All These People Are Being Ripped Out Of Their Homes

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

Do you think it’s fair for these families to be forced out their homes?

[@craigtoth]

No! It's cruel and heartless and driven by greed and selfishness. Keep sharing the truth!

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

@@craigtoth I’m still in shock this keeps happening and no one seems to care.

[@teresaholland4790]

No I would like to see them try that with the rich people😂

[@jcombs5495]

Kick JB out. This is a national pattern every since he has been in office. So heart breaking.

[@truthmatters7805]

Absolutely not! Money is the root of all evil!!

[@eleonorabartoli2225]

Private equity companies are evil: as a CNA in nursing homes for 35 years I have seen what happened. I had to quit 2 years ago: it simply was inhumane for both workers and residents!

[@sandblast5636]

DEMOCRATS

[@carolynpeisert218]

I know...I just can't do it anymore either....an RN for 33 years...so grateful and thankful I was able to retire....it's absolutely broken....nothing left to salvage 😢

[@yaiburanakul8505]

When all you care for is money, all you care for is money, and all else is down the list. If profit does not coincide with caring for people, caring for people will go out the window.

[@Hugh3rd]

​@@sandblast5636 Hearless Republican

[@austinbar266]

In the USA, individuals living in cars due to partial homelessness result from a complex interplay of factors. High housing costs relative to income, stagnant wages, and income inequality drive this issue. Job loss, weak social support, medical expenses, evictions, and lack of affordable housing also contribute, while systemic problems and inadequate policies further perpetuate the phenomenon.

[@eloign7147]

It’s getting wild by the day. The prices of homes are quite ridiculous and Mortgage prices has been skyrocketing on a roll(currently over 7%). Sometimes i wonder if to just invest my spare cash into the stock market and wait for a housing crash or just go ahead to buy a home anyways.

[@rogerwheelers4322]

Considering the present situation, diversifying by shifting investments from real estate to financial markets or gold is recommended, despite potential future home price drops. Given prevailing mortgage rates and economic uncertainty, this move is prudent, particularly due to stricter mortgage regulations. Seeking advice from a knowledgeable independent financial advisor is advisable for those seeking guidance.

[@joshbarney114]

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[@FabioOdelega876]

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[@joshbarney114]

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[@allthingseducation]

This is disgusting -- in the USA no one should face being homeless because some greedy equity firm wants to kick out homeowners who own their home but not the land!

[@kimjones2056]

So if you buy land you should not be able to use it. Don’t buy in a mobile home park

[@galinavarchena3968]

Often this is the only home someone can afford and when they are buying these places they are often misled and lied to... Compassion much?

[@ccw-cs6xb]

Actually, you never "own" the land, you'll always pay rent to the Government. Property Taxes, think of them as permanent rent. You'll own your home but can be taxed out of it eventually.

[@naturalwitch1359]

It's still America where we have free enterprise live and learn

[@galinavarchena3968]

@@naturalwitch1359 when you have unregulated free Enterprise, people who are poor and the middle class suffers significantly while the rich get richer. The myth of work hard do well is alive and well in America, but isn't actually a reality for the vast majority of people who work their butts off and cannot get ahead because we have not created a completely free Enterprise system. We actually have created a system of regional monopolies in a lot of ways. Look at the energy sector, look at the housing sector etc etc. The internet and broadband sectors... Because we have allowed companies to swallow each other and combine. We have so many sectors where competition is actually scarce and new enterprises have the hardest time getting off the ground. Prices are controlled. Customers are gouged to death and wealthiest individuals just keep getting more wealthy while the middle class is continuously being hollowed out.

[@shannondavis5728]

“Never buy a structure without the land deed attached!!!!!!!”

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

exactly

[@Joce123]

Desperation often drives people into the purchase of a mobile home and sometimes it has been a wonderful opportunity for people to stay somewhere for decades.

[@Simbecile]

People probably took this step because they couldn't afford rent or qualify for a mortgage.

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

@@maidenthe80sla true 😔

[@bennym1956]

@@maidenthe80sla Your chances are 100% better owning than renting. Renting always increases and YOU ARE PAYING their taxes !!!

[@briankier2189]

That’s why you don’t want to buy a mobile home, unless you own the land underneath it as well.

