California MHP News

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 – Dozens of mobile home owners in Villa Seville mobile home park in Olivehurst received 60-day eviction notices Wednesday, according to the park owner’s attorney who prepared them.

Sacramento attorney Joseph W. Carroll said his client’s goal is to rescind all the notices and not evict any of the resident/homeowners so long as the residents correct violations identified by the state agency that regulates mobile home parks.

‘My client only served the 60 day notices because the (California Department of Housing and Community Development) advised the park owner that its permit to operate would be suspended if any resident/homeowner did not immediately correct the violations,’ Carroll said.

Carroll confirmed there were about 40 eviction notices issued, although at least one mobile home owner said she believes the number may be as high as 60.

In a statement to The Appeal-Democrat from Mitch Baker, Assistant Deputy Director of Housing and Community Development Codes and Standards, said the agency issued a notice of intent to suspend the park’s permit to operate on Jan. 21, 2025, and will conduct a follow up inspection at the park in April.

‘The only way that the park owner/operator can gain possession to correct the violations is by terminating the resident/homeowners’ tenancies in the park,’ Carroll said.

• Name: Villa Seville Mobile Home Park
• Address: 2295 McGowan Parkway, Marysville, California 95901
• Spaces: 177
• Type: All Ages
• HCD ID: 58-0089-MP
• Operated By: Bessire and Casenhiser Inc

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 – A San Jose mobile home park with hundreds of spaces has failed to get city approval for a proposed rent increase.

Officials with the San Jose Rent Stabilization Program have denied the Golden Wheel Mobile Home Park owner's request to raise rents on low-income residents by $60 per month for at least 12 years. Under the city's mobile rent policy, property owners can raise rents up to 7% without city approval. With tenants at the mobile home park paying as low as $595 per month, the proposed rent increase would've been about 10% for the lowest income tenants, according to San Jose housing officials.

Nick Ubaldi, regional manager for Harmony Communities, which oversees the 221-space mobile home park, said they don't agree with the denial because they need to recoup the money invested in recent renovations made to the park.

In addition to overseeing Golden Wheel Mobile Home Park, Harmony Communities runs Western Trailer Park in San Jose, which has been accused of ongoing illegal rent hikes on its residents. A Harmony Communities spokesperson said the rent increase at the RV lots are not illegal because recreational vehicles are not mobile homes.

Mon, Feb 24, 2025 – California Legislation Note: Friday, February 21, 2025 was the deadline to introduce bills for 2025 Legislation. Wednesday, March 26, 2025 is the deadline to amend “intent” bills.

Primary information obtained from the GSMOL Legislative Action Team (LAT) “This Week at the Capitol” weekly email. There are 14 Assembly Bills (AB) and 12 Senate Bills (SB) that were introduced in 2025 related to Mobile Home Parks.

Mon, Feb 17, 2025 – This table of 155 Investors, Park Owners and/or Park Management Companies is a work in progress as of Monday, February 17, 2025. The number of Sites data may not be accurate and is rounded up to the nearest quarter (25, 50, 75, 00).

The MHPHOA are performing ongoing research in this area to see if we can accurately account for the total number of Sites for each entity listed. Address and Website information are accurate based on recent audits performed for data verification against publicly available records.

Wed, Feb 12, 2025 – If you are planning on purchasing a home in one of California’s 5,232 mobile/manufactured home and RV parks, here are your basic options in order of Best to Worst Case Scenarios.

1. Option 1 – Buy the Home, Buy the Land/Lot (HOA Fee), Resident Owned Community (ROC)
2. Option 2 – Buy the Home, Lease the Land/Lot (Space Rent), Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO), Private
3. Option 3 – Buy the Home, Lease the Land/Lot (Space Rent), RSO, Corporate
4. Option 4 – Buy the Home, Lease the Land/Lot (Space Rent), No RSO, Private
5. Option 5 – Buy the Home, Lease the Land/Lot (Space Rent), No RSO, Corporate

Note: Labels: Private = Privately Owned, Corporate = Corporate Owned

Fri, Feb 7, 2025 – This table of Mobile Home Parks, RV Parks, and Manufactured Home Communities for Sale in California is a work in progress as of Friday, February 7, 2025. Data is being updated regularly.

This is a partial listing and covers the period 2021-01-01 to 2025-02-07. 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.

California Mobile Home Parks Recently Listed For Sale

1. 2025-02-07 – Shady Glen Estates
   450 Gladycon Road, Colfax, California 95713
   117 Spaces, Senior, 28.82 Acres, $12,500,000
   Operated By: Adrianna Smith
2. 2025-02-05 – Grass Valley Mobile Home Village
   15329 Little Valley Road, Grass Valley, California 95949
   105 Spaces, All Ages, 17.95 Acres, $10,200,000
   Operated By: Grass Valley Mobile Home Village LLC
3. 2025-02-05 – Octillo Wells MH & RV Park
   5525 Split Mountain Road, Borrego Springs, California 92004
   75 Spaces, All Ages, 10.58 Acres, $1,295,000
   Operated By: Fred Gramcko

Sat, Feb 1, 2025 – Exciting updates at MHRC! We’ve been hard at work improving your experience, and we’re thrilled to share the latest changes to our website!

Check out our new video – it’s a must-watch for anyone passionate about protecting affordable housing and empowering mobile homeowners.

Explore updated resources, get the latest news, and discover how YOU can make an impact in your community. Visit The-MHRC.org now and see what’s new! Let us know what you think – we value your feedback!

From the 2025 MRL Introduction:

Note: Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program (MRLPP). Beginning July 1, 2021, any mobilehome or manufactured homeowner living in a mobilehome park under a rental agreement may submit a complaint for an alleged violation of the Mobilehome Residency Law. Any mobilehome or manufactured homeowner residing in a permitted mobilehome park is eligible to submit a complaint. Complaints must be submitted to HCD. HCD provides assistance to help resolve and coordinate resolution of the most severe alleged violations of the Mobilehome Residency Law. For questions regarding the MRLPP please call 1-800-952-8356, email MRLComplaint@HCD.CA.gov or visit https://www.HCD.CA.gov/.

For the 2025 edition, There are five (5) Assembly Bills (AB) and two (2) Senate Bills (SB) relating to mobilehomes that have been signed into law by the Governor to become effective Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

§798.15 §798.28.5 §798.42 §798.44.1 §798.56 §799.12

Wed, Jan 29, 2025 – GSMOL In the past, the Senate Select Committee for Manufactured Homes has produced an MRL Handbook, which included the current Mobilehome Residency Law, other state laws applying to MH parks, the RV Park laws, the Frequently Asked Questions that have been submitted to their office, and a Community Resources directory by counties. This year, GSMOL has its own version of this Handbook, which features links to each reference, whether it be within the MRL or in another source. This has been produced for us by the Administrator of MHPHOA.com, a website with a lot of good resources. Unfortunately GSMOL cannot afford to make hard copies of this booklet as the Select Committee did, but we hope that this will be a useful online reference for our members and others.
GSMOL MRL Handbook 2025 Now Available on Our Website