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.
Mobilehome Assistance Center
What was formerly known and still is referenced on the California Housing and Community Development Site as the Mobilehome Ombudsman, is now called the Mobilehome Assistant Center. The Mobilehome Assistant Center is a great resource to use when you have questions...
Who is Responsible for Maintaining Your Mobile Home Site?
If you don’t know the answer to this question, it is time to review your Park’s Rules and Regulations! In almost every mobile home park, the rules are very specific that it is the mobile home owner’s responsibility to maintain the site (lot) upon which your mobile...
Energy-Efficient Mobile Homes
As a resident in any type of home, wouldn’t it be great to reduce the cost of utility bills in the long-run? Manufactured homes produced in recent years are able to be designed in a way that allows them to be energy-efficient, much like a traditional home. If you...
Did You Know…
…That local hospitals provide free educational programs? The topics covered in these programs include maternity, parenthood, cancer support, personal wellness and health, and many more. Most of these classes require registration beforehand by phone or via their...
Rain Weather Means Roof and Gutter Repairs!
It is important to make sure your roof and rain gutters are in good repair before rainy season arrives! According to Foremost Insurance, if your mobile home has a metal roof it needs a new coating every 2 years and touch-ups after a storm. Their step-by-step guide...
FAST FOOD Could Equal BIG EXPENSE
Better Ways to Spend Your Lunch and Dinner Money Do you know how much money you spend on eating out every year? Let’s say that you eat out twice a week for lunch, and each meal is about $10. You would be spending about $1,000 a year on buying lunch. What if you also...
Selling or Moving Your Mobile Home
Have you ever considered selling, or even moving a mobile home? The following are some important facts you need to know. What rights do I have to sell my mobile home in the park? Despite the “mobile” connotation, once installed in a park most mobile homes are not...
Worries of Eviction as a Mobile Home Owner
As a mobile home owner, are you familiar with the rules and regulations that you need to comply? The following are some important facts you need to know, taken from the pamphlet What Every Mobile Home Owner Should Know, published by the Senate Select Committee on...
How to Make 2017 the Best Year Ever
As we welcome the new year, many of us wish to make it the best year ever. But how can we have a great year without putting some effort into it? There is one thing that we all can do -- that many of us haven’t done in a long while -- that will improve the quality of...
New Year New Tax Rate
Are you up-to-date with the new California tax rate? Sales tax rates have been decreased by 0.25%. Use the link below to find the new sales tax rate by city. http://www.boe.ca.gov/app/rates.aspx Keep in mind that if you are returning an item that you purchased before...
