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 GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED AB 173 (Chau):
Extending the Mobilehome Fee and Tax Waiver Program for One More Year
Assemblyman Ed Chau introduced AB 173, which would extend the existing Mobilehome Fee and Tax Waiver
Program for an additional year.
Currently under the Program, implemented under the Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD), you can register your mobilehome waiving past-due registration fees and taxes incurred from previous
owners. The bill is proposing to extend the time allowed for homeowners to advantage of the Program.
Register Your Mobilehome California, a limited-term state program waiving past-due registration fees and taxes
for mobilehome and manufactured homeowners.
You may be able to waive past due fees and taxes if:
Your mobilehome/manufactured home was registered with the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) in the past by another owner, and
Your mobilehome/manufactured home was not previously registered in your name. (You are not eligible if you
already have title and past registration.)
Apply today, the program is set to end on December 31, 2019.
A video on how to apply can be watched on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?time_continue=16&v=Pb_2iSGLI84&mc_cid=a03de192ca&mc_eid=3ec7278d0a
El video también se puede ver en español en Youtube.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED SB 274 (Dodd):

No Park Fee for Live-In Companion; Homeowner Opt-In to Demonstrate Ability to Pay;
and Homeowner First Right of Refusal of their Park Space after Fires and Natural Disasters

On February 13, Senator Bill Dodd introduced SB 274 Mobilehome parks: tenancies. The bill contains multiple
provisions:
SB 274 would require management to offer the previous homeowner a right of first refusal to a renewed tenancy
in the park on the same terms at the time of the natural disaster, if the park is destroyed due to a fire or other
natural disaster and management elects to rebuild the park in the same location.
In 2017 Senator Dodd authored, SB 147 which allowed any homeowner who lives alone to designate one other
person per calendar year to share his or her mobilehome on an ongoing basis without being a charged a fee by
management for that person. SB 274 would instead allow an individual to designate up to 3 companions in a
calendar year, but no more than one companion at a time, unless otherwise authorized by management.
Currently management is granted the right of prior approval of a purchaser of a mobilehome that will remain
in the park, provided that approval cannot be withheld from a purchaser who has the financial ability to pay the
rent and charges of the park, except as otherwise provided. Additionally park management is required to consider
the amount and source of the purchaser’s gross monthly income or means of financial support when making this
determination. SB 274 would instead allow the purchaser to provide, and require park management to consider,
evidence of additional financial assets, including savings accounts, certificates of deposit, stock portfolios, real
property, and any other financial asset that can be liquidated or sold, when making that determination.
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 Senator Bill Dodd invites you to a
Mobile Home Summit
Learn about the rights of mobile home owners
and the community issues they face.

Sunday November 10, 2019

@ 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Masonic Lodge 4125 Solano Ave. Napa ,CA 94558
LOTS OF FREE PARKING
Sponsored by Senator Bill Dodd
Numerous Guest Speakers.
For more information, contact Tom Bartee at
707.551.2389 or tom.bartee@sen.ca.gov.

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 In Memoriam to Leonard Carlson
The world lost a very special person recently.

He leaves behind three children and his wonderful wife

Betty and Families and Friends.

His Memorial Service will be held on October 20, 2019

which is on a Sunday at his mobilehome park Rancho
Grande in Santa Rosa, for those who knew him or
anybody involved in a mobile home park that would like
to pay tribute to him.

He was a great help and dedicated to the mobile home community. He lived in Rohnert
Park, California. He fought to get the best Rent Stabilization that the State has in place,
he served on the rent board and fought like hell for all the mobile home parks in Santa
Rosa and Rohnert Park. His best friend was Bob Fleak, both guys put together 40 plus
years in the mobile home park business, they both fought for all the mobile homes
throughout California! And he was with the Teamsters union for 27 years, he was also a
union negotiator.

Leonard Carlson should have been an attorney, he fought for everybody, the little guy,
the guy that had no money, if you were right, you were right! He was one of the fellas that
I learned the mobile home park business from some 15 years ago. Anytime I wanted
information or needed help with something, I spoke with Lenny, he was my friend, he was
my knowledge, he was my mentor. And now he is gone. I still have Bob Fleak, God bless
him. These two guys together were hell on wheels.

