It is assumed that manufactured housing communities are property, and of course they are real property, but they are more than that.

Question: I understand that today I may sell a home our park acquired back in an abandonment without having to hire a mortgage broker. Can you explain the new law?

Question: We have a situation at our park that we have never encountered. We have been dealing with a resident who has certain complaints against management, and finally withheld his rent. We just issued a 72-hour notice to him, and after expiration of the 72 hours (plus three days, since we'd mailed the notice to him), we filed an eviction against him in court. He got an attorney, filed a number of counterclaims against us, and tendered the month's rent into court. What do we do?

Question: A mobile home park has a separate RV section. One long-time RV resident recently moved out because of illness, but left behind his RV, which is old and in poor condition. Does the park need to file an eviction action to clear out the space for a new tenant? What can the park do with the RV itself?

Question: We have a member who has three months' of checks from a resident that the manager has not deposited. The checks are for November, December, 2015 and January, 2016. The manager did not return the checks. So, are the checks considered accepted by the landlord even though they have not been cashed?

Question: As a community owner, is it best to start selling the carport/sheds to the new residents moving into the community or keep the carport/shed as the responsibility of the community? If I do sell the carport/shed to the new resident what's the downside? Also, what about the carport/sheds that 2 spaces share where one side is owned by the resident and the other side is owned by the community? Can I sell the carport/shed to current residents and what condition should the carport/shed be in when they are sold to the resident and do I need to reduce their rent and by how much?

Question: Can you provide us with a "Check-List" of issues we need to be aware of when we learn that a resident living alone in the community dies.

Question: Our rental agreement provides that rent is due on the first of the month, and late on the fifth. Rent may either be mailed to, or dropped off at, the manager's office. Occasionally, we have residents mailing their rent checks on or before the fourth (based upon the postmark), but they are not received until the fifth or later. In those where we receive the rent check on the fifth or thereafter, can we assess a late charge?

Related to this, after we issue a 72-hour notice, we have a separate (unrelated) company that takes over, preparing, filing, and serving the eviction complaint. Frequently, before the first appearance, the resident agrees to pay the rent. When that happens, what court costs and fees are we entitled to recover?

Question: We have an RV park with quite a few long-term tenants. Our problem tenant ("Kris") has been here for for what seems like ages. This time every year around the holidays, Kris has a whole group of elves stay with him for a couple of months and they never register as guests. He claims he needs a "reasonable accommodation" for them because he has a bad back and they help him do a lot of lifting. He also brings in a herd of reindeer (Kris doesn't have a pet agreement), and he parks a red sleigh on the street (where parking isn't allowed). What can we do?

Question: What are a landlord's rights against a lienholder who, following a tenant abandonment, signs the storage agreement, but fails to maintain the space? What notice should the landlord give? Do we have to start the abandonment notification all over again?