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Mobilehome Park Closure, Conversion Lawyers

Whether they live in a modest trailer or a million dollar manufactured home, mobilehome park residents face a unique set of concerns and risks. Because most do not own the property on which their homes are located, mobilehome park residents can be forced to find a new place to live if the park owner closes the park.

The attorneys of Endeman, Lincoln, Turek & Heater, LLP in San Diego, California, have decades of experience representing mobilehome park residents, park owners, developers, and municipalities in matters related to mobile home park closure and conversion.

For Residents Our firm has assisted more than a thousand homeowners in purchasing and converting mobilehome parks to resident ownership. We are skilled at evaluating the impact mobilehome closure has on residents and work to see that they are properly compensated.

Park Owners and Developers: We represent property owners regarding closure of parks and conversion to other uses. We help you properly structure real estate deals involving mobilehome park closure and conversion to protect your interests and fairly evaluate residents' issues. We will also advocate for client interests in front of city planning commissions, city council, and other agencies to maximize the potential benefit to our client.

For Municipalities When a park owner is attempting to close a park and residents object, the city can be caught in the middle. We can help you sort out all the issues and process the closure in a manner that legally address everyone's interests.

Many mobile homes are not truly mobile because there are few places to locate a home in California. How do you compensate residents for that loss? How do you accommodate park residents who are elderly or disabled? If the land is redeveloped into apartments or other residential units, will mobilehome park residents receive consideration?

We can help you answer these questions and balance competing interests. To learn how we can be of assistance to you in matters of mobilehome closure or conversion, please contact an attorney at Endeman, Lincoln, Turek & Heater, LLP today.

We represented a non-profit organization which developed 116 low income rental townhomes and a six story office building in the City Heights neighborhood in San Diego. Soon after completion the occupants began to experience water intrusion and mechanical problems. We brought suit against the general contractor and architect for construction defects. The defendants claimed our client's damages were in the range of $4 million or less. The matter settled during trial for $11,375,000.

We represented 70 residents against the park owner who tried to illegally remove the residents from the park so that he could develop the property as a commercial shopping center. The owner tried to force the residents out by failing to maintain the park and closing the common area facilities at the park. When the residents tried to sell their homes, the park owner refused to allow the homes to remain in the park. A jury awarded $11,700,000 to the residents. The verdict was reduced by the trial judge and a judgment was entered against the defendants in the amount of $9,917,717.

San Diego Gas & Electric condemned a permanent power line easement over the Stonebridge community in Scripps Ranch which was to replace a temporary easement set to expire. SDG&E initially offered the Stonebridge developers $759,000 for the easement. We were then retained and demonstrated the substantial value of the property interests being condemned and the damages that resulted to the remaining property. We obtained a $10,650,000 in settlement before trial on behalf of the property owner developers.

We represented a group of industrial property and business owners who alleged that the County of Riverside had fraudulently induced them to enter into a contract to support the formation of a Mello-Roos district, and then breached that contract by not providing all the promised infrastructure improvements. After a six week trial, obtained a $3.9 million jury verdict based on the jury's finding of fraud and breach of contract.

We represented a City and Water Company in a complex water/power case involving not only Indian water rights but also the first contested Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hydroelectric project re-licensing case. See also Public Law 100-675,102 Stat. 4000 (1988) and amendments. (Firm members also participated in the drafting of federal legislation designed to settle thirty-year dispute over rights to the San Luis Rey River.)

Mobilehome Park Closing & Conversion

Mobilehome Park Closure, Conversion Lawyers