If you’re thinking of running a mobile home park or already doing so, you may have heard it compared to an HOA. While there are differences between the two, a Homeowners Association can be a close comparison in the sense that it also gets to set rules that the tenants...
Three types of construction defects exist. There are workmanship, materials and design ones. These may lead to a structural problem or damage property, potentially injure someone and cause them some financial loss. As the contractor, you must exercise a certain...
As the owner of a manufactured home or mobile home park, you probably provide a range of services to various tenants. You may provide them with water and sewer services, as well as infrastructure such as pools or playground equipment. In some cases, your tenants may...
As a busy manufactured home park owner, you don’t want to run in to trouble with your tenants. Your goal is to make your lot rates fair and the requirements in the park reasonable. You’ve seen more people turning to parks like yours over the last few years, and you...
When you launch your own business, it’s an exciting and yet stressful time. Before you begin serving the needs of your clients or customers, you want to ensure you have done everything you can to protect your business, so it can succeed long-term. One of the most...
If you have a brilliant new business idea, you may feel rushed to turn that concept into a money-generating business. The timeline for creating and starting up a company often becomes longer when there are more details to handle. If you worry that someone else is...
Unless you have turned your construction company into an exercise in philanthropy, where you go around doing work for free, you probably need to get paid for your work. That is how you pay your employees and make a living for yourself. Unfortunately, some people out...
Highly-trained service animals have been part of American culture for decades. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enshrined the right of those with physical and emotional disabilities to work with animals that can help them overcome their condition....
In some mobile home communities, landlords rent out small lots of land where people can place their mobile homes and where the landlords provide utilities like water and electric service. Other times, the landlord will also own and rent out the mobile home on the...
Business owners often think that their aim is to be better than the competition. They want to get more customers and take over the market. And that’s fine, but it’s certainly not the only option. You can also buy out the competition. This isn’t a blanket statement,...
