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.
Loneliness: A Big Issue for Seniors
Many seniors and older adults feel disconnected from society and lose relationships as they get older. There are several of reasons for isolation in the lives of seniors. For example, retired individuals and couples can choose to move into a senior-only community, but...
Did You Know…
…that there are simple solutions to your pest problems? As the weather continues to be hot during the summer, your home can be a target to various types of pests. Calling pest control to can be costly, although it should be considered as an option if your home has a...
Phone Calls: Do you know who’s really calling?
If you pick up your phone from an unknown number often, chances are, you have been contacted by some type of scam or sales call. It’s easy to hang up when it’s a pre-recorded message, but what do you do when the person on the other line is claiming to be calling from...
Stay Cool in Your Home
Temperatures are rising everywhere this summer, and in some places, it is unbearable without using the air conditioner. Using it often will result in high utility bills, but it is also important to keep your home under a tolerable temperature. If you are looking for...
Mobilehome and Manufactured Homes Sales
Who handles the sales of mobilehomes and manufactured homes? Only dealer-brokers licensed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) handle sales of new manufactured homes and mobilehomes. These new homes come with a one-year warranty from the...
Tiny Homes vs. Mobile Homes
Tiny homes are a trend that has been getting more attention in the past few years, especially by the media and some social media sites. If you have ever seen a TV show about tiny homes, they usually start out by featuring a couple that is trying to downsize, and are...
Resident-Owned Parks
Can residents buy their rental Park and convert it to resident ownership? There are an estimated one hundred and fifty resident-owned mobilehome parks (rops) in California, the majority of which have been purchased by the residents and converted to some form of...
How is my mobilehome taxed?
Mobilehomes manufactured and sold new prior to July 1, 1980 are usually subject to an annual state vehicle license fee (VLF). Mobilehomes manufactured on or after that date and those permanently fixed to the land are subject to local property taxation. The sale of new...
Mobilehome vs. Manufactured Home
Are you aware of the difference between a mobile home and a manufactured home? They sound interchangeable but they actually have two different definitions, according to the California Health and Safety Code. Read the two definitions below and see if you had the...
Park Rules & Regulations
The following is an excerpt taken from the pamphlet, What Every Mobile Home Owner Should Know, published by the Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Home Communities. Why do parks have rules and regulations? Most mobilehome parks have rules that restrict or...
