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

​Support Our Struggle
For Affordable Housing
Save Our Manufactured Homes!

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

AB-1035

​Hope is on the Horizon.
Exciting and Hopeful News for Manufactured Homeowners!

AB (Assembly Bill) 1035, a proposal for Rent Stabilization for Mobile Home Parks, was introduced in Sacramento on February 16, 2023.  The author of the bill, Al Muratsuchi, is the Assembly person representing South Bay, CA. 

There is so much to be optimistic about in this bill. The RSO proposes rent increases of no more than 3% plus the percentage change in cost of living, or 5% whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for a tenancy at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase, subject to specified conditions. Essentially this means the annual increase in rents would be limited to 3% plus the percentage change in CPI or 5%, whichever is lower.

If all this legalese makes your head spin, know that this bill has been created by lawyers and other experts to improve rent stabilization ordinances across the state. Please click this link, the gateway to the full document and our letter of support to legislators.

This is a promising step toward safety and financial security for manufactured HomeOWNERS. Its success depends on us and our efforts.  WE have to call and write and even appear in person in Sacramento to support our struggle. This is our opportunity to achieve financial stability, and it is the most encouraging news in years for MH owners.

We CA resident leaders need protection against predatory owners!
Write your letter in support of AB 1035 or sign our letter today to let members of the CA Housing and Community Development Committee know we need a statewide rent cap to ensure all manufactured housing residents have a safe, affordable place to call home!
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¡Nosotros, los residentes líderes de CA, necesitamos protección contra los propietarios predatorios!
¡Escriba su carta en apoyo de AB 1035 o firme nuestra carta hoy para que los miembros del Comité de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de CA sepan que necesitamos un límite de incremento del alquiler en todo el estado para garantizar que todos los residentes de viviendas prefabricadas tengan un lugar seguro y asequible al que llamar hogar!
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Chúng tôi, những người lãnh đạo cư dân CA cần được bảo vệ trước những chủ sở hữu săn mồi!

Hãy viết thư ủng hộ AB 1035 hoặc ký tên vào thư của chúng tôi ngay hôm nay để cho các thành viên của Ủy ban Phát triển Cộng đồng và Nhà ở CA biết rằng chúng tôi cần giới hạn tiền thuê trên toàn tiểu bang để đảm bảo tất cả cư dân sống trong các khu nhà tiền chế đều có một nơi an toàn, giá cả phải chăng để gọi là nhà! Bình luận kết thúc.

incremento del alquiler en todo el estado para garantizar que todos los residentes de viviendas prefabricadas tengan un lugar seguro y asequible al que llamar hogar!

Feb 15, 2023 - Door Knocking Training
the picture below is a link for more information.

Feb 22, 2023 - Islands Bella Terra Fundraiser

Thank you to all of you who came out to support MHRC. We sincerely appreciate you and Islands Bella Terra for you kind donations. We're expecting $345 shortly

Dec 15, 2022 - CPK Fundraiser

​Many thanks to you, the mobile homeowners of Huntington Beach and California Pizza Kitchen for supporting our first restaurant fundraiser. CPK has generously donated 20% of your food purchase, almost $600 to our cause.

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.

​​STOP THE PREDATORY BEHAVIOR 

OF MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS WITHIN OUR PARKS!

Otherwise your Grandma and Grandpa
​might be moving in with you!

​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.

​California Statewide Assembly Bill 1482

Rent Stabilization for renters of apartments, condos and homes

• Took effect January 1, 2020 and will expire in 10 years
• Protects tenants who have lived in their apartments for at least 1 year
• Applies to complexes built before 2007
• Does not apply to Manufactured Housing or Mobile Home residents
• Annual increase of 5% plus CPI for a maximum of 10%
• Protects tenants from being evicted without cause​