California MHP News

Fri, Jun 26, 2026 – Rent will go up for tenants of Del Cielo Mobile Estates in Orcutt, but not as much as the park’s owners requested. On Tuesday, Santa Barbara County’s Board of Supervisors voted to deny the owner’s petition to overturn an independent arbitrator’s decision to limit the rent increase.

Del Cielo is owned by a company called Del Cielo Manufactured Housing Community LLC. The company has no other assets and has ties to Harmony Communities, a company that manages dozens of parks across California and Oregon. Individuals or a group connected to Harmony purchased Del Cielo Mobile Estates in April 2024, and shortly after moved to open the ages-55+ park to all ages and increase rents.

Residents pushed back, arguing that for decades the park had served as senior housing. Six months later, the supervisors passed an emergency ban on mobile home park conversions. Within the week, the company sued the county.

Because the county has a rent control law for mobile home parks on the books, rent increases on mobile home spaces are limited to 75 percent of the consumer price index, or about $18 for Del Cielo. Further increases could be permitted if ownership shows an increase in costs for running the park. Management must meet with residents about the rent increase, and residents have a chance to object. If the two parties can’t reach an agreement, they can take the issue to an independent arbitrator—a person who will formally hear both sides of the issue and settle the dispute.

Del Cielo’s owners wanted a $39.16 increase per space (the land, not the mobile home). The owners have argued that operating costs have climbed and returns have diminished. In its response to the arbitrator’s decision, Del Cielo’s owners said that the park, as of 2024, was operating at a shortfall of about $344,000 per year.

Wed, Jun 24, 2026 – Summary: In 2023, the Manufactured Housing Opportunity and Revitalization was given a new name, a new focus and millions more to spend revitalizing California’s most overlooked source of affordable housing. Three years later, the results are starting to come in.

Back in 2023, as CalMatters reported, a state program designed to throw a financial lifeline to dilapidated mobile home parks had gone largely unused and forgotten for at least a decade thanks to a labyrinthine application process and a focus too narrow to help most applicants.

That year it was stripped down to its studs, rebuilt and renamed the Manufactured Housing Opportunity and Revitalization (MORE) program.

The MORE program ultimately doled out $136 million in repair, replacement and acquisition grants in 2023, but denied applications that added up to another $186 million.

Mon, Jun 22, 2026 – Tehama County Board of Supervisors are set to consider a rent stabilization ordinance that could cap annual rent increases at mobile home parks at 5% at their meeting Tuesday. The proposal comes after residents at River Bluff RV & Mobile Home Park faced rental increases of hundreds of dollars per month.

Steve Huffman, a park resident for 20 years, said the sudden rent hike disrupted his retirement plans. ‘I had all my finances set up for retirement, driving a truck for 25 years. And they come in and say, your rents are raised by $298. And I’m like, you know that’s too much at one time. You know, people can’t handle that. There’s a lot of people already on fixed income in this park and right here. And…but they didn’t seem to care,’ Huffman said.

After Texas-based developer Park Nation bought River Bluff RV and Mobile Home Park in Red Bluff, residents saw the steep rental increases. Tehama County Supervisor Greg Jones said a new rent stabilization ordinance is being considered to prevent something like that from ever happening again.

The proposed ordinance, if adopted, would cap rent increases at 5% per year. The ordinance would be modeled off of California’s Tenant Protection Act of 2019 – AB 1482.

The ordinance, if adopted, would also extend just cause evictions for mobile home park residents. The Tehama County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider the proposal.

Sat, Jun 20, 2026 – As you know, across the state, homeowners in manufactured/mobile housing communities (MHCs) are experiencing severe rent increases. If it hasn’t happened in your park yet, it may be on its way. Equity investors and hedge fund operators are looking to the next profit-making endeavor and it could be your Mobile Home Community. When they buy an MHC, drastic rent increases are not far behind.

Now is the time to show your support so that manufactured/mobile homeowners can also have housing security!

Assembly members Al Muratsuchi and Sharon Quirk-Silva have heard our concerns and recently introduced AB 1128, a statewide rent cap for all MHCs.

This bill, if passed, will limit annual space rent increases to the lower of 5% or 3% plus the change in cost of living for every manufactured/mobile housing community in the state. If your community already has a rent cap (one of about 100 in the state), you can take part too; but if your rent increase cap is lower, you will keep that lower limit. AB 1128 would bring significantly broader rent stability to the more than one million Californians who live in manufactured housing communities.

We have a very short window of opportunity to pass AB 1128. We must be vocal and let legislators know that we need rent protections or face becoming homeless (or moving in with our kids and grandkids!).

Please send your letter of support to your legislators. Join us, we are volunteers who have worked for five years to get this bill. Now is our time – make it your time as well!

• Link to the Text of AB 1128
• Link to the MHRC Bill FAQ

Please sign this Support Letter, your legislators need to hear from you today!

Support Letter Note: When you fill in your location (the system automatically finds your elected official), a letter will appear that you can send as-is or edit to your satisfaction. If you would rather call the district office, email MHRC@The-MHRC.org and we’ll direct you.

Thu, Jun 11, 2026 – A legal group known for spearheading libertarian causes has jumped in to support a Sonoma County mobile home park owner’s fight against local and state rent stabilization and tenant protection laws.

The Pacific Legal Foundation, a right-leaning national public interest law firm, filed an amicus brief last month in a federal case pending before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of Evergreen Windsor Mobile Home Park, LLC.

Owners of the 23-unit mobile home park, off Old Redwood Highway, sued the town of Windsor last October in federal court after the town council passed an emergency moratorium precluding the mobile home park from shutting down.

Evergreen Mobile Home Park owners alleged municipal regulations governing park closures and rent increases illegally infringed on their property rights.

The U.S. District Court for Northern California dismissed the suit in favor of the town on Feb. 24, stating that Evergreen’s “right to exclude,” or have total control over access to their property, was not permanently affected by the urgency ordinance. That Windsor rule remains in effect after the town council extended the moratorium on Nov. 5, 2025 through this August.

After the owners, Nick Ubaldi and his family, who control at least five mobile home parks in Sonoma County and more than 30 across California, appealed the decision on Feb. 26, the Pacific Legal Foundation joined their side. The group filed its amicus brief May 20.

Wed, Jun 10, 2026 – Most people assume California is too expensive for retirees living on Social Security, but Lakeport is quietly proving that idea wrong. Tucked along the western shore of Clear Lake, this small city in Lake County offers a relaxed, affordable lifestyle that bigger cities simply can’t match.

With a population of just over 5,000 people, Lakeport feels like a place where your dollar actually stretches. If you’re looking for a peaceful retirement without draining your savings, this little town deserves a serious look.

Forget the $3,000-a-month rent horror stories you hear about California. In Lakeport, the median home price sits well below the state average, and renters can find decent one-bedroom apartments for a fraction of what coastal cities charge. That alone changes everything for someone budgeting on Social Security.

Many retirees in the area pay between $700 and $1,100 per month for a clean, comfortable place to live. Some mobile home parks and senior housing communities bring costs even lower. That kind of breathing room lets you keep money for groceries, prescriptions, and enjoying life.

Mon, Jun 1, 2026 – If you are planning on purchasing a home in one of California’s 5,224 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