[@MusicLover-ui9sm]

Even then The country or city raises taxes so high most people can’t pay it Nor high cost home insurance So even if a person owns land and the home on it means nothing now Look up all the videos about this

[@briankier2189]

@@MusicLover-ui9sm True. You never really own, you just have less people to pay…

[@milanomartin5417]

Definitely but unfortunately this was what appeared to be the best option presented to them at the time. If they adventured to buy their own land while also paying down on a mobile home they also have to worry about permit, construction, and surely they wouldn't have the money to outright buy the land or do the construction to appropriately set up the home. So they'd need to get a land loan, construction loan. They'd have to worry about electric line, water tap/septic, etc. So much that they'd be looking at just being better off buying a house already built with land, but then we've already established that their financial circumstances prevent them from doing so. On top of that even if they're just at the mark to financially be eligible there would be the question if their credit is where it needs to be for a mortgage to buy a nearly $200k+ home. Many of them were paying off their mobile homes, but there's a significant difference between a mobile home under $100k.

[@colleenpeck6347]

In Florida, especially on the waterfront coastline, 99% of the trailer parks have already been bought up. Not all the residents are victims. My in-laws bought a 30 year old trailer on a large corner 50 foot waterfront access for $40,000 in 1997. The land rent per month was $400. Then they had an opportunity to buy their lot . 5 years ago the trailer park in Hypoluxo was sold and the 62 renters were owners of the property. They walked away with $500,000. They paid cash for a new condo just down the coast in Boyton Beach. This was a very isolated opportunity .

[@bennym1956]

@@MusicLover-ui9sm Taxes are more affordable than paying rent forever ! Rent and you pay their taxes !

[@JamesAllen-xk8bc]

Stop it. Just stop it. Private equity should be banned from buying residential real estate. Period.

[@sandblast5636]

DEMOCRAT

[@davidconner-shover51]

Agreed, this is one of the major blights upon our country right now

[@TLA123y6f]

I agree

[@marleneppaul]

I agree

[@maryshank7825]

@@sandblast5636 troll

[@kel7483]

As Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum told us, “You will own nothing and be happy”. This is just one of many steps the greedy, corrupt and elitist private equity firms will take to achieve their goals.

[@tomcartwright7134]

@kel7483, you are right. This goes hand in hand with WEF. It is evil. Not only are they throwing the poor out into the street , they are profiting from it.

[@joltjolt5060]

That's communism.

[@luvostaneck4717]

Very well said.

[@Only60GamesPlayed]

YUP…

[@SparkeyCox]

The people I bought my manufactured hom from - they had 6 months, I purchased the place and let them lease it back for 3 months while I was preparing my lot with foundation. I was fair to them - They were lucky to be able to sell it. It was one of the newer units. Park was angry that I bought te unit. They wanted it. I told the park they could have it for this price. They refused. I moved it and now have a home.

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

Congratulations on your new home.

[@TUKByV1]

Nice.

[@AnnC....]

So happy for you😀

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

Smart move....maybe sone these people can sell too....if they have to.

[@SparkeyCox]

@@KristinaSmallhorn - It was two years ago - After paying for the move and setting on the new foundation. I have done a full renovation and rehab on the place. All new stuff inside and a full fix up outside. Did it myself to save money. I now have a home and after the sale of the other place am now out of debt and no mortgage.

[@jackaboyx3]

We seriously need to stop private equity. Genuinely it blows my mind how they're still allowed to do this.

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

It’s disgusting how much they have scooped up.

[@jeremiahallen9908]

Also private equity buying up cheaper homes, starter homes so they can rent them out. Read the other day that private equity owns like 19k homes in the Atlanta metro alone.

[@jeremiahallen9908]

They are basically removing all cheap/affordable lodging nationwide. Politicians need to be forced by the taxpayers to stop these predatory tactics

[@wyganter]

Why, are you against capitalism?

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

@@wyganter I don’t think it’s against capitalism when there is checks and balances. It’s reasonable to see this isn’t fair to many poor that own their home and being forced to leave. Pushed out with in days not months. Capitalism doesn’t have to be evil.

[@Junior_Rocky]

Private equity firms need to be outlawed!

[@mandyspacek1087]

Governments get a lot of kickbacks from allowing private enterprise to buy up tonnes of private properties, corruption basically

[@bernadettekelly8165]

100%....

[@Flub_Kub]

@@Junior_Rocky amen to that!

[@ashlaunicaalpari4584]

This is a big problem in those old folks communities in Florida right now. It’s downright criminal when these people are on fixed incomes during the later stages of their lives and are getting foreclosed on

[@ProfessorWaifu]

Every mobile home park should be a co-op

[@wyganter]

So you want forced communism?

[@emilyfeagin2673]

@wyganter C-op means cooperative. No one forces homeowners to be “ communists” It’s a partnership between people that are willing

[@strawdemindset]

@@emilyfeagin2673 I don’t think he knows what the work communism means

[@wyganter]

@@emilyfeagin2673 It’s best when a few rule over the masses. It was the natural order of things until Marx spread his filth.