Bob Fleak it is still at the other end of my phone calls helping me with things that I need
to know! My dear friends it’s not easy living in a mobile home it’s always a fight for
something, a new manager, and or a greedy park owner. There are not many of us left in
this mobile home park business, so after we go you’re on your own!

Yes, I always remember and always will remember that Lenny always told me
“Don’t Trust Managers”, “Don’t Trust Owners”. “Keep them at arm's length, I don’t
trust the bastards”. You will be dearly missed, Mr. Lenny!

To Lenny’s Family & Friends, MyThoughts and Prayers Are With You All.

I Will Miss Him Immensely As Will All Who Knew Him.

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 Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following release entitled​:
October 3, 2019

New Public Safety Power Shutoff Zip Code Alerts Allow General Public to Receive
Notifications

“ Including Those Without PG&E Accounts”

Tenants, caretakers, travelers and the general public can now be notified by PG&E

about possible Public Safety Power Shutoffs

San Francisco, Calif. As part of its commitment to keep customers and communities, as
well as other in its service area safe, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has
developed a new tool to allow anyone to receive don’t receive a bill can select one or
more zip codes that they want to receive PSPS alerts about, or select all zip codes in
PG&E’s service territory. When a PSPS event is planned for a selected zip code, an alert
will be sent to the user telling them how to determine if a specific address in that zip
code could be impacted. PG&E account holders don’t need to take any action if they
are only concerned about addresses where they receive a bill. Customer information
already on file will be used to send alerts to those Customers. Customers are
encouraged to keep their contact information up to date with PG&E so they can be
notified if their specific location will be impacted.

When a Public Safety Power Shutoff is planned, we want to spread the word as quickly
and as effectively as possible, said PG&E Senior Vice President and Chief Customer
Officer Laurie Giammona. Zip code notifications give us another communication option
so everyone can be ready.

More information about PSPS Zip Code Alerts is available online at

www.pge.com/pspszipcodealerts​. To sign up for PSPS Zip Code Alerts, those interested
can call 1-877-9000-PGE. Alerts will be delivered via automated call. Text and email alerts
will be available in the near future.

About PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of ​PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one
of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States.
Based in San Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some
of the nation as cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central
California. For more information, visit ​www.pge.com​ and ​pge.com/news​.

From The Office Of Senator Bill Dodd

(As sent to the VALLEJO MOBILEHOME COALITION)

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 ​ TTENTION: DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS
A
THE NEXT MEETING IS
V
​ ALLEJO MOBILEHOME COALITION

When: Sunday, ​January 19, 2020

​Where: Vallejo Moose Lodge #468
​337 Nebraska Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
2 to 4 P.M.
Plenty of Off Street Parking
Please Mark Your Calendar for Every 3rd Sunday of the Month
(Unless It Is​ ​On A “Holiday”)
​ Come Find Out The Latest
And What Is Planned For Dates To Come
Bring Concerns and Questions to the Meeting
​ We Are In This Together
​ Light Refreshments Will Be Served
Terri is willing to meet with you and your neighbors at individual
parks so that problems and concerns can be discussed

​“​Please Do Not Sign a Long Term Lease​”

Any Questions Please Call
The VMC ​HOTLINE​ 24/7 at (707) 648-6155
For a Call Back​:​ ​“​Please Leave a Message​”
We Will Get Back To You As Soon As Possible
NEW Website: ​www.​vallejomobilehomecoalition.com
​ Protecting the Rights of Mobilehome Owners
​No Park Owners or Management Allowed

Vallejo Area Mobilehome Magazine 8 Volume 2. Number 11. November 2019

 ​debido a la Temporada de vacaciones
atención sin Reunión
​Coalición Casita de Vallejo

