Virtually all forms of “familial discrimination” became illegal under the FHAA, such as the refusal to rent to tenants because they had children; imposing different terms or conditions of rental depending upon whether they had children; discouraging persons from living in a manufactured housing community if they had children, etc.
The person is first and foremost a trespasser. As such, you should first try contacting the police or sheriff, explain the situation to them, and ask them to remove this person from the park. You should also ask them to issue a no trespass order so that if the person returns, they can be arrested for trespassing.<
Answer: In a word – No. Or, to be more precise, as discussed below, if you do not renew the lease, it will automatically become a month-to-month tenancy on the same terms as the lease. In other words, your non-renewal will not result in forcing the tenant to vacate the space.
While setting up a disaster plan for manufactured home communities, rv park or floating home community, be sure to include steps that would re
Answer: This is a good question, and all too frequently ignored by owners and managers. The first question is whether the issue is addressed anywhere in the community documents, i.e. the statement of policy, rules, or rental agreement. Likely not.
Answer: This was covered in a December 2016 MHCO Article. The major change in the law since then was due to the elimination of 72-hour notices of nonpayment of rent. Now a 10-day notice must be issued. (MHCO does not have a form for 144-hour notices, but it too has been eliminated.
Fair housing law generally prohibits discrimination based on familial status, but there’s a limited exception that applies to senior hous