​Our primary goal is to maintain existing affordable housing and to limit disruptions caused by rapid rent increases.

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For Affordable Housing
Save Our Manufactured Homes!

Residents from Mobile Home Parks Rally Against Skyrocketing Rents and Plummeting Values.
Support AB-1035​

IMPORTANT BILLS TO SUPPORT

AB 1035 - THE MOBILE HOME AFFORDABILITY BILL
AB 318 - THE MOBILE HOME RESIDENCY LAW PROTECTION ACT
​SB 567 - THE HOMELESS PREVENTATION ACT
​ACA 10 - A RIGHT TO HOUSING IN THE CA CONSTITUTION

​“Higher Rents — More Tents”

​This was the rallying cry of members of the Mobile Home Resident Coalition (MHRC) who gathered outside of Huntington Beach City Hall on May 2. The mobile homeowners had placed their hope and efforts into AB1035, the Mobile Home Affordability Act, a statewide bill that places a rent cap on what park owners can charge mobile homeowners for space rent, But the legislation hit a roadblock in April when Buffy Wicks, Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee shelved the bill for a year in light of a lawsuit that could potentially threaten the bill’s implementation. With Wicks’ decision, and without any rent stabilization ordinance in the city, coalition members gathered to call attention to the city council’s proposed opposition to AB1035 and their unwillingness to do anything to assist the 7000 constituents – mainly seniors, veterans and lower income families — many of whom now face continued skyrocketing rents and a very real risk of homelessness.

Delayed, Not Defeated!

​Mobile home owners have three bills we’ve been supporting:

• AB 318 (Addis), the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Act, would extend the program by three years. This program helped resolve complaints from homeowners when park owners violated the MRL. 
• AB 1035 (Muratsuchi), the Mobilehome Affordability Act, would have protected lower-income and seniors on fixed incomes from losing their mobile homes as rents across the state skyrocketed. The legislation would have capped mobile home space rents from increasing more than 3% plus the percentage of change in cost of living, or 5% annually, whichever is lower. Additionally, it would not have preempted any local ordinance that offered even stronger protections for renters.
• SB 567 (Durazo), the Homelessness Prevention Act, would reduce the state rent caps from 10% to 5% for all renters. It also contained provisions to prevent landlords from evicting for “substantial repairs” but then immediately renting to new people at higher rents. It also included enforcement provisions.

All three bills have suffered at the hands of legislators.
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WE CANNOT GIVE UP!

 Request for
Recycling

It may not be possible for all our members to attend rallies and city council meetings but there is something everyone can do to show your support and contribute to our efforts. Recycle. Create a recycling program at your park and contribute the donation revenue to our Coalition. Some parks, like Skandia, have been doing this for over a year, contributing hundreds of dollars in the process. It’s not difficult to do. All it takes is one volunteer and container, although several volunteers and three recycling containers at each site is more effective. Three large plastic bins — identified for Plastic, Glass and Aluminum Cans — are best for collection. And several collection centers located in resident locations around the park make recycling easy and more convenient for everyone. Pickups of the recycling by one volunteer can be scheduled at the end of the week, or as necessary depending upon the participation of your park residents. That volunteer would then take the recycling to an appropriate center and arrange to deliver the collected funds to a coalition leader or park representative or directly to our coalition treasurer, Pat Taylor at Rancho Huntington. MHRC has a lot more work to do, and we can expect our costs — for flyers, postcards and other media and promotional materials — to increase. We’re hoping all our parks will establish a recycling program and support our ongoing struggle. If anyone needs more information on how to set up your program, please contact Art Estrada 562-588-5360 or Anita Thornton aathorn65@gmail.com.

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​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.

​Huntington Beach Mobile Home Park History

Huntington Beach has 17 Mobile Home (MH) Parks (9 are senior parks) with 2,865
spaces = approx. 7,000 people, most of whom are registered voters. All of the
parks are potentially at risk due to conglomerate buyouts and predatory
practices.
In the last 10 years, 8 out of 17 mobile home parks in Huntington Beach have
been purchased by investment firms who immediately raised rents, causing many
residents to either sell or abandon their homes, some becoming homeless.
In the last few years, the purchase of MH Parks by investment firms have become
a national emergency, per U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Committee testimony of March 31, 2022.
Huntington Beach MH residents have asked City Council to adopt the
recommendation of its Mobile Home Advisory Board to place a measure on the
ballot to amend the City Charter Section 803 to allow a Rent Stabilization
Ordinance for MH Parks.

Rent Control vs Rent Stabilization Ordinance

Mobile 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.