[@jessicah3782]

lol yes. there are so many resources that will help manufactured communities become coop (mobile homeowners will own their land in an HOA-type situation, not communism.) The main benefit is not to be at the whims (or profit) of whoever the leaseowner is. But also shared bills are drastically reduced as the owners only split cost of shared expenses (road, pool, etc.)

[@MiniAngelMom]

This happened to my husband and I, and now they make us pay a home tax. We live in Michigan, which has tons of protections for those that live in manufactured homes. Since they took over, and since they word it as home tax, that means they are taxing us for the land and it is ours. I've kept every receipt since the beginning, just in case they want to start something. I also keep the laws, from the state of Michigan, that protect people in mobile/manufactured homes. I've been taken before when I used to rent apartments, never again.

[@mselle66]

Joyce Meyer the preacher did this in Fenton Mo to me and several other owners made way for her church development put people out on the streets ! Thanks Joyce

[@graceweber2822]

So unchristian of her to do so. She is into prosperity so no surprise there.

[@765kvline]

@@graceweber2822 That's what you get from the "Christian Right" movement.

[@marthajean50]

​@@graceweber2822 I know a lot of people into prosperity -- they're big believers in reaping what you sow and would never do that, as they'd expect it to come back to them. Who on Earth wants to go to a church that ran people out of their homes? Yuck. 😮

[@calli9296]

@@marthajean50 unfortunately to many

[@karebear9374]

😮 I can believe it though 😢 I never really cared for her.

[@xikano8573]

My heart goes out to all of these families. This is totally unacceptable.

[@cherylhills3227]

The economic crisis is really worrying, especially with everything going on in the global economy.

[@sebastiaanthijn7982]

Definitely, the current economic instability is causing a lot of concern. With factors like trade tensions and fluctuating markets, it's hard to predict what's coming next.

[@AliciaCrone]

And the pandemic has only exacerbated things. It's led to disruptions in supply chains and forced many businesses to shut down temporarily or even permanently.

[@V.stones]

That's true. And the ripple effects of these disruptions are felt worldwide. It's not just one country's problem; it affects everyone.

[@ericbergman7546]

The massive government stimulus packages implemented to combat the pandemic's economic impact could have long-term consequences, like inflation.

[@georgeearling905]

Inflation is definitely a concern. It can erode people's purchasing power and make it harder for businesses to operate profitably.

[@jerfacekilla]

Here in Ontario (not in the US), rented sites at mobile home parks are covered by the same laws that cover any other rental properties. Called the Residential Tenancies Act. That garbage could never happen where I live without those doing it being dragged in front of the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and prosecuted.

[@donald2665]

A Ray of Light under the Dictatorship of Justin Trudeau.

[@themarkandmelteam]

Disgusting that they have paid their whole life and have nothing. There is a limit and this is it. Worng is wrong and right is right. Company investors should have NOTHING to do with Single Family Residential Homes!

[@williamsporing1500]

Blackrock, vanguard and state street need to be broken up or completely shut down altogether. Equity companies are evil, especially these three. Greed, that’s all it is.

[@miriamseidel8463]

I read that Blackrock & Vanguard are actually the same company. They own each others stock.

[@williamsporing1500]

@@miriamseidel8463 yea, I was in a hurry. I usually write it Blackrock/vanguard

[@DemzWon1]

GCU ripped out a trailer park full of senior citizens here in Phoenix. Those people had nowhere to go they were poor barely paying lot fees.

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

It’s happening everywhere and so quickly now across the US. I was shocked how many news stories I was able to find that were less than 6 months old.

[@missf4681]

So where are they now

[@DemzWon1]

@@missf4681 alot of them ended up in tents in downtown phx. Others probably moved to other parks and had to leave the trailer they owned to be destroyed.

[@Linda25399]

GCU, is that Grand Canyon Uni? What was the purpose?

[@missf4681]

@@DemzWon1 seniors homeless absolutely heart braking

[@angelastewart9497]

She telling the truth. We will never own a house.someone is finding a way to take your home.

[@jamesduncan578]

They are predators looking for an easy dollar. FHA and HUD should be doing something.

[@missreynolds3637]

They're crooks too

[@BigSky000]

People matter more than money. Kristina, you're doing an important community service. Thank you!

[@JohnnyLawless-dz4sd]

Love the Coop solution! This is the way. Band together and fight back people!

