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Conversion of Marineland MHP to Resident Ownership
Revised 10/8/07
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The Loftin Firm
5760 Fleet Street, Suite 110
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: 760-431-2111
Fax: 760-431-2003
Website:  www.loftinfirm.com
L. Sue Loftin, Esq.   sloftin@loftinfirm.com
Jon P. Rodrigue, Esq.   jrodrigue@loftinfirm.com
Chris Bates, Esq.   cbates@loftinfirm.com


MPROP Forms
We will be applying to receive up to $2 million of funding from the State of California Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership Program ("MPROP"). To take advantage of this program, residents must complete Resident Surveys and Certification of Resident Support forms. The information in these forms is included the Park’s MPROP application. It is very, very important that the surveys be completed and returned promptly in order to meet the MPROP application deadline.

Completed forms should be mailed to The Loftin Form at the above address or may be given to HOA President, Janice Yates, space #17, to be mailed for you.


News stories about conversion

References
Converted Mobilehome Parks in the State of California.

Below is a list of some of the Parks converted by The Loftin Firm:

Madrid Manor (1985); Sierra Vista (1987); Meadows (1988); Chumash Village (1989); Solomar (1989); Orange Tree (1990); San Luis Obispo Bay Estates (1990); Casitas Del Sol (1992); Blue Skies Village (1991); San Marcos View Estates (1994); Twin Oaks Valley (1995); Rancho Carlsbad (1998); Pecan Park (2000); Royal View Gardens (2002); El Dorado (2004).

MPROP Funded Parks.   List of 74 MPROP funded mobilehome parks in the state of California between 1985 to 2006. You will note, that many of the Parks listed in the MPROP document are also on The Loftin Firm list. (Date: 10/8/07, 22 pages)
MPROP Legislation.   State of California Health & Safety Section 50780 through Section 50786.5 regarding Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund. (Date: 5/27/07)
MPROP Regulations   Regulations of the Department of Housing and Community Development, California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 7.
Subchapter 13. MOBILEHOME PARK RESIDENT OWNERSHIP PROGRAM
Official State Income Limits for 2007   MEMORANDUM from Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Housing Policy regarding the Official State Income Limits for 2007. Memorandum date: April 18, 2007.
Protections for Low Income Households as Outlined in Government Code 66427.5

(a) Impact of Conversion.

Under the California Government Code and the Mobilehome Residency Law, the converter is required, as a condition of conversion, to prepare a tenant impact report to set forth the impact of the conversion on the Resident Households who elect not to purchase the Space on which their Manufactured Home is situated. Further, the rental increase amount, which may be charged by the Owner of the Space subsequent to the conversion, is specified and is mandatory in 66427.5. As a result of the conversion, there will be no physical change of use. The property before and after conversion will be operated as a mobilehome park. The difference is that instead of an investor/operator/cooperative owner, the Association will operate the property.

(b) Rental Rate Increases: No Economic Displacement.

The economic displacement of non-purchasing Residents shall be mitigated by allowing the Residents who select not to purchase the Space on which their Home is situated to continue their tenancy in the Park under the California Subdivision Map Act rental increase restrictions ("Map Act Rents"). The Map Act Rents are based upon two (2) formulas: 1) one formula for permanent non-low income households, and 2) one formula for permanent Low Income Households, as defined in California Health & Safety Code Section 50079.5.

    Non-Low Income Resident.
    For the non-low income households, the base rent may be increased over a four (4)-year period to market rent. Base rent is defined as that rent which is in effect prior to the "Conversion Date". Market rent is established by an appraisal "conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards." The reason the rents are raised to market over a four (4)-year period is to allow the adjustment of rents, which under rent control have remained artificially low, to occur gradually. This protection for the otherwise financially advantaged Resident Households also provides time for those households to plan for the rental adjustment to market.

    Low Income Households.
    The State has emphasized its goal of protecting housing for the low income population of California in 66427.5. The Low Income Households receive a guarantee of reduced rental increases beyond that which any local jurisdiction can enact under the current rent control cases and laws of California. Low income is defined in 66427.5 by referencing California Health & Safety Code Section 50079.5, which in turn defines Low Income Households as persons and families whose income does not exceed the qualifying limits for lower income families as established and amended from time to time pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. The base rental increase is the average increase for the previous four (4) years, but shall not exceed the consumer price index ("CPI") average monthly percentage increase for the most recently reported period. The other qualifying requirements, including, without limitation, asset limitations, shall be as defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended from time to time. Low Income Households are protected for the entire term of their tenancy.