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Programs & Services

As a community owner and/or operator, we welcome your support and participation in our efforts to improve the business climate for the manufactured housing community industry. Please take a look at how we help you protect and grow your business.

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How WMA Makes Your Dues Dollar Work for You

State Capitol

Each year, WMA’s lobbyists monitor and influence hundreds of legislative bills that affect the manufactured housing industry. WMA’s legislative committee, composed of association members throughout the state, reviews these bills and help draft WMA’s official positions on these measures. WMA’s lobbyists also work with the legislative committee to develop association-sponsored measures that promote the industry’s interests.  WMA’s lobbyists actively work to pass or defeat these measures.

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

WMA’s commitment to utility issues is without parallel. WMA is the only industry organization that retains utility experts to represent community owners’ interests before the CPUC.  WMA has staunchly defended submeter discounts in the face of strong opposition from utility companies and sponsored legislation that may enable community owners to transfer their master meter/submeter utility systems to utility companies. WMA participates in numerous proceedings before the CPUC on behalf of the industry on issues ranging from electric, gas, and water.

State Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD)

WMA maintains a positive relationship with HCD, the state agency responsible for enforcing codes and regulations that impact the manufactured home community industry. WMA represents owner interest during the drafting and enforcement of regulations.

Washington, D.C.

WMA’s legislative efforts in Washington, D.C. – through membership in our national organization, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) – provide member representation before Congress and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). WMA’s affiliation with MHI gives continued presence in Washington, D.C.

Local Assistance

With the ever-present need for assistance at the local level, WMA also has regional offices to better serve its membership. Three offices, serving Southern California, Central California, and Northern California assist community owners on local government issues, especially in the areas of rent control, community relations, and grassroots political action.

WMA regional representatives build community coalitions that offer alternatives to rent control. They also organize local grassroots political action. In addition, WMA regional representatives play an active role in membership recruitment, industry trade referrals, WMA chapter activities, local owner associations, and community organizations.

WMA regional representatives provide a wealth of political experience and local government involvement. They can take the lead in helping owners develop a coordinated strategy and plan community liaison efforts. At governmental agency hearings and meetings, they provide a professional presence for our industry.

Manager Accreditation/Educational Seminars (MCM)

Our Manufactured Home Community Manager (MCM) program is a manager accreditation program, which is designed to train today’s professional community managers. WMA offers educational seminars covering key topics in conjunction with the Manufactured Home Community Manager (MCM) Program. These seminars give owners, park managers and staff concentrated knowledge needed to effectively manage community operations and limit liability. WMA’s industry experts give managers intensive training on subject matters affecting the industry, maintenance standards, HCD inspections, discrimination, mediation, disaster planning, and a full range of other subjects.  

Annual Convention & Expo

This conference features 2-3 days of intensive education seminars balanced with fun social programs. Seminars at the convention cover important industry topics. Social programs give members the opportunity to network with other owners in a relaxed and friendly setting. WMA’s convention also features a large industry trade show, with dozens of vendors providing the latest in products and services.

Publications

The WMA Reporter, the association’s award-winning monthly magazine, is second to none in delivering the facts and analysis you need to survive and prosper in this business. The Reporter features articles by industry experts, providing valuable management tips, information on property rights, legislation, utility systems, legal issues, and a host of other issues.  Newsline, a monthly newsletter, gives you fast-breaking news of significant and timely interest.

Forms and Manuals

Our forms purchasing program, which is exclusively for WMA community members, includes forms for use in the day-to-day operations of your community. These forms are reviewed and updated annually to comply with current laws. A comprehensive guide to WMA’s forms is also available to assist you in completing the forms properly. It could cost thousands of dollars to have an attorney design and monitor these forms for you. Why not let WMA do the work while you enjoy the low prices and peace of mind of knowing your forms are in compliance with current laws?

Day-to-Day Management Advice

WMA’s network of staff advise on day-to-day issues of running a manufactured housing community.

Resident Screening Program

This exclusive, members-only program includes access to all three major credit bureaus, eviction and criminal record searches, bad check alerts, credit risk scores, Saturday service, and more. This is a service every community needs. Why not take advantage of the savings offered by WMA membership?

Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program

The WMA group Worker’s Compensation program continues to offer hard-to beat rates through Preferred Employers Insurance Company, an “A” rated company. If you have received a cancellation notice, or a large increase in premium from your Workers’ Comp carrier, check out WMA’s group program as soon as you join.Don’t miss out on this valuable membership benefit!

Industry Referrals

WMA members in need of a service are able to tap the expertise of members in their areas through WMA’s telephone referrals, printed Directory or through our Website. Contractors, developers, corrosion specialists, attorneys, utility billing services, management specialists and insurance brokers are among the association’s industry members, and many offer lower prices to WMA member communities.

Manager Referral Service

This program, free to WMA members, puts community owners in touch with qualified managers looking for fresh opportunities. WMA can help you match geographic preferences and experience to find the right fit for your community.

Member Affinity Programs

WMA members enjoy discounts through these vendors:

  • Office Depot
  • HD Supply Facilities Maintenance (HDS)
  • Hertz
  • Hawaiian Airlines
  • Motion Picture Licensing Corporation
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WMA Foundation Contributes to Paradise Fire Victims
The WMA Foundation has made numerous contributions to the Paradise Fire Victims. Below is a thank you from one of the residents.

Thank you sooo much for the generous help you sent me – losing my house and car in the camp fire was a life altering event – one that is going to take time to get over. The check you gave me helped to provide me with food and some personal items I needed. I have been able to settle into another mobile home park to start my life over again.
God bless your organization and the people that helped me!

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About WMA Foundation

The WMA Foundation is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation established in 2005 to provide financial or other assistance to residents of manufactured housing communities who have been touched by disaster and harmed by circumstances beyond their control. The WMA Foundation provides financial assistance towards the improvement, restoration, or replacement of existing manufactured homes.

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Manufactured Housing Industry Foundation Distributes $90,000 to Fire Victims

Members of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association collected and distributed nearly $90,000 to uninsured residents of three manufactured housing communities in Southern California displaced by October ‘07 Southern California Wildfires.

These devastating fires burned approximately 250 mobile homes in the following communities: Valley Oaks Mobile Ranch (Fallbrook), Oak Tree Ranch (Ramona), and Barrett Lake Mobile Home Park (Dulzura).

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Frank J. Evans Charitable Foundation

Kindness is something you can never give away; it always returns. —Frank Evans

Greg Evans established the Frank J. Evans Charitable Foundation in 1997 in memory of his father, who believed that education was vital to success in life and recognized that there was a need to assist students with limited financial resources to support their dream of higher education. Many of our members donate to this worthy program by generously donating cash or by registering for a Foundation-sponsored event offered during WMA’s annual Convention.

(831) 475-0335
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2024 Frank J. Evans Scholarship Application Available

The Frank J. Evans Charitable Foundation is seeking applications from college-bound high school graduates for $2,000 scholarships in the year 2024. Please see the attached application, which must be completed and postmarked no later than June 30, 2024. The Foundation is able to offer these scholarships through the generosity of those who have contributed. If you have not yet done so, please consider making a contribution of $1.00 per space to the Frank J. Evans Charitable Foundation. 

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Frank J. Evans Scholarship Recipients Express Their Gratitude

“The reason I am contacting your organization is because I am a recipient of the Frank J. Evans scholarship. I was surprised to have a matched donation from Mike and Gloria Sullivan. I wanted to formally thank them and all those that are part of the FJE Scholarship committee. Your organizations philanthropy has inspired me to also donate my time and my skills to a non-profit organization to fight COVID-19.

Staff

Doug Johnson
Executive Director

Before his appointment as Executive Director in early 2022, Doug Johnson was WMA’s Senior Regional Representative for the Northern California and Bay Area regions. He joined WMA’s Local Government team in 1994, after serving on the staffs of four federal, state and county elected representatives. Doug was born and raised in Los Angeles and is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He currently resides in the Sacramento area.

 

(916) 448-7002 ext. 4025
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Victoria Ford
Membership & Education Assistant

(916) 448-7002 ext. 4027
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Donations

Click on the link below to contribute to WMA’s PACs, the WMA Foundation, or to the Committee to Save Property Rights (CSPR). If you are not logged in you will see a “Page Unavailable” error. If you are logged in and this error message does appear, delete the cookies in your browser, then log back in and you should be able to go to the Donation payment page linked below.

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