[@YellaBellaReno]

It’s too bad that counties hate giving permits for co-ops. I actually live in an old coop, in a converted mobile home. It’s on the lake, in one of the fasted growing zip codes in the country. It exists because some real estate guy who sat on some board found out early that the state was going to flood a historically black town to build a lake, and how big it was going to be. With that information, he bought a bunch of land far enough out that it would lake front property. Corruption is the only reason this place exists. Of course, now people are building mansions on lots that held campers for 50 years, which is kind of funny. And because the lake will no longer give permits to build more docks, as of last year, this place has become even more valuable. Luckily, all the older people have been planning on retiring here for decades, so they are still wanting to hold on to it. But the new rich people? The new rich people want to make it so that you cannot live here full time, because they can afford multiple homes and don’t like the full timers, but you can’t rent your place out. As of right now, only one person’s name can be on the contract, and the rich people want to make it so that no one is allowed to be in the house unless that person is present; not their children, or even their spouse. Thank goodness the old folks are the majority, and not at all on board with that. I like the co-op, even though I wish they’d be a little more forward thinking about things like community gardening and solar power and stuff. I just know from looking into starting my own that the powers that be would rather give permits to the big builders. They’re building million dollar starter homes to rent here, and it’s really upsetting.

[@gertrudewest4535]

I tried but no one else had any savings but me. Sad. We were all evicted and I am still struggling. Camping out and working 6 days a week.

[@KEN-du2iz]

Happen to me in the last housing boom. They offered to move your home within a 50 mi radius if it qualified to be placed into another park. My home had an addition built onto it that was on a slab there for my home was not eligible. The offers they gave us was $1,500 for single wide homes and $2,500 for double wide homes mind you this was at the peak of the housing market this was considered fair. I went to the court hearings and I couldn't believe my ears. No one cared about families being pushed out of their homes. All they cared about was that the laws were being upheld. The main reason the park was closed was due to the location. It was in a preferred area of town and One of two mobile home parks left. They stated that they needed to upgrade the sewer system in the park and the cost would be such a burden to the residents that it was deemed unethical to put that kind of burden on the families. So they're bright idea was to take everybody and kick them out. I would never live in a mobile home park again. I was 20 years old at the time and the job that I had only paid minimum wage so that was the best place that I could find and afford. The one big shock that I saw was all the retirees most of them if not all of them were living on their social security and we all know that doesn't pay very well at all. There were a lot of tears in that courtroom.

[@missreynolds3637]

Sad

[@tman5883]

The root of all evil is the love of money. Seems to spell out greed

[@joltjolt5060]

What that means is if you dig deep enough, it's about money.

[@AskShea]

@@joltjolt5060 I almost mentally corrected "money is the root ..." to "love of ..." but thats the right quote : ))

[@katieandnick4113]

@@tman5883 I would not say the love of money is the root. I think there is something much deeper than this that leads someone to seem to love money. I’d call it lack of connection to nature, including ourselves and other humans. The more connected we are, the less we care about money. In fact, there are lots of people who feel a particular disdain for money, or what it represents. I don’t even think people who seem to love money really do love money. It makes them feel superficially safe. When we are totally disconnected from others, it can make us feel safe to have a lot of money, which gives us power over people. If we were deeply connected to each other, we wouldn’t feel the need to have power over others. We would trust that we had support without coercion.

[@amysong5994]

“You will own nothing and be happy.” (WEF) Just another example of this being implemented.

[@AnnC....]

This is heartbreaking putting people out in the street, after they have paid for their homes, the solution seems impossible, Thank you Kristina

[@chodkowski01]

They aren’t taking their homes. They never owned the land they parked their home on.

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

They’re not putting them in the streets- they can take their home with them...from what she explained.

[@beverlycrowell_]

@@greenearthblueskies8556 No, they cannot..from what she explained.

[@jer1776]

In my state of CT mobile homes have to be owner occupied. At first I thought that was silly but it does prevent that scenario from happening.

[@DingoHammer]

I wonder if that was the law's intention or was it just a lucky unintended consequence.

[@marthajean50]

Well, you get a letter saying you have to sell; now you're NOT the owner. Their "problem" is all solved.

[@joniandblu]

I live in a mobile home park and this is a nightmare that looms around me....thank you for bringing this out in the open! 💜

[@ladweeb1798]

A few years ago, the State of California pretended to do something about it. However, only one mobile home park qualified for an exemption to jacking up their space rent.

[@Slide61]

The first question I ask when I look at mobile home parks - is it resident owned? If not, forget it. Too many sharks in a small pond.

[@amechealle5918]

This is happening in my city in Utah. Sad thing is many mobile homes in the park are owned by elderly people. The new park owners are selling the mobile homes on Facebook. It’s sickening.

