California Mobile Home News & Blog
MHET publishes a blog and monthly newsletter for distribution for mobile home owners living in rental housing communities in the MHET tri-county region.
The History of Trick or Treating
Halloween finds its roots in Celtic lands such as Scotland and Ireland. A tradition that the young folk took part in was something called guising. Guising was the act of donning a costume and accepting offerings from different households. They would then have to...
FAQ October 2024
Q: Do residents have to pay the cable TV service fee even if they don’t use it? Also, can the park prohibit satellite dishes? A: The park can charge a fee for services actually rendered with a 60-day notice if it is not already provided for in the rental agreement....
Fun and Spooky Halloween Quotes:
“On Halloween you get to be anything you want to be.” Ava Dellaria “It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.”Vincent Price “Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.”Arthur Conan Doyle
All About the November 5 Election
Although election day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the news is flooded with information on elections from local school boards to the President of the United States. There is time to become an informed voter. Every registered voter will receive a vote by mail ballot...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is known to many as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Originally a week-long event, Breast Cancer Awareness Month started in 1985 hosted by the American Cancer Society. Today, it is a month-long event with inter-national reach! This month promotes early screening...
FAQ September 2024
Q: Can the park manager force residents to pay for maintenance or removal of a tree on their space and for maintenance of their driveway? A: It depends on the facts of the case. The “tree and driveway” issue has been subject to major debate for years. The park owner...
Pride of Ownership Begins with Compliance With Park Community Guidelines
Mobile home communities are like many other single family home communities. The homes are individually owned and are on a lot that is required to be maintained by the home owner — whether a mobile home owner or a site-built homeowner. Some site-built communities have...
Paris 2024 Olympians from SoCal Region
This year at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Team USA attended and won a total of 126 medals overall consisting of forty-two bronze medals, forty-four silvers, and forty golds! Of the nearly 600 athletes on Team USA, twenty-one of them are from SoCal’s tri-county...
The History of Labor Day
America was built thanks to the labor and contributions of hard workers of this nation. Labor Day, observed on the first Monday of September, commemorates this hard work which has played a huge role in America’s development and strength. The first celebration of Labor...
FAQ August 2024
Q: Is the mobilehome owner or the park owner responsible for correcting pre-existing code violations on the space? A: The mobilehome owner is responsible. (Civil Code 798.36) Although the park operator is ultimately responsible for assuring that all citations on park...