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Residents tell Santa Ana council Kingsley Management forced out mobile‑home tenants; city staff cite legal limits and state remedies
Summary
Several residents and advocacy groups described alleged intimidation, fraud and wrongful evictions at Kingsley‑managed mobile home parks and asked the council for action; city attorneys said many enforcement options fall to the state Department of Housing and courts but pledged written guidance and to coordinate referrals.
Dozens of residents and advocates urged the Santa Ana City Council to investigate evictions and alleged misconduct by a private owner and manager of mobile‑home parks during the meeting’s public‑comment period.
Speakers said that homeowners had been coerced or misled, that properties and titles were taken improperly, and that many families have exhausted local and county remedies. Several residents called for the city to formally refer cases to the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to federal investigators when criminal conduct is alleged.
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