[@xenuburger7924]

What religion are these new owners? What would Jesus do? Didn't He drive the money changers from the temple?

[@johnbell8011]

The bottom line is the local “government” created rules and regulations that will make a lot of people homeless.

[@trishiegirl311]

I just don’t understand why there aren’t legal protections for mobile home parks like there are for renters.

[@MegaLivingIt]

Where is the heart in this country? This can shorten elderly senior (and yes, veterans) lives. What a cowardly thing to do to vulnerable persons. And bless you, a smart business woman, for caring enough to shine a light on this situation.❤

[@marymosbrook797]

And these blankety blanks are the ones that complain about the homeless "loitering". You took their homes, where are they supposed to go? Thank you, Kristina! This opened my eyes! I'm sharing on teh book of face.

[@makidominguez5856]

This is shameful and criminal, pure and simple.

[@blakenelson4158]

shameful yes criminal sadly not so much.

[@loriflarson4236]

It's pure evil

[@mac9245]

My parents spent their final years in a mobile home village! The community attitude was helpful for them. Luckily, there were no problems for them. It wasn't about money. They moved from an ocean front condo. They rented 2 units for years on the same property. Then, they sold all 3 units and went MHP Village life!

[@bradwest6546]

did they become swingers?

[@mac9245]

​@@bradwest6546I never asked. But, anything is possible! This lady was his 2nd wife. He used to have girlfriends while married to mom. So maybe.

[@rnicole846]

One opetion is for the community to create a co-op and own their homes. There is a non profit organization in WA State that provides funding to buy the MHP and then the monthly housing payments go toward paying back the loan rather than going into someone’s pocket as profit. It took quite a while to make it happen though.

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

Yes. I mentioned ROC USA in the video they do that as well.

[@LindaC-ze5ob]

Washington State seems to actually help their residents. I am impressed beyond words how they do it, when too many states don't.

[@Outdooracademe]

Thanks Kristina. The worst part of this is there is no one to stand up for these people. The powers that be could care less.

[@ImThePronounPolice]

Homeowners should be given a guarantee 20 or 30 year stay when they buy into a mobile home park.

[@helenkessler6012]

Warranty on a trailer is only 15 yrs. After 10 all the kitchen and baths need replaced.

[@TMendocino]

That happened in California about 16 years ago. Developers bought the land and closed the Mobile Home parks and built Condo's worth $1 million a piece. Now they are not really an option in California. The Parks that are left are in the hills and luxury mobile home parks.

[@waterworks679]

We have a dirtbag lawyer in my area snatching up mobile homes from owners,he buys the park and does a background check and evicts anyone that has a record,elderly people that got in trouble years ago being forced out,it's a dirty rotten shame that's it's being allowed

[@phlodel]

I've always thought it's weird to own a home on rented land. I know a family whose mobile home park changed ownership. The new management designated the park a senior community and forbid any residents under 55 years old.

[@manuelmina2001]

God bless you, and thank you for shining a light on this. It seems that again, greedy and powerful people and corporations have found easy targets (the elderly and poor) to enrich themselves. This practice of basically stealing people's homes should be outlawed. It is despicable and heartless.

[@vessietaylor]

I would destroy my mobile home and leave.

[@robertyoung2819]

Only thing with that... Is... Mobile homes are cheap and EZY... Too... Repair...

[@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx7096]

Thank you for exposing this sort of injustice by corporations and companies......Poverty sucks

[@TheeHuntress]

Unfair. This is why I EXCLUDED mobile home parks from my home search. I could not imagine having move my new (or older) home when they decide to sell.

[@martharock8377]

I suspect this will happen to all mobile home parks. Especially the ones in Beach towns. The land is simply too valuable for development. Next will be cemeteries. Just wait.

[@beverlycrowell_]

I never could understand how park owners can receive free property that they will make a profit on from evicting people, whether they are rightly evicted or not. Park owners should have to give the MH owners fair value of their property. Having no laws in this country to prevent this kind of "legalized theft" shows how we, for the most part, do not really have a representative government.

[@JamesBighouse-ek1bt]

These people rented out the land for use. They don't want to buy the old, used Mobile Homes that the renters own. Why should they be forced to pay for someone's junk, that they don't want?

[@AJourneyOfYourSoul]

The mobile homes are abandoned by the owners. If anything, the owners could get in trouble for abandoning the mobile home on land they don’t own. Since it has been abandoned, the land owner is allowed to take ownership so they can legally deal with the situation.

