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.
California Drought Hits 4 Year Mark with No Relief in Sight
On April 1, 2015 the governor issued an Executive Order to guide California during this record long 4-year drought. This order included a 25% reduction in potable water usage, an initiative to help replace 50 million square feet of lawns with drought tolerant plans...
Security Deposits for Mobile Homes
Security Deposits are required for almost every type of rental in the state, even if you are only renting the land your home sits on. There are rules that govern Mobile Home Security Deposits in California. A security deposit may only be demanded on or before initial...
Age Restrictions in Mobile Home Parks
Senior, All Age, 55+, Family, there are many age classifications and restrictions in mobile home parks across California and the country. Although they may have different names there are two basic types of communities, those geared towards those whose children have...
Buying, Selling & Refusing: What you need to know about selling your Mobile Home in Place
Right of First Refusal There is some confusion regarding the Right of First Refusal. First a definition: The seller of a mobile home must first offer the park to purchase the mobile home. The park then has the right to not purchase the home from the seller. They are...
Earthquake Bracing your Mobile Home
Living in a Mobile Home in California you know that you run the risk of your home being damaged by an earthquake. There are many articles published about how to save the items inside your home but what about the home itself. The first thing you should do is making...
Protect yourself from Medicare Fraud or Abuse
First you need to be aware that if someone from Medicare is calling you they have all of your information in front of them, including your Medicare number and other personal information. The second thing you need to know is that Medicare does not make personal phone...
No Good Deed Goes Un-Noticed
There are stories littering the news about “Terrible, Horrible, Money Hungry Park Owners”. Although there may be some owners out there who seem to not be living up to their responsibilities 99.9% of them are, and there are many who are going above and beyond. Their...
Utilities Are Charged To Mobile Home Park Residents At The Same Rate as Other Home Owners
Each mobile home community is unique. Of the over 5,000 mobile home parks in the state, more than half are under 50 spaces. Generally, the smaller parks are older and have fewer amenities than larger, newer communities with clubhouses, pools, and landscape areas....
Creating a plentiful garden – More Than Just Flowers
Imagine waking up in the morning and going outside to your beautiful garden. Picking lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, all for today’s lunch; how convenient that you no longer have to rush to the grocery store for a quick and healthy meal, and talk about saving money!...
How to tell if your home is not level and what to do to fix it
One would think it would be incredibly easy to tell if your home wasn’t level, your pencils would roll off the counter and the water in your glass would be much higher on one side. This is only an extreme case and it probably took months or years of slow movement in...

