If you are renting the mobile home itself and not just renting a space for your own mobile home, you have the same rights as people renting apartments or houses. If you are renting a space in a mobile home park for your own mobile home, you have the same rights as people renting apartments or houses, plus you may have other rights.
How do I know if I live in a mobile home park?
If the land you rent where your mobile home is parked has less than 12 spaces, it is not considered a mobile home park. You and your landlord must follow the same rules as those renting apartments or houses.
If the land has 12 or more spaces, it is considered a mobile home park. You and your landlord must follow most of the same laws that apply to those living in houses or apartments, as well as some other laws that only apply to mobile homes.
What rules only apply to mobile home parks?
1. If you live at a mobile home park, your landlord may end your lease only for the following reasons:
a. failing to follow local or state laws regarding mobile homes; b. conduct on the property that annoys others tenants or interferes with the park management; c. failure to follow the rental agreement or the rules or regulations of the mobile home park; and d. condemnation or change of use of the mobile home park.
2. The landlord may end the lease for the reasons stated above only after giving you 30-days notice, except for non-payment of rent. The 30-day notice to end the lease must state:
a. the landlord's name or the name of the mobile home park; b. the mailing address of the property; c. the location or space number where the mobile home is located; d. the county where the mobile home is located; and e. the reason for ending the lease, and the date, place, and the circumstances surrounding the reason to end the lease.
3. If you have a "multi-section" (double-wide) mobile home, you will have 60 days to move the home.
4. The landlord may not raise the rent except after giving 60 days written notice of the increase.
Can the landlord end the lease for not paying the rent or utilities?
Yes. However, the landlord only has to give a 3-day notice of nonpayment of rent. The notice may be placed on the door of the property. The landlord is not required to mail the notice to the tenant. But, the landlord cannot make you move until he takes you to court and the judge says you have to move.
My landlord gave me a notice last week that he/she is planning to turn the land into apartments and that I have to be out next month. Can I really be evicted next month?
The landlord is allowed to use the property however he wants to, but if he/she wants to use the land for something other than a mobile home park, the landlord must give at least six months notice before he can evict anyone.
What happens if the landlord takes me to court and evicts me?
If you have not moved your mobile home by the time the court said you had to move it, the landlord may use the sheriff to remove it from the property and /or store it. You will be responsible for the landlord's costs for rent, utilities, removal, and storage of your mobile home.
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ASUNTOS ENTRE ARRENDATARIO Y ARRENDADOR: CASAS RODANTE O TRAILER
Vivo en una casa rodante/trailer, ¿cuáles son mis derechos?
Si usted arrienda no solamente el espacio para estacionar su propia casa rodante, sino que la casa en si, tiene los mismos derechos que un arrendatario de un departamento o casa "normal." Si está arrendando un espacio en un parque o estacionamiento de casas rodante/trailer para su propia casa/trailer, usted tiene los mismos derechos que los arrendatarios de un departamento o casa, y posiblemente otros derechos.
¿Cómo sé si el lugar donde vivo es considerado un parque o estacionamiento de casas rodantes/traileres?
Si el terreno que usted arrienda y usa para estacionar su casa rodante tiene menos que 12 espacios, no es considerado un parque o estacionamiento de casas rodante. Usted y su arrendador deberán regirse por las mismas reglas que rigen al que arrienda un departamento o una casa "normal".
Si el terreno tiene más de 12 espacios, se considera un parque o estacionamiento de casas rodantes. Usted y su arrendador deberán regirse mayormente por las mismas reglas que rigen para quien vive en una casa o apartamento, pero también tendrán otras reglas que son específicas para casas rodante.
¿Cuáles son las reglas que rigen específicamente para una casa rodante?
1. Si usted vive en un parque o estacionamiento de casas rodante, su arrendador solamente podrá terminar su contrato por las siguientes razones:
a. Desacato a leyes locales o federales que rigen sobre casas rodantes. b. Conducta que disturba o molesta a los vecinos del parque o estacionamiento, o interfiere con el manejo del parque. c. Desacato del contrato de arriendo o con las reglas o reglamentos que existen en el parque o estacionamiento. d. Si el parque o estacionamiento se ¿condena? o cambia de rubro.
2. Aún cuando el arrendador puede terminar el contrato por las razones descritas, este tiene la obligación de darle 30 días de aviso, excepto si usted no ha pagado la renta. El aviso de finiquito o cancelación del contrato debe darse con 30 días de anticipación y debe incluir:
a. El nombre del arrendador o el nombre del parque o estacionamiento. b. La dirección de correos de la propiedad. c. La localización o el número de espacio donde se encuentra la casa rodante. d. El condado donde se localiza la casa rodante. e. La razón por la cual se está terminando el contrato, la fecha, el lugar y las circunstancias del finiquito.
3. Si usted tiene una casa rodante de "múltiples secciones" (doble ancho) tendrá 60 días para moverla.
4. Para poder subirle la renta, el arrendador debe darle aviso por escrito, con 60 días de anticipación.
¿Me pueden cancelar el contrato por no pagar el arriendo o los servicios públicos?
Si, pero en ese caso el arrendador solamente tiene que darle tres días de aviso previo. La notificación puede dejársele en la propiedad. No es requerido que el arrendador le mande la notificación por correo al arrendatario. Pero el arrendador no puede obligarlo a que usted se vaya, a menos que lo lleve a corte y el juez determine que tiene que mudarse.
Mi arrendador me avisó la semana pasada que tiene planeado construir departamentos en el terreno y que debo mudarme el mes que viene. ¿Realmente puede desalojarme el próximo mes?
El arrendador puede usar su propiedad para lo que quiera, pero si quiere usarla para algo que no sea un parque o estacionamiento de casas rodantes, deberá dar seis meses de aviso antes de desalojar a sus arrendatarios.
¿Qué pasa si el arrendador me lleva a la Corte y consigue una orden de desalojo en mi contra?
Si usted no ha movido su casa rodante para la fecha en que la Corte lo ha determinado, el arrendador podrá usar los servicios del alguacil (sheriff) para moverla. Usted será responsable por los gastos de arriendo, servicios públicos, traslado y almacenaje de su casa rodante.
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