[@beverlycrowell_]

@@JamesBighouse-ek1bt They want it most of the time and they make big money from it. They sell them on contract with interest added to the sell price. I have seen them work on certain people who have a contact on such homes and are nearing the end of the contract. They make it miserable for them to continue living there. If they leave before the contract ends, the park flips it, starts the process all over, and sells the home for about the same price. It goes on ALL the time.

[@beverlycrowell_]

@@AJourneyOfYourSoul They do not "get in trouble" for leaving their property. Most of the time, it is hoped for and encouraged.

[@JamesBighouse-ek1bt]

​@@beverlycrowell_,You can't force the landlord to keep renting or leasing you his land forever. The landlord can decide to do something different with his land in the future, and not renew your lease/ contract. You are not the owner of his land. You own the Mobile Home, that can be moved to a different location.

[@lisanowakow3688]

In San Jose the only affordable home in town I could find for a child, two cats, a washer and dryer was a mobile home park. I can attest that some where run down, roofs would leak, etc but the park would come up with a can of stop leak even in the rain and I left my units better than they were. My rent was $2200 a month when I left, even 22 years ago not cheap.

[@RED-cy7ig]

I guess anyone living in a Mobile home park needs to contact the owner or look for another spot soon. They can contact the owner to verify if the mobile home park will be sold.

[@laureln56]

In many mobile home parks you can’t reach the actual owners, they’re invisible and all you can do is ask the manager of the park who may or may not tell you the real story. Park owners keep their distance and contact information is non-existent for the renters, only the park manager has access to them.

[@marthajean50]

Like the video covers, they're by and large not moveable.

[@davidknightx]

John Oliver tried to warn people. You MUST own the land. Residents of mobile home parks need to collectively pool their money and co-op the land.

[@moussapolytropos]

Pursuing and excluding poor people in favor of shareholders is not Democracy, or Freedom…

[@punditgi]

Kristina is totally awesome! ❤ What is wrong with this country??? 😮

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

That would be a 780 hours video.

[@punditgi]

​@@KristinaSmallhornSo true!

[@garyfrancis6193]

@@KristinaSmallhorn 781 hours.

[@chodkowski01]

All they have to do is present their contract and go to court.

[@lindatullos9430]

I think there should be a law that if they do that, they have to provide the moving expenses for those that were already there with their own mobile homes.

[@nancyprovence109]

I have always said that if you live in a mobile home in a park, you don't really own that home....you just get to pay for repairs on your landlords home.

[@debwoods6011]

This is so true what you say. I watched it happen in a mobile home park i managed. So wrong. I no longer work for that company

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

Did they tell you anything or did you see anything before you quit that felt illegal?

[@debwoods6011]

@@KristinaSmallhorn There was allot of shady things going on that why i quit. But this was in 2012

[@aliceputt3133]

The park that I was in had 64 people elderly or disabled and under rent control pushed out. We had a 3 page signed rental contract replaced with a 22 page listing of new rules eliminating practically everything outdoors. After we left the rent went from $660 month to $1700 month. There was a lot of harassment prior and threats of eviction with quite a few people, some mentally unstable, being evicted and lied to.

[@duanejahn2368]

The solution is to force these companies to sell all of their homes, thus flooding the markets which should force sale prices downward. Viola, more affordable homes.

[@donranski6557]

Faced this situation several years ago when it was announced that the owner of our mobile home park was going to sell. We tenants formed an association with help from the city convinced the owner to reconsider. We were lucky as this is a prime area but a property across the road wasn't so lucky. As my dad used to say, "Pay your money, take your chances".

[@YellaBellaReno]

It’s too bad that counties hate giving permits for co-ops. I actually live in an old co-op, in a converted mobile home. It’s on the lake, in one of the fastest growing zip codes in the country. It exists because some real estate guy who sat on some board found out early that the state was going to flood a historically black town to build a lake, and how big it was going to be. With that information, he bought a bunch of land far enough out that it would be lake front property. Corruption is the only reason this place exists. Of course, now people are building mansions on lots that held campers for 50 years, which is kind of funny. And because the lake will no longer give permits to build more docks, as of last year, this place has become even more valuable. Luckily, all the older people have been planning on retiring here for decades, so they are still wanting to hold on to it. But the new rich people? The new rich people want to make it so that you cannot live here full time, because they can afford multiple homes and don’t like the full timers, but you can’t rent your place out. As of right now, only one person’s name can be on the contract, and the rich people want to make it so that no one is allowed to be in the house unless that person is present; not their children, or even their spouse. Thank goodness the old folks are the majority, and not at all on board with that. I like the co-op, even though I wish they’d be a little more forward thinking about things like community gardening and solar power and stuff. I just know from looking into starting my own that the powers that be would rather give permits to the big builders. They’re building million dollar starter homes to rent here, and it’s really upsetting. Georgia really is one of the worst when it comes to these giant firms.