Cuándo: ​19 de enero 2020

Vallejo Moose Lodge #468

337 Nebraska Street
Vallejo, CA 94590 2 to 4 P.M

Por favor Marque su Calendario para cada 3er Domingo Del Mes

Venga a descubrir lo que está sucediendo en nuestra zona

Conoce a tus compañeros Del Vecindario y Propietarios

Traer inquietudes y preguntas a la reunión

Estamos juntos en esto

Se servirán refrigerios

Terri está dispuesta a reunirse con usted y sus vecinos en particular

Parques.
Para que los problemas y preocupaciones se puedan discutir

Por favor, no firme un contrato de arrendamiento a largo plazo

Cualquier pregunta por favor llame o texto

La línea directa VMC 24ll en (707) 648-6155

Protección de los derechos de los propietarios casita

No se permiten propietarios de parques ni gestión

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Vallejo Area Mobilehome Magazine 10 Volume 2. Number 11. November 2019
 Dear Residents of Mobilehome Parks,

Over the last two years of starting up this organization Vallejo Mobilehome Coalition, I’ve never seen so much
apathy in all the mobile home parks, we all live in a Mobile home park because they are reasonable and affordable,
these days we should all get along and form as one because the most heard about situation is your Rent Stabiliza-
tion if you don’t have it in your city.
Mobilehome parks are known as “cash cows” and the owners of these parks make a lot of money on anything
they can! I have been working on Napa and Yountville and St. Helena with getting rent stabilization, the only city
that seems to be moving forward and anxious to get the Rent Stabilization is Yountville we are somewhat all on
the same page and want the Rent Stabilization since it is a very wealthy community and we need to get the Rent
Stabilization for these folks because these owners are investors of land that two mobile home parks set on, I am so
glad that they are so interested and doing many things to get the Rent Stabilization!
We will be holding another Summit in the Napa Valley on November 10 which is a Sunday, sponsored by
Senator Bill Dodd. This will give everybody an opportunity in the Napa Valley to come and ask their questions
and find out what really is mobile home life and what things we have to prepare for in the future. We have vendors
handing out free pamphlets and it is one seminar if you live in a mobilehome you should not miss!
Stop being scared of your landlord, you need to complain and let it be known if you are being singled out and
or have been harassed in anyway, there are lots of places to go to if this has happened to you or your neighbors.
There are attorneys as well as Fair Housing of Napa Valley etc. Don’t be scared, protect your rights and remember
you only rent the dirt!
We will not have a meeting this month in November, nor will we have one in the month of December, to observe
the “Holidays” and so you can be with your families and friends, we will continue the magazine and have one for
you in December and January etc. etc. etc.
Please folks do not be scared and:
“NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SIGN A LONG TERM LEASE”.
I’d like to wish you a “Happy Thanksgiving” Miss Terri Pohrman
Vallejo Mobilehome Coalition

Rent Control or Lease ????

