Time is running out to sign up for the Mobile Home Park Investor’s Boot Camp that’s coming up in Dallas a week from Friday. This is the best, most thorough thing we do, and you will be amazed at how much you will learn over three days of total immersion. Read more »
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July 9, 2010 11:33 am | 
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Mosby’s Point Mobile Home Park in Florence, Kentucky has no electricity. And it will be a while until they get it back. Meanwhile, the residents are left to cope with excessive heat and no air-conditioning.
The power to the park was lost when Duke Energy’s lines that serviced the park burned out. Read more »
The City of Slaton, Texas is threatening to turn the water off to the Slaton Mobile Home Park for non-payment of over $25,000 in water bills.
Park owner Kenney Shipley says that the bills are wrong, and have been in error since the city installed a new water meter. Read more »
Lake Canyada Mobile Home Park in Scott City, Iowa may have to shut down unless a solution to the county’s sewage problems can be addressed. Currently, the park’s sewage is processed by the county -but not for much longer. That’s because the county cannot afford the upgrades that are being required by the State of Iowa. Read more »
The owner of four mobile home parks in Dayton, Ohio has agreed to pay a $38,000 fine for exceeding the amount of wastewater that could be discharged under their permit. Read more »
Mark Boughton, the Mayor of Danbury, Connecticut, is offering to help with the flooding problems at Jensen’s Lakeview Mobile Home Park. The senior citizen residents are frustrated over recent flooding in the park following recent rainstorms. Read more »
Laurelton Mobile Home Park in Brick, New Jersey, has been plagued with problems. The water is constantly shut off due to leaks. The sewer frequently backs up. The roads are filled with giant potholes. There are a number of vacant homes, many with the metal or wood skin peeling off or missing on the exterior. And there are piles of junk everywhere. It sounds like a hopeless situation. Read more »
By: Kevin Damaske
If you live in a mobile home in a colder climate frozen pipes should be at the top of your list of concerns. It is best to keep an eye on them because as you know mobile home plumbing hangs directly below your structure and above the ground. That means your pipes are normally the same temperature as it is outside. Read more »
The Department of Environmental Protection has fined a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania mobile home park owner $123,570 for allowing sewage from his treatment plant to discharge into a nearby stream.
Frank Perano, the owner of Dauphin County Mobile Home Park, has allowed repeated cases of discharge from his over-loaded treatment plant. Read more »
When you first buy a mobile home park, you are a little terrified of your water and sewer system. “What if it breaks down?” you worry. “Can I afford to fix it?”. “Will my tenants get mad and leave if the water goes out for a couple days?”.
One of the key things to remember is that each mobile home park’s utilities has its own personality. Just like people, all utility systems have their own strengths and weaknesses. The key to living with your utility system is to recognize it’s unique “personality” and to accept it for what it is. Here are a few of the different utility systems and their typical strengths and weaknesses: Read more »
