Petaluma Mobile Home Residents Fear Eviction By Property Owners

CBS San Francisco

July 31, 2023

PETALUMA -- Residents at a pair of mobile home parks in Petaluma are worried they may soon find themselves out on the streets. The property owners say they are considering closing the parks, leaving the residents with few good options.

Mobile homes are often a great bargain in the Bay Area but there is a downside. Residents own the homes but the landlord owns the property they sit on. So, what happens when they're told they have to leave?

That's the situation faced by residents of two mobile home parks in Petaluma -- Youngstown Mobile Home Park and Little Woods Mobile Villa. Earlier this month, residents received a letter with the headline: "Notice of Potential Closure of Mobilehome Park." In it, the owners said they "are exploring the option of converting the park."

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