The main purpose for Rent Stabilization is (as per
Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board):
1. Streamline and reduce the expense of processing
Capital Improvement Pass-Through petitions, through
which Landlords are authorized to recover the cost of
certain capital improvement projects;
2. Ensure that the Board can recover the cost associ-
ated with processing Landlord petitions;
3. Increase the deposit for Resident petitions; 4.educe $500 range while other parks are up to $1000... So
paperwork and mailing requirements;
5. Ensure due process;
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6. Reorganize the Rules for clarity and ease of use;
7. Eliminate duplicate provisions;
8. Eliminate old provisions that are no longer
applicable.
Rent Control prevents Greed Merchant Gouging.
Remember, a Mobilehome Lease is NOTHING like an
apartment lease.
Some parks still have homes with a “base rent’ in the
Why Rent Control????
11 Volume 2. Number 11. November 2019
 Mobile Home Owners Speak Out to Mobilehome Magazine
Recently, Mobilehome Magazine received emails Resident in Chatsworth California
from a couple of mobile home owners. We thought you This Chatsworth resident volunteered to help
might be interested in what they had to say:, organize the park by writing a flier to distribute to the
Elaine Woodriff, Petaluma California 200 homes. This is her email:
Elaine Woodriff received a letter, one of several (October 8, 2019) After much research and numerous
thousand sent by Mobilehome Magazine to mobile starts the overall message became to depressing with no real
home owners around California in July 2019. It solution.
contained a promotion for The Great Deception, Mobile Realizing that the owners of mobile home park hold all
Home Owners - Victims of a 30 Year Conspiracy. I received the cards leaving “tenants” with little recourse to fight or
the following emails from Elaine: demand better. Just looking at this park, the lease amounts
increase each year yet the roads within the park deteriorate
(August 29, 2019) The residents of Capri Villa are not
as do resident driveways, one would think that the owner
active with mobilehome associations. As far as I know, I
of the park would reinvest in maintaining the facilities,
am the only one who is a member of an association. Capri
therefore justifying the lease increases. This simply does not
Villa is a small park. No meeting room, just a laundry
seem to be the case, yet the residents pay-up and go on with
room, and a swimming pool. Mixture of Hispanics and
life as usual.
Whites. Very little resident communications. I have been
a GSMOL member since sometime soon after moving into There is little recourse for residents of mobile home parks
this park in 1997. Though I have not ever received much if who have their homes on leased land, they are, as one of
any mailings from GSMOL and didn’t know much about the biggest investors in mobile home parks states; “ as if
it, I continued to pay annual dues in the belief that if I ever tied to the booth at a Waffle House”, ripe for being taken
advantage of with no real recourse. I assume most of the
had park legal problems, GSMOL would help out.
residents here feel rather safe as the park has remained
(October 13, 2019) I am at Chapter 52 in your book The under the same ownership for years and until something
Great Deception, which I ordered from you on 8/23/2019 happens that truly upsets the status quo they will continue
after receiving your order form. Now that I have read most to simply go along, regardless of any efforts to organize or
of your book, I realize that they probably wouldn’t do much gain even the minimal amount of participation.
for me. So I will not be renewing my GSMOL membership.
People here live in fear of retribution if they were to be
(October 13, 2019) From what you publish in your seen as “causing trouble”.
book, The Great Deception, which I have almost finished I truly think that the entire mobile home model of owning
reading, makes it very clear that the owners took over a manufactured home and placing it on leased land is a
GSMOL. It figures. Same as everything else in life. Our recipe for grave abuse by the land owner and that unless
government and all its acronym departments are a good mobile home owners wake up and get their prospective
example. That goes for the state governments and most big states and legislators to change this model they will continue
corporations. It goes on and on and on, ad infinitum. to be seen as less attractive and marginal temporary homes.
(October 13, 2019) I’m very glad that I bought your With rising home costs, cost of apartment rental and cost
book (glad that I happened upon the mailing from of living in urban areas rising at rates unsustainable for
you that somehow landed in my mailbox--otherwise I low to middle income, manufactured homes need to be
would never have known about GSMOL.) The Great reconsidered as a viable alternative to traditional stick
Deception is an excellent book with much valuable built homes.
information for mobile homeowners. Thank you for Residents need to wake-up! And it is highly unlikely
putting it together--much effort and time on your that this will happen unless something changes that affects
part. them and their home directly.
Name withheld upon request.
Vallejo Area Mobilehome Magazine 12 Volume 2. Number 11. November 2019
 Vallejo Area Mobilehome Magazine
Serving Mobilehome Owners in American Canyon, Benicia, Napa,Vallejo, and Yountville
Publisher Frank A. Wodley
P.O. Box 3774, Chatsworth, CA 91313
Phone: (818) 886-6479 / (800 )929-6061
E-mail: fawodley@ yahoo.com
www.mobilehomemagazine.org
SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Q & A’s as per MRL 2019. Lot Lines; MRL
Q Can the park owner or manager move lot lines without
permission from residents whose spaces are affected?
A “Before moving a lot line, the management must
obtain a permit (H&S Code Sec 18610.5 ) from the state
Department of Housing and Community Development
and verify that the park has obtained the consent of
homeowners affected by the lot line change”.
Lot Lines Health & Safety Code s/s 1104
“(a) All lots shall be identified by letters, numbers, or
street address numbers. The lot identification shall be
in a conspicuous location facing the roadway. If the
lot identification is to be installed on a wall surface of
the unit, the wall surface nearest the roadway shall be
used”.
“(b) All lots shall be defined by permanent corner
markers. Corner markers shall be visible at grade and
“Homeowner’s Insurance”
This article is the opinion of Mobilehome Magazine, and only
Mobilehome Magazine. We’ve been an advocate for a long time
and we have a suggestion. Every homeowner should be able to
