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Residents urge Lake County to enact rent‑stabilization for manufactured‑home parks
Summary
Residents of Meadow Point and Sterling Shores plus statewide advocates urged the Board of Supervisors to finalize a manufactured‑home park rent‑stabilization ordinance (RSO), citing repeated lot‑rent increases, transfer fees that deter sales of tenant‑owned homes, and displacement of fixed‑income residents.
Several mobile‑home park residents told the Lake County Board of Supervisors on June 16 that repeated lot‑rent increases and transfer fees are trapping older and fixed‑income homeowners and blocking sales of tenant‑owned units.
Sarah Long of Meadow Point said her park’s owner applied a $350 “statement credit” in December and then raised rent again, leaving tenants uncertain about future charges. “I feel stuck,” Long said, describing retired neighbors on fixed incomes who cannot afford continuing increases and reporting that prospective buyers turn away because the lot rent is too high.
Maya Lin, who identified herself as living in Sterling Shores Mobile Home Park, urged the board to finish a draft RSO, correcting press reports that conflated parks and clarifying where specific rent hikes have occurred. Lin described multiple sales listings in her park that she says remain unsold because prospective buyers are discouraged by elevated lot rents and pass‑through fees.
Hillary Mosier, regional manager for the Golden State Manufactured Homeowner League, told the board the county’s ad‑hoc RSO committee has met about two dozen times and urged supervisors not to delay enactment. Mosier recommended county staff consult with an experienced RSO attorney (she named Bruce Stanton) and said waiting to finalize an ordinance effectively incentivizes predatory practices by park owners.
The board did not take immediate legislative action during the meeting but heard public comment and advocacy urging that the RSO be completed and enacted promptly. Mosier and others offered technical help and legal assistance to finalize the ordinance by July.
Next steps: County staff and the ad‑hoc committee will continue work on the RSO; supervisors heard the public call for an expedited legal review so the board can consider adoption at a subsequent meeting.
