APRIL NEWSLETTEER

MISSION VIEW WEST

April Newsletter

Easter Potluck - Friday, April 18th, 5:00

Planning Meeting - Tuesday, April 16, 12:30 - (The paper copy has 14, which is incorrect.)

Aerobatic Exercise - Every Monday and Thursday,11:00

OHMA Meeting - April 12th, Saturday, 1:00 - Lunch will be served

Food Delivery - Every Thursday, (9:30 to 9:45)

I invited Oceanside Manufactured Homeowners Alliance, Inc. (OMHA) to our park on Saturday, April 12th at 1:00. This will be a good time for you to catch up on news concerning mobile home parks in our city and especially our park. Lunch will be served, so there is no need to bring food.

There a lot of new posts about new laws for mobile home parks on the MVW Blog Spot. If you punch the follow button on the Mission View West blogspot you will be notified when changes or something new is added.  Please follow so you can keep up with announcements. Here below is the link:

https://thedonnacooper.blogspot.com/

Call our manager, Norma Medina - 760-757-2856 and tell her what you have to discard and she will arrange for a Waste Management to pick it up at your home.  DO NOT PUT LARGE ITEMS BY THE GARBAGE BINS.

If you have an electrical or gas emergency or if you suspect a gas leak, evacuate the building or area immediately. From a safe location, call 1-800-611-7343.

Food wish list for April: 4 boxes of meat, 1 box of eggs, 1 box of fresh food,  4 boxes from the pantry, which include: condiments, nuts, noodles, spaghetti, peanut butter, 4 nutrition bar boxes, 20 cans (tuna, Spam, fruit, green beans and corn), coffee, tea, sweets, honey, popcorn, wheat thins,Trisects, Cheerios, granola, and oatmeal.

Updates for Manufactured Homes in Oceanside

 Rent Increase - 2025 --- Click on link to open

And see this below, too.

Manufactured Home Water Rates  --- Click on link to open

New for 2025

So you can keep up -- here are some links for a few of the 2025 laws.  

https://www.the-mhrc.org/
https://mhphoa.com/
https://legiscan.com/CA/legislation/2024

Click here the link for the 2025 MRL

Water Charges

As of January 1, 2025, the City of Oceanside implemented new water rates for single-family residential customers. Water usage is billed per hundred cubic feet (CCF), with 1 CCF equating to 748 gallons. The rate structure includes two tiers:

• Tier 1: Usage up to a specified threshold is billed at a lower rate per CCF.

• Tier 2: Usage exceeding the Tier 1 threshold is billed at a higher rate per CCF.

Additionally, there is a monthly base service charge determined by your meter size. For a standard 5/8-inch meter, the base charge is $18.94 in 2024 and $20.42 in 2025.

It’s important to note that these rates are subject to change, and the City of Oceanside has announced a reduction in the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) pass-through surcharge by 7.2% effective January 1, 2025.

For the most accurate and detailed information, including specific tier thresholds and rates per CCF, please refer to the City of Oceanside’s official water rate documentation or contact their Utility Billing department directly.

Selling Mobiles

Read here the law on selling of mobile homes; (California Civil Code 798.73.5)

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=798.73.5.&lawCode=CIV

MRLPP

These are the comments that OMHA is submitting to MRLPP online on Monday, January 20, on behalf of OMHA. If you would like to add any comments to this list, please send them to me by Sunday, January 19th.

You may want to send your own comments individually and we encourage you to do so.   


Here is the link to the site to add your comments:

https://calhcd.service-now.com/csp?id=csm_sc_cat_item_public&sys_id=8b7e01e8c3ae69509a97251ce00131bc


Here are my comments to HCD on behalf of OMHA:

On behalf of the Oceanside Manufactured Homeowners Alliance, Inc.(OMHA) located in Oceanside, CA, we submit the following comments regarding the MRLPP:

We agree with the proposed changes and wish to add the following suggestions for HCD to consider in restructuring the MRLPP Plan:

Continue to collect the $10 “IF HDC” agrees to utilize the $8.3 million surplus funds by:

1. Hiring a legal team that reports directly to HCD’s legal staff, who are highly experienced and specialize in the Mobilehome Residency Laws, Title 25, Rent Control Ordinances and other manufactured homeowners issues.  We would like to see LSP’s located in locals where there are many mobilehome parks. This would better serve homeowners given short 25-day response times and HCD’s requirement to serve more people in need of legal expertise.

a) The HCD legal team can be the liaisons to the LSP contracts in place.With investment firms buying up MHPs and the need for truly affordable housing to increase for seniors and young families at the lowest income levels, living in California’s manufactured home parks, which is one of the few affordable housing choices available, we see MHP issues increasing.  If the MRLPP is to be effective, we need HCD to be prepared to help this growing segment of the housing picture.

2. Building back trust in the MRLPP program.  In the past, there have been multiple complaints regarding the effectiveness and accountability of this program.  If this is a staffing problem, fix it by hiring and training the right people with the sense of urgency and care many of these issues require. Consider hiring Seniors living in MHPs throughout CA to be your first line of defense.

3. Create regular marketing; highlight success stories. Increase the program's awareness to the Manufactured Homeowners' in CA through regular marketing bulletins.

4. Know your market!  Work on improving your website so it is easier for Seniors and less-technical folks to navigate.  For example:  I went to the HCD website looking for the link to the public comment page for the
MRLPP and if someone had not sent me the link, I doubt I would have found it.  The site should be easy to read for seniors.

5. Create a robust tracking, monitoring and follow up program that everyone can easily follow. Training and the right tools will make this program a success rather than a regret.

If these goals cannot be achieved, then we are in favor of suspending the $10 fee until HCD can get the right people in place to administer the MRLPP in a way that is beneficial to the  Manufactured Homeowners living in California's MHPs.

LONG TERM LEASES

AB 2782 Lawsuit Update

As you are aware, Western Manufactured Homes Association (WMA) and Sandalwood Estates, LLC, filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta in their official capacities in late December 2023 for declaratory and injunctive relief to overturn Assembly Bill 2782 that eliminated long term leases from exemption under local rent control.

 

On December 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the State of California held a Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction and the matter was argued and submitted. At this time, the Court has taken the matter under submission and decision is yet to be made.

 

Staff will continue to keep you apprised of this matter as more information becomes available.  Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 760-435-3377.

 

Leilani A. Hines Director Housing & Neighborhood Services lhines@OceansideCa.org 760.435.3377 (Office) 300 N. Coast Highway Oceanside, CA., 92054