[@juliettejamour5484]

So glad you are covering this! MANY PEOPLE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR DOING SO

[@westmassdave7354]

The people of this country need to stop paying taxes.

[@ggfelix9029]

That's what they are afraid of and why they have hired so many new tax agents. They will retaliate if we try to withhold... they have the resources to do it and man power. This is planned. New world order. You will own nothing ..... it's for complete control.

[@Soxandnicole]

Thank you for another great, informative video. I also want to mention that the lighting in this video is great and suits you.

[@nutech1810]

Politicians do nothing to help 😢

[@rosemarynewton1195]

Thanks Kristina. We are blessed to have a house that’s on our land. I am devastated for my generation who contributed so much to find themselves abandoned. Although we live on a fixed income, I am grateful that I can volunteer at our local food pantry and help a little bit to make things a little better. We have a park next to our community that is well kept and have often envied them that they don’t have to pay property taxes, but it’s easy to overlook the fact that some fixes may be temporary. Forewarned is …

[@jprevatt]

Sad. Sickening! Anger- inducing!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡

[@colleenpeck6347]

Especially when the land owner shut off electric, water/sewer, garbage removal canceled, and allowing it to flood during storms.

[@suen5006]

Kristina we need a federal laws to prevents this! Let's develop a national campaign! We need to do this! My state of WA has passed laws requiring more time for people to find new homes but we are still losing lots of mobile home parks and people can not afford to rent apartments. This is contributing to homelessness and making our housing shortage worse. Thanks for spreading the word but how can we create action?

[@marthajean50]

It seems that the thing you'd have fast and overwhelming public support for would be the whole "evicting people who haven't done any wrong" thing. I'd go that way. A law across the board saying no evictions without reason. Simple, popular, fast and easy compared to other angles.

[@JamesBighouse-ek1bt]

You want to take possesion of land that doesn't belong to you? You want to steal someone's land from them? Stealing is a crime.

[@chuckdameron5626]

If you do not own the land under your house sell it and get something else that you own the land trl parks been doing this for years

[@mandyspacek1087]

The great land grab is upon us, happening here in Australia too, developers are snapping up all the trailer park land and kicking the tenants to the kerb, most are elderly, its an epidemic

[@M.Campbell]

Lower income people have targets on their backs. I've been there, and it's the worst feeling in the world, when you're trapped.

[@crybebebunny]

In our low income community, we don't have any of those lots in our area. I have been in this area about 45 years. There are community nearby that have lost their lots. We already have too many homeless in America.

[@brendawhaley8595]

Wait until they find a loop-hole to take houses and land from any one.

[@KristinaSmallhorn]

@@brendawhaley8595 exactly my point. They can use imminent domain now.

[@randyseidell1665]

My sister left her double wide in Florida. They raised lot rent over $600 a month. Right after she gutted it and had it completely redone

[@tarkusd7534]

buy a house on rented land... its like taking the worst parts of buying and renting and putting them together

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

The problem with communities is that they often meddle in other people’s private lives and that’s not good. Some of us neighbors love and prefer our privacy. We don’t mind being nice and kind, but don’t meddle in our lives and we don’t want to meddle in yours. There are more options than manufactured “houses”.

[@ginaashman8849]

Thank you for reporting on this.

[@ronaldgibson]

Near Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, parks east of the 405 freeway have been taken over by an investment company. They tell the renter that if they give up rent control, they get $5,000. Then the rent goes up.

[@sarahv3525]

Similar situation happened in my area. A mobile park rented houses that were scheduled for demolition and didn't tell the tenants but took the money. Not much could be done the homes were still demolished not sure if the tenants got their money back smh

[@NatesHomeTours]

I know a person who recently bought a home in a park, He got them so sign an agreement, that they have a price lock on lot rent for 5 years and after that is can not go up more than 25 bucks a year with a cap of no more than 200 more a month than it was when lease was signed. He also got a clause that says if he sells the park, the contract has to transfer, and if the new owner says he has to move the home the new owner has to buy the home at 3x value or pay for the move to a new place. Now this guy works as an intern at a law firm and probably won't be there for more than 5 years. Kpax is my local news station, funny to see them in your video.

[@marthajean50]

Every park I know would laugh in your face if you wanted an agreement like that. 🤣 "Dude, there's a line of others going out the door and down the street who need an affordable place so bad they'll sell us their children for meat. Take a walk, pal..."

