Mobile Home & Manufactured Home SALES, RESALES &
TRANSFERS
SELLING A HOME IN PLACE IN THE PARK:
Q. Can the park manager force me to move my home out of the park when I sell it just because the home is old?
A. If your home is NOT a Mobile or Manufactured Home (less than 8 feet wide x 40 feet long) and is therefore classified as a recreational vehicle (trailer), you have no right to sell it in place and will have to move it.
With regard to Mobile or Manufactured Homes, the MRL (Civil
Code Sec. 798.73) establishes two standards.
Basically, the home cannot be required to be removed upon
a resale if it:
- 1) is more than 17 to 20 years old or older but meets health, safety and construction standards of state law; and
- 2) is not in substantially rundown condition or disrepair as determined in the reasonable discretion of management.
Generally, if the home meets the first test it is hard to fail the
second.
If the management is rigid on this issue, you may have to hire an experienced Mobile/Manufactured Home inspector to look at your home and repair any code violations or defects the inspector finds in his/her report.
Keep a copy of the inspector‟s final report as proof that your
home meets state code standards.
HCD inspectors no longer perform this function in most cases; although some local governments that do Mobilehome/Manufactured Home park inspections for the state may be willing to inspect your home.
Be prepared to pay an hourly fee in any case, whether it‟s a public or private inspector. Several attempted legislative reforms requiring HCD to perform home resale inspections have failed to pass the Legislature.
Recap:
● RV and trailer owners may be forced to move their coach
out of the park when they sell it.
● Mobilehomes are allowed to stay in the park after they are
sold if they meet certain health and safety standards.
all On Us Anytime To BE Your Go To Guys For
Information & Knowledge About
MANUFACTURED HOMES
800 909-1110
JOHN ARENDSEN 760 815-6977
Scott Arendsen 760 415-1923
scottarendsen@mac.com
JANIS ARENDSEN 760 415-1982
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