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Residents accuse Bell of eviction notices and poor service as council discusses relocation plan
Summary
Multiple mobile‑home park residents told the council they were served pay‑or‑quit and 60‑day termination notices and say the city has refused rental assistance, rejected partial payments and failed to translate key documents; city staff said emergency electrical repairs affecting about 25 homes will cost approximately $180,000 and that relocation and repair planning continues.
Dozens of residents of Bell’s mobile‑home parks urged the City Council to halt relocation plans and address immediate habitability problems, saying eviction notices, interrupted utilities and lack of translation have deepened community distress.
At least 15 people spoke during the public‑comment period, describing a string of actions they said threaten longtime residents. “Residents who are attempting to pay are being served eviction notices,” one speaker said, adding that the city allegedly refused rental assistance and rejected partial payments despite earlier promises. Several speakers said they had been served…
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