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.
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...
Fair Housing Frequently Asked Questions, Rental & Lease Agreements
Can my Landlord change the terms of a rental agreement? Yes, with proper notice, usually 30-days but never less than 7-days. A landlord may change any of the terms of the agreement including: rent increase, increase of security deposit, add or remove services or...
Measles makes in appearance in Orange County
The Orange County Register reported that the forth case of the measles in Orange County has been confirmed. So far there have been 21 reported cases in California and 54 reported cases nation wide. Measles is extremely contagious as it can be transmitted through the...
Water, Conserve it, Save Money and California
Last year Californians weathered the driest year on record and the drought conditions are continuing. Orange County has done an amazing job in the last decade at conserving our states water supply. Our population has continued to grow but our water consumption has not...
Paying with your Credit Card at the Pump could result in Information theft.
13 people have been indicted for using skimmers, a Bluetooth-enabled technology that reads and transmits your credit card data, to steal over $2 million in a one-year period. Although all of these were found in gas stations in: Texas, Georgia and South Carolina we now...
Rain Gutters
With winter rainstorms upon us now is the time to check your rain gutters and roofs. If your gutters are clogged with leaves or other debris, eroding, or falling off they are not doing their job of draining water from your roof. When rain sits on your roof it can...
Mobile Home Park Subdivisions
This year the State Senate signed into law SB 510, which allows (it does not require), a survey of the park residents to be taken into consideration when approving or disapproving the conversion of a park to fee ownership through a subdivision. This means that the...
