Organizers cheer Mountain View’s decision to enact rent control for mobile home residents
Mountain View’s city council voted 6-1 to extend rent control to the city’s mobile home parks.
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Despite existing rent control laws, mobile home residents in Mountain View lack protection
MOUNTAIN VIEW – Mobile homes, which refer to houses built in factories and transported to different sites, are affordable housing options in overpriced Mountain View. The city harbors six mobile home parks and a total of 1,130 mobile home spaces. But both a newly passed state law and an existing city law that limit how much landlords can increase rent do not apply to mobile homes.
A neighborhood underwater: Redwood City’s Le Mar Trailer Park hit with repeated flooding
Repeated flooding of the Le Mar Trailer Park exemplifies a pernicious double bind: those with the fewest resources are zoned into living in the most dangerous area.
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District court to rule on Buena Vista Mobile Home Park compensation lawsuit
A ruling is expected May 26 for whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the owner of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park against the City of Palo Alto regarding compensation fees he was ordered to pay families if they are evicted.
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Local officials taking steps to help Buena Vista Mobile Home Park residents
Residents of Palo Alto’s Buena Vista Mobile Home Park have won three small victories that may allow them to stay in their homes or receive adequate compensation if they have to relocate.
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