easily challenge illegal acts of their park and be protected against
retaliation.
Just like driving a car requires a drivers license, the ownership of
a mobile home should require “homeowner’s insurance” to protect
against illegal acts by their park (cost just $24/year). Those without
“insurance” should be fined or sanctioned.
You’re Unprotected
Whether you like it or not, you’re not protected. We’ve said
this time and time again. There has never been a viable way
for mobile home owners to enforce the Mobilehome Residency
Law (MRL). If you don’t believe us, check out the Senate Select
Committee Hearing titled “Mobilehome Residency Law Enforce-
ment Problems (Mar. 1987)” at https://mobilehomes.senate.
ca.gov/hearings.
All 365,000 of us are sitting ducks and the park owners love it.
In fact, we believe they are instrumental in making sure we are not
protected. The park owner’s group, the WMA, has done a terrific
job allowing park owners to violate the law at will. And many do!
Vallejo Area Mobilehome Magazine
Contributing Editors
Miss Terri Pohrman, missterriwigs@yahoo.com
Margaret Robbins, rmrobbins@juno.com
shall be installed in a manner that does not create a
hazard”.
“(c) Permanent corner markers shall be of any of the
following:” (1) Pressure- treated wood, or of natural
resistance to decay and insects, as specified in the
California Residential code., at least two (2) inches
in normal dimension, as driven into the ground
to a depth of at least two (2) by two (2) in normal
dimension, driven into the ground to a depth of at
least eighteen (18) inches, or six (6) inches if it is
surrounded by a concrete pad at least (4) inches in
diameter and at least six (6) inches in depth”. PVC or
Saw cuts is also allowed as markers.
s/s 1105 Compliance with this section shall be required
for any lot line change within a park.
“ Miss Terri of The VALLEJO MOBILEHOME
COALITION Wanted You To Know This”
It’s Time to Break the Cycle
Park owners love you. Your apathy means millions of extra
dollars in their pockets every year. And they will fight our idea of
“owner’s insurance” tooth and nail.
Let’s break the cycle. Instead of advocates begging you to join
their group, you should be driven to join on your own. And you
should encourage your friends and neighbors to join also.
The Catch
There is one catch. After you join a group, you must be vigilant.
Watch to see the group you joined is a) Transparent, i.e. publishes
information about membership and finances, and b) Actually does
what they say they would.
You Can Trust Mobilehome Magazine
We won’t steer you wrong. We’ve always fought for you. We’ve
printed and distributed over 2,000,000 magazine at no cost to
you. We’d say we have earned your trust. Help us help you. It
is time to protect yourself. It is time to break the cycle. Protect
yourself against park owners who violate the law!
13 Volume 2. Number 11. November 2019
 Take Our Survey & Help Us Understand
1. Do you agree you are vulnerable when you lease the land under your home? Yes____, No_____.
2. Do you agree that although you may not have a problem today, you could have a problem tomorrow (parks
are often purchased which means your owners can change overnight)? Yes____, No_____.
3. Do you agree mobile/manufactured home owners in California are all in the same boat, i.e. we are a
Community? Yes____, No_____.
4. Do you agree that what happens to one homeowner can happen to others? Yes____, No_____.
5. Do you care about your rights and protecting the equity in your home? Yes____, No_____
6. Would you know what to do if you received a notice (7-day, 10-day, 60-day)? Yes____, No_____.
7. Are you worried about being evicted? Yes____, No_____.
8. Are you worried about retaliation if you speak up or challenge the park? Yes____, No_____.
9. What would you do if you received an eviction notice from your park? (Circle the letter(s) that apply) a)
Search for help online, b) Ask a friend or neighbor, c) I’d write a letter to management, d) I don’t know
what I’d do, e) I’d ignore the notice. f ) I belong to MHONET, I’d consult with them. g) Other.....
10. Do you feel either the government or a resident organization should assist you? Yes____, No_____
11. Do you know and understand how joining MHONET benefits you? Yes____, No_____, Not exactly_____.
12. Why have you decided not to join MHONET? (Circle the letter(s) that apply) a) I think it would be a waste
of money, b) I don’t need legal assistance or information, c) I don’t have a problem that would require an
attorney, d) I’m afraid if I join management will retaliate, e) I didn’t know about MHONET, f ) Other (use
another sheet of paper to explain).
13. If you’d like to join MHONET, please provide us your email address so we can notify you when MHONET
begins its “limited legal” program. I’d like to join. My email is ______________________________.
14. What have you done in the last 5 years to protect your rights and the equity in your home? (Circle the
letter(s) that apply) a) Read Mobilehome Magazine, b) Supported Mobilehome Magazine with a donation
or by using one of their advertisers, c) Joined GSMOL, d) Joined another group, e) Donated $$, f ) I haven’t
done anything. g) Other.
15. Why do you think the Community is so apathetic? (Circle the letter(s) that apply) a) Residents are afraid, b)
Residents don’t have $24, c) Residents think they are protected already, d) Residents feel protection should
be free, e) Residents have faith the Mobilehome Residency Law protects them, f ) Residents believe a govern-
ment agency (which one?) will help them, g) Residents believe a resident’s organization will help them
(which one?), h) Residents simply don’t care and want to be left alone, i) Residents don’t think anything
bad can happen to them. j) Other.
16. Are you willing to step up and break the cycle of apathy? That means spending the money to join a group
you feel will protect you. Yes____, No_____
17. Do you want to see Mobilehome Magazine continue providing you information? Yes____, No_____.
18. Do you know you can reach us at fawodley@yahoo.com, 818-886-6479, or by writing us at Mobilehome
Magazine, P.O. Box 3774, Chatsworth, CA? Yes____, No_____.
Please help us understand by taking this Survey. You can save a stamp if you copy and paste it in the body of
an email and send it to fawodley@yahoo.com with your answers circled. We’ll also record your answers if you
call us at 818-886-6479. If you decide to join MHONET, don’t send any money, just let us know you want to
join when our “legal” assistance program begins. Let’s break the cycle. It’s past time. But only you can do it,
we can’t do it for you. Trust us. We only want what’s best for you. Thank You from Mobilehome Magazine.

