You are invited to the first WMA Virtual Convention & Sponsors’
Forum! As the world continues to adapt, we are not able to come
together for the 2020 WMA Convention and Expo. But we believe the
need for us to connect, inform and educate is stronger than ever!
We also believe in the power of gathering our community to share,
inspire, and strengthen our industry is just as important — even
if virtually! So we find ourselves with our first ever one-day
online Convention & Sponsors’ Forum!
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Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA) is a
nonprofit organization created in 1945 for the exclusive purpose
of promoting and protecting the interests of owners, operators
and developers of manufactured home communities in California.
If you have residents with unpaid rent during the AB 3088
Protected Period, March-August, 2020 you MUST send the attached
form to the residents by next Wednesday, September 30,
2020
As you likely know, Assembly Bill
3088 (Chiu), the Tenant, Homeowner and Small Landlord Relief
and Stabilization Act of 2020 passed the Legislature on August 31
and was signed into law that same night. Because this was
an urgency bill, the law became effective immediately.
The Mobilehome Residency Protection Program (MRLPP) was enacted
in January 2019. It charges the Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) to administer the program and begin
billing parkowners $10 per permitted space. Click here to read more on how
the program works and how it will affect your park.
On August 31, Governor Newsom signed into law
AB 3088 (Chiu), which establishes the Tenant, Homeowner and
Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020. The bill
takes effect immediately.
The following AB 3088 (Chiu) fact sheet and article are provided
courtesy of the California Apartment Association (CAA):
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has
created a webpage detailing the rollout and implementation of the
Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program (MRLPP), which went
into effect on July 1.
Please click on the link below to view the announcement regarding
the Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program with a link to
the new program’s webpage on HCD’s website:
The California Apartment Association representing landlords
oppose Prop. 21, claiming it will make the crisis worse because
investors won’t want to build new apartments.
“Opponents say the very fact that you do rent control will
actually reduce the number of rental units and reduce the
investment in rental housing and affordable housing,” says
Fernando Guerra, a Political Science Professor at Loyola
Marymount University. “While the intention is good, the reality
is that it’ll make the rental environment even much worse and
actually end up increasing rent.
On the ridge, some Camp Fire survivors who cannot afford to
rebuild and still live in trailers are feeling pushed out of the
town, watching friends face fines and evictions.
Those who haven’t started rebuilding after the Camp Fire are
often still waiting for insurance funds to know if they can
afford to stay, and some say they were not able to get permits in
time before the Town Council suspended those for temporary use
camping.
On Sept. 22, the Yucaipa Mobilehome Rent Review Commissioners met
to continue the hearing from Aug. 25, for an increase of rent to
the residents of Valley View Mobile Home Park by Augusta
Communities, LLC.
You are invited to the first WMA Virtual Convention & Sponsors’
Forum! As the world continues to adapt, we are not able to come
together for the 2020 WMA Convention and Expo. But we believe the
need for us to connect, inform and educate is stronger than ever!
We also believe in the power of gathering our community to share,
inspire, and strengthen our industry is just as important — even
if virtually! So we find ourselves with our first ever one-day
online Convention & Sponsors’ Forum!
