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.
Frequently Asked Mobile Home Question: Value
How does the county assessor determine the value of my manufactured home? 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...
Veterans are Being Targeted by Money Hungry Senior Living Facilities
Not all scams are preformed by people in the shadows, there are some people that will lie to your face in order to profit from your misfortune. This is what is happening to many of our countries veterans. Senior living facilities with incredibly high rents are luring...
Rental Assistance for Low Income Mobile Home Owners in Orange County
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...
How to prepare your home for an Earthquake and what to do after one occurs.
Most people have prepared plans with their families on what to do to protect themselves during an earthquake. You know to take cover away from all windows and large pieces of furniture but what should you do to prepare your home?
Landlord & Tenant, Fair Housing Frequently Asked Questions
I am having a hard time paying my rent and I am not sure if I am going to be able to next month. What should I do? If you have to dip a heavy hand into your savings account in order to pay your rent the first step would be to try to get rental assistance. There are...
Fair Housing: Definition of Disability
Mobile Home Park Owners are proud to be advocates of the Fair Housing Act, which provides protection to tenants against discrimination based on race, sex, religion, color, handicap (disability), familial status or national origin. Park Owners across California take...
Gift Card Scam
This scam is very simple, burglars claiming to be from a local store call to tell you that you’ve just won a gift card, and you must come into the store to pick it up. Burglary: This scam is set up to get you out of the house so the robbers can carry out a break-in...
Protect your Home While you are Away
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...
Don’t Let your Dryer Cause your Home to Burn Down.
Cloths dryers cause one in every 22 home structure fires reported. As reported by the National Fire Protection Association in 2010, 51 people were killed and 380 people were injured due to dryer related house fires. Do not allow improper inspections and maintenance...
Cell Phone Forwarding Scam
The scam: A Caller will contact you and let you know that there has been a death in the family. The caller will give you another number to call for more information, they also let you know that you must begin the call with the call code *72. What this actually does is...