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 VALLEJO MOBILEHOME COALITION
173 Frieda Circle, Vallejo, CA 94590/ 707-648-6155 / www.vallejomobilehomecoalition.com
The Vallejo Mobilehome Coalition (VMC) is an all-volunteer, non-profit mutual benefit organization of mobile-
home owner/resident’s advocacy groups. Formed in 2017, our purpose is to promote, maintain and protect the
best interests of all mobilehome owner/residents in the general Vallejo area. We hold monthly meetings to inform
and educate mobilehome owners/residence of important issues that may concern them. We work in a collaborative
manner, developing to maintain a working relationship with many organizations.
We have a “Free”, informative monthly magazine that is hand delivered to 3,000 spaces in over forty mobile-
home parks situated in the Solano/Napa County, where there are 7,392 park spaces not including 700 RV spaces.
The Residents that we help and deliver to are seniors, veterans, disabled persons and retirees of all ages, as well as
families with children. Advertising in the magazine serves two purposes. First, it allows us to continue our “Free”
and informative magazine, which is delivered to Benicia, Vallejo, American Canyon, Napa and Yountville and
other rural areas, as we need advertising to help offset printing and delivery costs. Secondly, it provides our readers
information on companies that provide important services for the mobile/manufactured home community. If
you are a reader, please tell businesses you frequent about our magazine. If you are a business, please help us and
consider advertisng in the Vallejo Mobilehome Magazine. Your efforts will be “Greatly Appreciated.”

DISCRIMINATION IS RARELY
THIS OBVIOUS,
BUT IT’S JUST AS REAL. AND
JUST AS ILLEGAL.
If the landlord gives you the runaround or says:

“We don’t take kids.”

THAT COULD BE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
The only way to stop housing discrimination is to report it, so
we can investigate it.
Visit www.napafairhousing.org or call
1-707-224-9720 (Eng/Spa)1-800-735-2922
“The apartment you asked about on the phone has been rented.”
“We only take people who speak English clearly.”
“We don’t take teenagers.”
“The ad was wrong – the rent is really $50 more.”
“I can’t assign you a handicap parking space.”
The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination
(TTY)
because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
family status or disability.

Vallejo Area Mobilehome Magazine 15 Volume 2. Number 11. November 2019