Summary: Friday, March 21, 2014 If you live in a manufactured or mobile home, you should consider attending the GSMOL Roadshow. This event is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, March 22nd, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Avenue in Santa Cruz. GSMOL stands for “Golden State Manufactured-home Owners League.” It’s kind of like a “union” for mobilehome owners. The GSMOL Roadshow tomorrow is actually sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Manufactured/Mobile Homeowners Association, but GSMOL representatives will be making the key presentations. Bruce Stanton, GSMOL Corporate Counsel, Henry Heater from the law firm of Endeman, Lincoln Turik & Heater, and David Loop, an attorney who is the GSMOL Vice-President for Resident Owned Parks, will talk about the legal rights that mobilehome owners have vis a vis the owners of the parks in which they reside. Special Guest Ishbel Dickens, Executive Director of the Manufactured Home Owners Association of America, will provide a national perspective. Mobilehome park residents own their homes, but not the property on which they are placed. The “property owner” is a private individual or corporation, and residents can sometimes get the short end of the stick, legally speaking. This is a fascinating area of the law, and I encourage listeners to check out the GSMOL Roadshow tomorrow. More Information: Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog Roadshow Event Flyer Santa Cruz County Manufactured/Mobile Homeowners Association Website National Manufactured Home Owners Association Website
