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Park closing or converting: what are my rights?

Pick what the park told you and your city. See what the law requires, your key dates, and who to call this week.

What happened?
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What the law requires

Your city's own rules

This week

Who to call

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Keep it with the park's letter. Ken can help you get a fair in-place value for the home. No spam.

Or text: 408-666-2825

Next steps

  1. Make a folder: the park's letter, your rental agreement, HCD title/registration, last 12 months of rent receipts, photos of the home inside and out.
  2. Talk to your neighbors and form (or join) a residents' association. The law gives some rights only to an organized group.
  3. Don't sign a buyout, a new lease or a "voluntary move-out" before legal aid reads it.
  4. Space rent questions: T162. Is the park allowed to do this? T171. Selling instead: T168 and T169.

Many people get this wrong: "The park is closing, so I just have to leave." No. Closing a park takes city approval, a relocation impact report and months of notice. If you can't find a space in another park, the owner may have to pay the home's in-place value, not its trailer value. The people who wait, organize and get a lawyer early usually walk away with more.