Most Americans could probably find Cuba on a map (or at least identify it as one of the larger islands in the Caribbean off the coast of Florida). But if you asked them to tell you what else they know about the country, they would probably have a hard time recalling...
Year: 2015
Due Diligence for a Mobile Home Park Purchase (Part 1)
There is a story that an investor bought a mobile home park on Ebay, the popular online auction site. It is unclear how proper due diligence can be done when acquiring a park in that manner. There are a lot of moving parts to acquiring and operating a mobile home...
Warehouse Liens And The Manufactured Housing Industry Part 2
As noted in part 1 of this article from the May 2015 issue there are usually at least two types of liens. Both of these lien types are "enforced" - or collected in a similar fashion. For a warehouse lien, the park can begin to enforce the warehouse lien when the...
Warehouse Liens And The Manufactured Housing Industry Part 1
Thousands of them occur every year, and yet very few people have a grasp on what the value or purpose of a warehouse lien sale is. Every state has its own statutory scheme due to the mixed nature of "real and personal" property that is inherit in the manufactured...
The Language Of Rentals
Many states, including, for example, California, have statutory schemes where the language of a consumer contract is addressed. An example of a typical statute enacted by many jurisdictions is California Civil Code section 1632. That section provides, in part, as...
A Distinction With A Difference Manufactured Home Notices Vs Recreational Vehicle Notices
Community owners who own and operate both Manufactured Home Communities ("MHC") and Recreational Vehicle Parks ("RV Parks"), or where RV's are allowed into MHC for a short duration, must be careful not to use the same notices and documents for manufactured homes and...