[@davenooner2142]

It used to be illegal to be a monopoly of any kind when I went to school. Things changed for the worse when big companies moved into towns and pushed out small business in the areas. Why can't we fight back with anti monopoly laws anymore? Oh and one more thing, it was illegal for any government to force you to buy from a company. Like making a law to make you buy from a cousin of the law maker (nepotism). How can they force you to buy car insurance from only companies they say can do business in their state, or that you must buy electricity or water or have your house condemned... things like that?

[@njprepper8601]

I think it is possible to fight back with anti monopoly laws. It will take a class action lawsuit to start the ball rolling. I think a wise law firm could do it. Of course they will get a percentage of the proceeds but well worth the price. It would save many people from this type of predatory criminality.

[@davenooner2142]

@@njprepper8601 agreed!

[@Ritterkritterz]

Thank you sooooo much for making this video!!! Share, share, share!!! I love❤ singlewides, i love mine. May everyone leave us alone and our homes. Excellent resources you present here. Please don't stop being our cheerleader.

[@WillMoon]

I don't understand... someone tries to invade your home, and people just give up and let them take it? Someone tries to take your home against your will, and YOU STOP THEM.

[@jessies6502]

Not when you're old, disabled, and sick. Not when you're on a fixed income, barely scraping by. Predators don't go for healthy prey that can fight back, they go for the sick, lame, and old -- the easy targets.

[@pm2886]

They're not being prevented from taking their trailers.

[@njprepper8601]

They don't want your home. They want the land.

[@snurchy]

I knew this was occurring in California but I didn't know it was nationwide. Thanks for bringing attention to this issue to a wider audience and offering options people can take not just as a resident at one of these homes but as a citizen concerned about the overall direction that affects many elderly and poor people.

[@MacGyver2154]

"You will own nothing and be happy". That's their plan. What you are seeing is the master plan in action. Thank the W E F

[@danielmcdonnell6837]

these companies have no morals. Thank you for putting this info out!

[@sunlight4169]

These are their primary homes/homestead and the homestead laws need to protect one's homestead from predatory practices like this. If homestead is supposed to protect equity in a homestead from creditors, it should also protect the equity from thieves like these private equity firms.

[@JamesBighouse-ek1bt]

This land is prívate property not government property. What right do you have to tell anyone what they should do with their land?

[@sunlight4169]

@@JamesBighouse-ek1bt I am not understanding your comment. Google Homestead protections. It is to protect the homeowner, not private equity. I do not in any way support the private equity firms.

[@shellyb8943]

You go girl! Thank you for covering this topic because this topic matters. Those residents of the moile home park as just as important as those investers and they need help to not be taken advantage of. Thank you!

[@Arthur-Silva]

This is evil.

[@pauljohnfox]

THANK YOU for sharing the info to the community owned resource. I’ve been trying to find someone to believe me that this is how to eliminate runaway rent increases and ensure housing stability. THANK YOU!!

[@Eag757]

Quite sad, but folks should know that you must buy land prior to placing anything in top of someone else's piece of land.

[@marthajean50]

They can't afford that.

[@pinschrunner]

In Florida there is an entire section of Florida State Statutes devoted to mobile home park occupants rights and obligations. In addition, most land rental parks have contracts between the HOA and the landowners. Any have individual public electric and water and sewer bills not a landlord provider.

[@charmingbeautytv4712]

Nowdays the goverment doesn’t want people to have a place to live, this is disgusting , and the worst thing is that we as a society are allowing the gov to do that.

[@farsthary1984]

if the park changes owner and they send eviction notices aren't they forced to at least offer to buy the mobile home?

[@cherylsmith4826]

Let's name some private equity firms, not corporate names but individual names.

[@wesmckean1443]

yea its a fine line. People have a right to do what they want with their property, and really, I don't think I'd ever put myself into a position where I'm renting the land under the house I own without having some assurances and protections in place. Thank you, Kristina for bringing this to my attention. This is good stuff, and sorely needed.

[@timcisneros1351]

My wife and I almost bought a "Manufactured" home in a 55 and older community. I said for that price and I don't own the lot it sits on? ( think it was $350,000). The land is "leased" from the Park Service. What if they decide to sell? No way even though it was half the cost of a 2 bedroom house at the time.

[@marthajean50]

Always go co-op if you go with a manufactured home.

[@timcisneros1351]

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of their dreams, and endeavors to live the life which they have imagined, they will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

[@glyniscoleman4813]

Sorry but 350,000 for a mobile home is ridiculous my father inlaw bought the house we live in for 35,000 redid it and then sold it too us for too much money 120,000 you know how family is but in our park you own the land as well as the trailer