Help 60 day notice -Failure To Comply CA

[msallie]

I was given a 60 day notice to vacate my mobile home first of all they raised my rent last Jan.2008 $350. for the 114 monthly increase Pluse made me paint the entire thing. Im a single mom and am on a tight budget they gave me notices to repair my driveway awnings I started fixing them I cant afford to do them all at once not to mention only 2 were bent in the first place then they said to replace my window screens however my rules and regulations states to "remove, repair, or replace" so I removed them and my manager verbally agreed that I didnt have to replace them yet it's all over my 60 day notice also the complained about my side yard saying it needed grass so I planted seeds ..the grass wont grow I'ved lived here almost 11 years and grass has never grown there dispite my efforts they also complained about some stuff I had out near my shed I cleaned that up I also was dog sitting for a friend and when asked removed the dog all this is noted in the 60 day notice yet they say I continue to violate the rules and reg by refusing to comply ?????? Is there anything I can do or am I going to lose my home? Any help would be greatly appricated Thank You Allison in CA

You say your rent was increased 114%? What was your rent previously and what is it now?

The next isues are aethetics. Painting, doing repairs on the mobile home, and such. Mobile home parks can have rules on what the trailers are to look like. You do have to keep your home maintained. If too many items are out of compliance with the park's rules, they can give you violation notices to fix the issues. You have a set amount iof time to complete all repairs. Since you have lived there 11 years, it sounds as if thimgs have been allowed to slide. Perhaps you have not been maintaining the home regularly? I suggest you gewt a copy of the regulations for your park and make sure your unit meets their guidelines. Then check the state statutes for mobile home laws. These are usually seperate from residential LL-Tenant laws. Special laws apply just to mobile homes and parks. Look for them.

As for the dog, if your lease or agreement said no pets (or not that breed of pet) you had no business having in the park. Even pet sitting is a violation of a no pets policy.

[msallie]

Thank You for yor input my rent started at $650. 11 yrs ago then back in11/07 I was given a notice that I was comming upon my 114th months and the rent would be increased to $350. My rent had then been $850 something and I believe the increase percentage she said was 31% And as for the dog issue "mom" in my rules and reg. that I signed 11 yrs ago and have never signed a new one did not have a spific breed rule it just states that we are to be accountable for any and all problems caused by our pet such as pet dropings and damage due to the pet any medical bill due to bites and if that occures then removal of the pet would also be required and the usual wieght requirement I am a good person and I at times may think some rules are really dumb however I do follow them and if they are too much I will try talking to them and believe me we have some truly unfair rules here and some that ONLY apply to certian tenneants like the trailor across the way looks like it should be condemed and has for years now and I asked them if they have been given notices on their collapsing carport or the jungle of weeds and dead grass and they say they were asked to water more my manager doesnt like me because believe it or not her daughter is gay and tried persuing my daughter of the same age it started to become a serious issue a few years ago but I let my daughter go stay with my mom and it was then no longer an issue I just know that without monies for legal help your pretty much screwed period! anyway I know I gotta go I just dont want to let them get my home too do you know if there are any laws against scrapping my mobile I asked the manager and she said I could but she seemed a little excited about it and Im just affraid when i start the police will show up and I end up in jail you know. thanks again for your help

11 years ago they may have told you that you were responsible for any bites or bad dog behavior. They likely can't do that anymore since most insurance companies will not even cover the park if certain breeds are there. Insurance companies have a list of dog that puts the property of the Do Not Insure list. So yes, they can now change the agreement to eliminate those breeds (and most likely had). You may not have received the notice of the new rules since you didn't have a pet at the time, or you may have ignored the notice since you didn't have one. But if that dog is on the uninsurable list, you can't even pet-sit it. It can't be on the property. Your insurance will no longer cover the injuries or damages from a victim of that dog. The park's insurance wouldn't cover it either. Keep that dog out of the park.

What does her daughter's sexual preferences, or yours, have to do with this? NOTHING! That is your prejudice showing. I'm sure that is not a reason to pursue you for any lease violation. No reasonable person would hold a grudge against a child's BF or GF to that extent. I suggest you let that issue lie. Also, don't compare your lease violations with others in the same park. You have no way of knowing what violation notices they received or didn't receive.

Since you have never signed a lease for the last 11 years, the magamer has every right to inscrease your rent any amount they feel is appropriate. As long as they gave you appropriate notice of this increase (60 days) it is approved. You had been there 9 1/2 years, it cerainly was time for a raise in rent. My tenants get rent increases every 2 years at the least. You were long overdue for one. Look at it this way, 31% over 11 years is only 2.8% a year, well within a reasonable amount.

The #1 issue here is that you have no current lease. As such, they have every right to terminate your month to month agreement with 60 days notice. This is what they have chosen to do. You have no recourse but to move. If the trailer is yours, move it to another lot.