605 Briggs Rd | Menifee | CA | 92584 | 523 | |
Sands RV Resort Operated By: Sun Sands RV LLC |
16400 Bubbling Wells Rd | Desert Hot Springs | CA | 92240 | 507 | |
Mountain Lakes Operated By: Robert Burlingame |
277 Lytle Creek Rd | Lytle Creek | CA | 92358 | 494 | |
Rivers Edge RV Resort Operated By: Brenda Agular |
2299 Winterhaven Rd | Winterhaven | CA | 92283 | 480 | |
Catalina RV Spa Operated By: Catalina Spa & RV Inc |
18800 Cork Hill Rd | Desert Hot Springs | CA | 92240 | 477 | |
6,283 |
California – Top 10 Largest RV Parks Without Drains
# | RV Park Name | Address | City | ST | Zip | Lots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawsons Landing Operated By: Carl Vogler |
137 Marine View Dr | Dillon Beach | CA | 94929 | 1,000 | |
Calaveras Timber Trails Association Operated By: Calaveras Timber Trails Association |
1071 Avery Sheep Ranch Rd | Avery | CA | 95224 | 500 | |
Lake of The Springs Operated By: MHC TT Inc |
14152 Frenchtown Rd | Oregon House | CA | 95962 | 465 | |
Holcomb Valley Ranch Operated By: Holcomb Camp |
34300 Holcomb Valley Rd | Fawnskin | CA | 92333 | 400 | |
Soledad Canyon Operated By: MHC TT Inc |
4700 Crown Valley Rd | Acton | CA | 93510 | 385 | |
De Anza Campland Operated By: Campland on the Bay |
2211 Pacific Beach Dr | San Diego | CA | 92109 | 339 | |
Thousand Trails Pio Pico Operated By: Thousand Trails Vehicle Park |
14615 Otay Lakes Rd | Jamul | CA | 91935 | 336 | |
Morgan Hill Preserve Operated By: MHC TT Inc |
12895 Uvas Rd | Morgan Hill | CA | 95037 | 298 | |
Annetts Mono Village Operated By: Annetts Mono Village Inc |
13425 Twinlakes Rd | Bridgeport | CA | 93517 | 281 | |
Lake Minden Operated By: MHC NAC LP |
1256 Marcum Rd | Nicolaus | CA | 95659 | 274 | |
4,278 |
California – Top 10 Largest ROC Mobile Home Parks
# | Mobile Home Park Name | Address | City | ST | Zip | SPC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palm Desert Greens Operated By: Palm Desert Greens Association |
73750 Country Club Dr | Palm Desert | CA | 92260 | 1,922 | |
Tri Palm Estates Operated By: Tri Palm Unified Owners Association |
32851 Desert Moon Dr | Thousand Palms | CA | 92276 | 1,629 | |
Sierra Dawn Estates Operated By: Sierra Dawn Estates Homeowners Association Inc |
950 S Lyon Ave | Hemet | CA | 92543 | 1,474 | |
Rancho Casa Blanca Operated By: Rancho Casa Blanca Owners Association |
84136 Avenue 44 | Indio | CA | 92203 | 801 | |
Sabre City Estates Operated By: Researching… |
Doolittle Dr | Roseville | CA | 95747 | 726 | |
Desert Crest Operated By: Desert Crest Community Association |
69400 N Country Club Dr | Desert Hot Springs | CA | 92241 | 582 | |
Black Lake Mobile Estates Operated By: Researching… |
234 Crosby Way | Nipomo | CA | 93444 | 555 | |
The Groves Operated By: The Groves Homeowners Inc |
5200 Irvine Blvd | Irvine | CA | 92620 | 533 | |
Golf Knolls Mobile Home Park Operated By: Golf Knolls Association |
29070 Camino Alba | Murrieta | CA | 92563 | 520 | |
Rancho Carlsbad Operated By: Rancho Carlsbad Owners Association Inc |
5200 El Camino Real | Carlsbad | CA | 92008 | 504 | |
9,246 |
U.S. Mobile Home and RV Parks
According to data obtained from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (HIFLD) and as of Fri, Sep 20, 2024, there are 56,094 Mobile Home and RV Parks in the U.S. Top 10 States are highlighted in green.
