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Defeat AB1309 - Protect Moblie Home Rent Control
This bill will eliminate mobile home rent control when a home is sold. That means if you were to try and sell your home your equity will be wiped out and your home will be nearly worthless.

We Win! AB1309 DEAD - Update 1-29-08
AB 1309 required 41 supporting votes to pass the Assembly Floor, and neither the author, Assemblyman Charles Calderon, or the WMA lobbyists could find 41 Legislators to vote “yes”. Therefore Assemblymember Calderon decided not to bring the bill up for a vote, and the bill is now dead. Thanks to everyone who wrote their representatives to voice your opposition. Read more>

California Ballot Propositions for 2008

Vote NO on Prop 98 -The California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act - Stop the Jarvis Anti Rent Control Trojan Horse Initiative
This Trojan Horse proposition will permanently eliminate all rent control in California forever and hinder local governments ability to enact intelligent land and water use planning solutions.

Vote YES on Prop 99 - The Homeowners Protection Act - Real Eminent Domain Reform While Protecting Rent Control
The Homeowners Protection Act will constitutionally protect homeowners from having their homes taken by eminent domain without sacrificing rent control or needlessly tying the hands of local governments ability to enact intelligent land and water use planning solutions.

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Advocacy Groups

COMOCAL - Coalition Of Mobilehome Owners - California
Hands down the absolute best newsletter out there. Worth the membership just for that alone. Started by Frank Wodley, COMOCAL is the new kid on the block making waves. They have an active Yahoo groups forum and will actually pick up the phone or answer your emails. Run by people who actually live in a mobile home park like yourselves. I urge you to become a member.

CMRAA - California Mobilehome Resource and Action Association

John Sisker’s Site: Manuractured Home Owners Network

Neighborhood Friends
Full of piss and vinegar this young non-profit orgnanization embodies the best elements of citizen activism. Dedicated to preserving affordable mobile home park living.

GSMOL -Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League, Inc
Oldest mobile home advocacy group in California. They are a bit behind the times as far as outreach and utilizing the web. Don’t expect to call or email them and get answers or support. They are primarily a lobbying group in Sacramento. Maurice Priest’s ROP Inc. organization has been getting some bad feedback from residents who’ve used his organization to purchase their parks. Some residents feels they’ve just traded one landlord (the old one) for another one (ROP, Inc) and don’t feel they really control their park. Other parks, such as Windsor Mobile Country Club, a 336 unit low-income senior mobile home park located in Windsor, California, has had their parks bought by ROP, Inc without input from the residents. ROP simply came in and offered to purchase the park from the owner without consulting the residents first. This is in complete contradiction to their mission statement (http://www.residentownedparks.com/qa.html) which states their purpose is to help residents buy their park. Look at all funding options before making your final decision on financing a park purchase.

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Glossary of Terms Used by the California State Legislature
Ever wonder about what terms like “Across the Desk”, “Inactive File” or “Parliamentary Inquiry” mean. This is the place to start.
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