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by Sara Herring on November 29th, 2005

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What options does a landlord in a mobile home park that rents spaces only have when a tenant does not pay the rent and will not move his trailer from the lot?

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  • by slither on October 10th, 2008

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    Each state handles this situation differently. If you, the homeowner, do not pay rent you and your personal property (the home) are evicted from the park. Certain states allow for the home to be resold in place or if the home is old and the park is upgrading to newer homes it is sold on a move out basis. If after the prescribed legal period, nothing is done, a wharehouesmans lien is placed on the home and if the home sells, the landlord gets his money first and if it does not sell, the park usually acquires the home for the value of the unpaid rent and legal fees.

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  • by Single White Male on April 23rd, 2008

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    Well the owner can simply file suit against the person who is not paying. If there is a judgement against the renter, that is, if the resident did not withhold rent for any good reason other than being lazy/whatever, that is going to be a very bad thing on credit reports, etc. You might be able to seize their assets even. If you have a lawyer, request that s/he write a formal letter to the tenant explaining that if the tenant doesn't pay, legal action will commence.

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  • by CHUCK on December 21st, 2008

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    That is a difficult problem that many landlords do face. They can evict the owners and have them ordered to move both themselves and their trailer off the property and out of the park....

    The landlord often does work out someting with the trailer owener to have them sign over the trailer in lieu of rent... It just depends on the rent balance.

    It is most expensive to move a trailer... and many states have passed ordinances in their various towns to not allow a trailer on a new piece of land.. unless it is replacing a trailer that is already there.

    So unless the trailer owner has identified another place to move the trailer to .. whether another trailer park... or a piece of land with an old trailer that csn be replaced with this trailer...if it is newer.... and be prepared to pay the moving expense and new set up expenses at new location... it would seem prudent fof them to pay the rent and not get evicted.

    Now if the tenant is not rational... yes the landlord must evict him.... and try to have him sign over the trailer to the par owner and call it even... or the par owner would file a suit seeking repayment of all the unpaid rent and seek to get ownership of the trailer... thus allowing the parl owner the ability to either sell the trsiler at some nominal cost.. and thus restore his income flow for that spot in the park.

    Many park owners have learned thru experience that often the judge will not give him ownership... and thus the park owner had wasted his time and legal expenses tryying to get a judgment and gain possession of the trailer... and thus the reason why many parks hae many abandoned trailers...

    The park owners have figured out it is cheaper to forgo the rent than it is to pay legal fees and throw good money after bad.

    What ends up happening the trailer deteriorates and the town eventually orders the park owner to deal with the safety hazard and he either bosrds it up...or if bad ebough tear it down and dispose of it.

    An important factor would also be.. if there is a demand or not to get into the park... of there is not .. well the landlord is not in a hurry to spend money for nothing.... but if there is.. or if someone other than the landlord wants to contact the owner... and get them to sign over the trailer to them... and they are prepared to fix it up.... they maybe able to work a deal with the landlord for a few free months rent,,, and then the landlord's problem is solved... and someone has found a place to live....

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  • by Occams Electric Razor on April 23rd, 2008

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    take them to court but they have 30 days and then still get to wait until the court makes a decision and then if they do not you have to have the police come and remove them.
    That's about your only option. If you do anything else to them you could be sued!

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