# | State | Parks |
---|---|---|
Alabama | 2,485 | |
Alaska | 125 | |
Arizona | 1,571 | |
Arkansas | 991 | |
California | 5,121 | |
Colorado | 783 | |
Connecticut | 115 | |
Delaware | 226 | |
Florida | 5,926 | |
Georgia | 1,511 | |
Hawaii | 0 | |
Idaho | 533 | |
Illinois | 854 | |
Indiana | 1,094 | |
Iowa | 495 | |
Kansas | 564 | |
Kentucky | 929 | |
Louisiana | 1,842 | |
Maine | 374 | |
Maryland | 230 | |
Massachusetts | 212 | |
Michigan | 1,104 | |
Minnesota | 642 | |
Mississippi | 879 | |
Missouri | 1,080 | |
Montana | 642 | |
Nebraska | 296 | |
Nevada | 452 | |
New Hampshire | 322 | |
New Jersey | 219 | |
New Mexico | 727 | |
New York | 1,684 | |
North Carolina | 3,267 | |
North Dakota | 307 | |
Ohio | 1,407 | |
Oklahoma | 761 | |
Oregon | 1,022 | |
Pennsylvania | 1,686 | |
Rhode Island | 52 | |
South Carolina | 2,528 | |
South Dakota | 361 | |
Tennessee | 1,492 | |
Texas | 3,682 | |
Utah | 345 | |
Vermont | 225 | |
Virginia | 1,382 | |
Washington | 1,396 | |
West Virginia | 801 | |
Wisconsin | 951 | |
Wyoming | 401 | |
Totals: | 56,094 |
HIFLD Type Breakdown | Parks |
---|---|
Mobile Home Parks (MHP) | 53,055 |
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Parks | 3,039 |
Totals: | 56,094 |
HIFLD Size Breakdown | Parks |
---|---|
Small – Less than 50 Units | 39,899 |
Medium – 51 to 100 Units | 9,086 |
Large – 101 Units or More | 7,109 |
Totals: | 56,094 |
RE: Nationwide / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) / Berkshire Hathaway / Clayton Homes
Mon, Jan 6, 2025 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance for setting families up to fail when they borrowed money to buy a manufactured home. The CFPB alleges that Vanderbilt’s business model ignored clear and obvious red flags that the borrowers could not afford the loans. As a result, many families found themselves struggling to make payments and meet basic life necessities. Vanderbilt charged many borrowers additional fees and penalties when their loans became delinquent, and some eventually lost their homes. The CFPB is seeking to stop Vanderbilt’s illegal practices and obtain relief for the harmed homeowners.
‘Vanderbilt knowingly traps people in risky loans in order to close the deal on selling a manufactured home,’ said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. ‘The CFPB’s lawsuit seeks to not only protect homebuyers, but also honest lenders helping people to finance the purchase of an affordable home.’
Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc. is a nonbank financing company based in Maryville, Tennessee that originates loans for manufactured homes across the country. Vanderbilt is a unit of Clayton Homes, Inc., which is the largest manufactured home builder in the U.S. and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., the multinational conglomerate based in Omaha, Nebraska.
RE: Orcutt, California / Del Cielo Mobile Estates / Predator Harmony Communities
Fri, Jan 3, 2025 – A dispute between an Orcutt resident and the owners of Del Cielo Mobile Estates took another turn Friday morning during an auction held at the park’s clubhouse.
Frank Carreras, a resident of the park, claims ownership of a mobile home in Space 21, which he says he purchased nearly two years ago. According to Carreras, he has spent more than $62,000 on renovations to the home. However, Harmony Communities, a Stockton-based company that acquired the park last year, disputes his ownership, alleging the home has been vacant for some time.
Carreras said the auction, described as a lien sale, resulted in the property being sold to an unknown woman. He also claimed he has been barred from the property by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
According to Carreras, the sale stemmed from alleged unpaid rent and fees. Harmony Communities claimed Carreras failed to pay rent for October, November, and December, as well as storage and attorney fees. The company also stated that Carreras had not applied for residency at Space 21.
Carreras, however, maintains he provided the payments and only withheld applying for residency because he had not yet moved into the property. He said the checks for the disputed payments were returned to him on Thursday, just one day before the auction.
Harmony Communities declined to comment on the dispute or provide details about the auction. In previous communications with News Channel, the company stated it was ‘following California Civil Code 798 to the T.’ Harmony also questioned Carreras’ claim of ownership, his lack of a rental agreement, and the legitimacy of his renovation expenses.
RE: California / Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL)
Wed, Jan 1, 2025 – There are five (5) Assembly Bills and two (2) Senate Bills relating to mobilehomes that have been signed into law by the Governor to become effective January 1, 2025. The MHPHOA have updated our online California MRL in HTML to reflect these updates.