MHC's new parks

[walter]

Question: the MHC company has bought a couple of mobile parks in my city, one of which i live in. They have higher standards regarding homes than what we currently have and most homes in the parks are about 30 years old. they want homes to be no older than 4 years other wise people will have to go through very tough checklist of problems to fix within 14 days or else they will be evicted. what are the legal powers that each party has over this issue, can home owners stop a company from evicting them just because there home is very old. what can the owner do to collect his home value rather than lose it?

[rmurray]

You might want to read some of the articles in this Library..Many have to do with residents rights and many are west coast oriented...

http://www.manhousingfoundation.org/



It makes sense that the new owner would want to be sure the exterior of the homes be kept decent...but to impose a 4 year rule on current residents does not seem right..

Does that mean if someone bought a new home...5 years from now they could be forced to move it..??..

[Tracey]

I think many people are missing the point. As the first post states:
"they want homes to be no more than 4 years other wise people will have to go through very tough checklist of problems to fix within 14 days." From the post, it is not saying that homes older than 4 year have to move, but have to go through a checklist to ensure that they comply. As we all know, it is difficult to sell a manufactured home in a community, regardless of age. I am sure that the intent is that the community and the homes look good, regardless of age. If the owner of the older home is taking care of his property properly, the "tough" checklist shouldn't be a problem. The only reason owners have to put in place these guidelines is that not all manufactured home owners care for their homes.

[Chrissy Jackson]

I agree with Tracy, and would only address one other point of the original posting. That is the query as to how can a person get the value out of his home rather than losing it. The answer is to maintain or improve the condition of your home (probably in conjunction with what the new owners are requesting) and then sell it. The value of the home is recovered at the time of sale. The condition of the home, the surrounding homes, and the community itself all contribute to the ultimate selling price - or value - of the home.