Mobile Home Park Sues City Over Flooding
Huntington Shorecliff’s Mobile Home Park is filing a lawsuit against the City of Huntington Beach, California over recent flooding at the park. The park contends that the city drainage pipes are too small to handle the volume of water that occurs during extensive rains. They are seeking at least $1 million in damages.
During recent flooding, the park had damage, as well as tenants’ personal property. Those tenants have sued the mobile home park. The park is claiming damages which include loss of revenue during the period the park was flooded.
Frank & Dave’s Opinion of This Story:
You don’t see a story like this very often. Normally, it’s the park’s flood plain zoning that is being blamed. But you can have parks that are not in the flood plain impacted by heavy rains as well. Even the best drainage plans rely on storm sewers or creeks that can be jammed with debris and fail to operate. Whenever you buy a park in a low-lying area, particularly near a body of water, you have to make sure that you have 100% awareness of what the possibilities are if some type of flood device malfunctions. You don’t have to be in the flood plain to have liability issues with flooding -as this park demonstrates.
June 28, 2010 1:09 pm