California Mobile Home News & Blog

If you live in a Mobile, Modular or Manufactured home and do not have insurance up to the replacement value of your home, change your policy today. Like it or not your home is considered Real property not personal property, which is what a stick built home is...

If you are struggling to pay your rent there is a program in Orange County that was set-up to assist you while you wait for a Section 8 housing voucher to become available. It is a privately funded program, sponsored by local Park Owners and administered by MHET. You...

A 90-day written notice of rent increase was delivered late. Is this notice legal? No. The MRL provides for residents to receive the 90-day written notice of a rent increase before the date of the increase. (Civil Code §798.30) Any notice required by the MRL shall...

Many people travel during summer or the holidays in order to see family or escape the crowds. They often leave a light on and have a neighbor pick up their mail but here are a few more tips and tricks to fooling people into thinking someone is home. About 1 week...

Manufactured homes are subject to Proposition 13 under which the county assessor determines the base year value of a manufactured home, which is generally the market value at the time of purchase. Thereafter, annual increases to the base year value are limited to the...

Owners of mobile homes who are renting space in a mobile home park may apply for renters tax credits when the Internal Revenue Service or the State Franchise Tax Board offers them. The Sate of California Franchise Tax Board lists the following criteria to qualify for...

The 2016 tax season is in full swing and with that comes the increased potential for identity theft. Criminals are not just after your credit cards anymore, now they are targeting your tax refund.  In January the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported an almost...

Does state law regulate rent increases in mobilehome parks? No, state law does not regulate the amount of a rent increase in a mobilehome park.  Rent stabilization is a “local control issue”.  The MRL does require a park to give residents a 90-day advance written...

Everyone gets excited about the prospects of winning the lottery and striking it rich.  As lottery fever increases it is important to remember the original purpose of establishing the lottery back in 1984 was to help fund education.  The California State Lottery Act...

State governments have become more assertive in taking control of unclaimed cash. These unclaimed assets can be in the form of paychecks not cashed, life insurance policies uncollected, or forgotten bank account balances. There are some states that have attempted to...