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Residents of Maple Hill Estates ask Corcoran to intervene after new management’s towing, lease changes
Summary
Multiple residents of Maple Hill Estates told the Corcoran City Council that a newly hired management company has been towing vehicles, issuing trespass notices and imposing steep rent increases without clear notice, and they asked the city to mediate and check whether state law has been violated.
Miss Christina Jensen told the Corcoran City Council on March 25 that residents of Maple Hill Estates are facing rapid changes under a new out‑of‑state owner and property manager, including vehicle tows, trespass notices and large rent increases.
The residents who spoke at the council’s open forum said the management company gave notice by mail only, did not answer questions, and in multiple instances ordered towing of vehicles that residents say were legally tagged. “Within 24 hours of a man dying, his property was confiscated by a towing company that was ordered by our new management company,” Christina Jensen said. She said she was told she would be trespassed for confronting a tow and that police later served a no‑trespass on her.
The issue matters to many people in Corcoran: speakers described tenants and homeowners who rely on neighbors for nursing care, medication administration and daily support. Sandra Johnson, who said she has emphysema and depends on a neighbor for help, told the council the trespass order is preventing vital caregiving visits. Diane Lindgren and Francine Woodford added that residents report being pressured to pay cash to have vehicles released and that storage areas for trailers and boats were closed without the notice residents expected.
Residents asked the council to press the management company to meet residents and negotiate a “happy medium,” and urged the city to clarify residents’ legal protections for mobile‑home communities. Francine Woodford told the council she has filed a complaint with the state attorney general and cited state statutes (not specified in her remarks) she believes the manager has violated.
Council members responded by asking staff to gather information. One council member asked staff to prepare a memo or brief presentation explaining what avenues the city has to influence the situation and “whether in staff’s assessment, any laws are being violated.” City staff said they would research available county and state resources, noted the city’s limited direct authority over private mobile‑home communities, and offered to connect residents with county health and human services and housing litigation resources.
Mayor and staff pledged to compile resources and contact points; staff also said they have the email address of at least one resident and would use it to coordinate a follow‑up. At the meeting, councilors suggested introducing residents to county social‑service and legal‑aid contacts and exploring whether a shared social worker might provide short‑term help, while noting that some housing and human services programs are administered at the county level.
The council did not take a formal vote on a policy change during the meeting but instructed staff to gather information and return with options.
Residents’ requests for mediation and for the city to check whether state statutes have been violated remain open; several residents said they plan to pursue administrative complaints and legal remedies independently.
