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Residents urge scrutiny of Sterling Shores management, allege fee and maintenance burdens
Summary
A representative of Save Our Shelter told supervisors residents at Sterling Shores Mobile Home Park face charges for infrastructure and repairs while the park owner reportedly owns multiple parks and is not maintaining common infrastructure; she asked the board to investigate nonprofit status and provide an update.
Maya Lin, speaking for Save Our Shelter, told the Lake County Board of Supervisors that residents of Sterling Shores Mobile Home Park are being charged repeatedly for infrastructure repairs and pass-through fees while the park owner, who operates multiple parks, does not reinvest in common infrastructure.
"They bring in $55,000 a month from just us, $663,000 a year from just us, and they own 13 other parks," Lin said. She listed examples where residents were billed for paving, a seawall repair, and boundary fences and asked the board whether nonprofit status should be examined. "We're responsible for any piece of grass that's on the sidewalk or on the street in front of our house," she said, asking for an update on county action and noting a 2% rent increase scheduled for October.
Chair Rasmussen acknowledged receipt of prior emails and committed to staff follow-up. A board member said they would reach out in the week for an update. The board did not take immediate policy action during the public-comment period but asked staff to follow up with the complainant and report back to the board.
