""Any information you provide to the city - including your address, email and phone number - will become a matter of public record," an Oct. 20 letter from the park's attorney Paul Beard II warned of a questionnaire sent out by city staff. "If you decide to respond," it continued, "the park may need to depose you" as part of litigation between the two, and "it may be advisable for you to hire counsel.""
"With mobile home parks seen as a last bastion of affordable housing in California, local governments have taken big steps to try and preserve that stock, especially as residents faced with rising rents on the land beneath their homes have rallied for help. At what's become the epicenter of the policy dispute and its rippling consequences through mobile home parks, Petaluma residents have stepped up to lead much of the advocacy."
City of Petaluma and Youngstown Mobile Home Park owners have exchanged dueling letters and filed litigation in an escalating conflict over mobile-home regulations. Park counsel warned residents that information shared with the city could become public record and that respondents might be deposed, advising legal counsel. The dispute, active since January 2024, has prompted legal action from both park owners and the city and drawn interest from Fannie Mae. Mobile home parks are portrayed as essential affordable housing, driving organized resident advocacy while owners argue that new local regulations imperil their businesses and the remaining housing stock.
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