Mobile Home Tenant rights during bankruptcy of mobile home park
I currently reside in a mobile home park that is
undergoing bankruptcy. I own my home. What
are my rights if a buyer is or is not found? If I
decide to live somewhere else, would I still be
obligated to pay lot rent since my home would still
reside in the park? Can I have an amendment
made now to my current lease to cap and keep
the current lot rent price? Are there any Mobile
home organizations or the like in the state of GA?
Additionally, can you refer me to any information
which will outline what recourse is availble to me
in regards to ”trailer trash” i.e., broken commode,
washing machines in other ”neighbors”’ (and I
use that term generously) yards? The
management of the park may be leaving
themselves and has therefore been of little help.
Thank-you in advance for any information you can
offer!
Re: Mobile Home Tenant rights during bankruptcy of mobile home park
Usually, unless the B court goes the route of sale and complete liquidation, the current owners would simply become owned by the bank (first mort holder) or some other creditor. Since the creditor does not want to live in the mobile homes, it will simply go about life as ususual and start collecting the lot rent. [This will not work if the Creditor very much wants the land under the trailers for real estate development. If the land has great development value, the trailers will go out with the bath water in the B.] However, I dont know what the facts of your case are. You cannot cap your rent. There is no rent control in Georgia. Expect a significant increase after the B court gets done with you. With regard to the trash, there no quick or good alternatives. The local ordinance or health dept of your county is granted jurisdiction to issue citations and fines. But good luck getting them off their behinds to do anything. You can file a private nusiance suit, but the cost of such a suit is, in legal fees, many many times above the issues you have posed in your question. Hugh C. Wood
Hugh Wood
Wood & Meredith
3756 Lavista Road, Suite 250
Atlanta (tucker), GA 30084