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Residents tell council Legacy-owned mobile-home park rent hikes, flooding and safety are pushing tenants toward displacement
Summary
Resident Linda Grass told the council that tenants at Southway Villa Mobile Home Park (owned by Legacy, Arizona) face repeated rent increases, poor maintenance, flooding and short eviction notices; she urged council attention to tenant protections and enforcement.
Linda Grass, a resident of about 21 years, told the council she and many neighbors at Southway Villa Mobile Home Park face repeated lot-rent increases and inadequate maintenance under owner Legacy (an Arizona-based company).
"We don't have a ceiling to it," Grass said, describing seniors and disabled tenants who pay lot rent and report poor lighting, flooding that reaches porches and short notice eviction threats. She said residents feel they have little recourse because they do not own the ground under their homes.
The council received the comment during the citizen‑input period; no staff or council action was taken at the meeting. Council members did not detail immediate remedies on the record but the comment raised clear tenant-stability concerns for a neighborhood already coping with flooding in low-lying areas.
City staff and council members present encouraged residents to follow up with staff for specific cases so the city can determine any enforceable code or service issues.
