Welcome to

Mobile Home Resident

Mike Whitty, Director

mrmikesneighborhood.org

GENERAL

• Mobile Home Living - A Resident's Survival Guide

• How Mobile Home Parks are Viewed by People

• How People Feel About Living in a Mobile Home Park

• What are the Effects on a Mobile Home in Transit

• The Difference in Culture Between Renters and Neighbors in a Mobile Home Park

• Where Did the Term “Trailer Trash” Come From

• What Does the Term "Trailer Trash" Not Mean

• Why Living in a Mobile Home is Better Than an Apartment

• Mobile Home Residents Have Been Taken Advantage of For Years

• Creating Community: Building Relationship in Your Mobile Home Park

• Fostering a Sense of Ownership in a Mobile Home Park

• Why People Choose to Live in a Mobile Home Park
• Can a Resident Run a Home-Based Business in a Mobile Home Park
• Do Residents Who Own Their Mobile Homes Look at Their Park Differently

• How Residents Feel When They Look at Their Mobile Home Park as Their Home

• Do Residents Who Own Their Mobile Homes Look at Their Park Differentl

• What Should be the Job of a Mobile Home Park Grounds Keeper

• Why Can't Mobile Home Residents Be Treated Like Brick Home Residents

 

MOVING IN/MOVING OUT

• How to Avoid Additional Charges When Moving from a Mobile Home Park

• How to Choose a Mobile Home Park

• How to Move Your Mobile Home to Another Property

• How to Negotiate a Used Mobile Home with Park Management

• What to be Aware of When Moving Into a Mobile Home Park

• What to Do When Leasing Your Mobile Home

• What to Do When Moving Out of Your Mobile Home

• What to Be Aware of When Purchasing a Mobile Home

• What Happens When Your Mobile Home Park is Sold

• What Questions Should You Ask Before Moving into a Mobile Home Park

 

YOUR MOBILE HOME

• How to Exercise in a Mobile Home During the Winter

• How to Keep Roaches Out of Your Mobile Home

• How to Keep Vermin Away from Your Mobile Home

• How to Keep Your Mobile Home Cool in the Summer

• How to Keep Your Roof Lasting Longer in Your Mobile Home

• How to Maintain an Older Mobile Home

• How to Replace Skirting on a Mobile Home

• How Mobile Home Park Resident Can Use "Under Your Home" for Storage

• What to Do if Your Mobile Home Pipes Freeze

• What to Do if You Don't Like Your Mobile Home Park Neighbor

• What to Do if You Don't Have a Mobile Home Shed

• What to Do When Your Neighbors Dog Attacks You in a Mobile Home Park

• How to Handle Noisy Neighbors in a Mobile Home Park

• Why Mobile Home Park Owners Do Not Look at Their Properties as a "Home" For Their Residents

• What to Do If Your Neighbor is Growing Marijuana in the Mobile Home Next Door

• How to Handle a Rent Increase in a Mobile Home Park if You Don't Have the Money

• Should Residents Clean a Mobile Home Park When Management Won't

 

MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS/MANAGERS

• Responsibilities of Mobile Home Park Owners

• Michigan Law for Mobile Home Park Owners to Keep Their Parks Safe

• How Mobile Home Park Management Should Handle a Frustrated Resident

• Why Do Mobile Home Park Owners Need to Lie About Their Ineptness

• What Type of Individual is Best to Hire as a Mobile Home Park Manager

• What Happens When Mobile Home Park Owners Only Care About Money

• What are the Biggest Complaints Filed Against Mobile Home Park Management

• How Should Mobile Home Park Management Handle Speeding

• What to Do if Mobile Home Park Management Doesn't Address Speeding

• Why Mobile Home Park Owners Don't Want Volunteerism from Residents

• Why Mobile Home Park Owners Should Care  for the Aged in Their Communities

• Why Mobile Home Park Owners Do Not Look at Their Properties as a "Home" For Their Residents

• Mobile Home Residents Complain About the Office Not Answering the Phone

• Why Would Mobile Home Park Owners Hire Poor Managers

• Why Mobile Home Park Owners Refuse to Change Their Policies for the Better
• Mobile Home Park Owners Don't Want Residents in Their Business
• Is It Possible for Mobile Home Park Owners to Care About Their Residents
• Why Do Some Mobile Home Park Owners Instill Fear in Their Residents

• Is it Important for Residents to Complain to Mobile Home Park Managers

• What Type of Mobile Home Park Manager Would You Like to Have

• How Do Residents Feel About Their Mobile Home Parks Managers

• What Does It Mean When Mobile Home Park Owners are Unregulated

 

MOBILE HOME PARKS

• How Can Residents in a Mobile Home Park Be Treated in the Future

• How Important is Safety in a Mobile Home Park

• How Can Regulations Be Improved in Mobile Home Parks

• What Could a Mobile Home Park Look Like in the Future

• What Safety Features Can a Mobile Home Park Owner Ignore

• What Would Mobile Home Parks Look Like if Park Owners Cared for Their Residents

• Why Aren't Mobile Home Parks Regulated

• What's Involved in Keeping a Mobile Home Park Safe

• Why are Hedge Fund Companies Buying Mobile Home Parks

• What to Do if a Mobile Home Park Owner Doesn't Take Care of the Property

 

MR. MIKE'S NEIGHBORHOOD

• How Sun Communities Killed a Neighborhood Association

• Mr. Mike's Neighborhood Works to Change the Culture in Mobile Home Parks

• How a Neighborhood Association Can Cause Conflict with Mobile Home Park Management

• How a "Smile & Wave" Helped Changed the Culture in a Mobile Home Park

• How the Movie "Money Ball" Inspired Mr. Mike's Neighborhood

• Is it Legal to Start a Neighborhood Association in a Mobile Home Park

• What Good Can a Neighborhood Association Do for a Mobile Home Park

• Changing the Culture in a Mobile Home Park

• Why a Neighborhood Association Would Never Work in a Mobile Home Property
• Why Mobile Home Park Owners Won't Acknowledge a Neighborhood Association

 

SUN COMMUNITIES

(This is Our Park Owner Who Taught Us Everything)

• Why Sun Communities Does Not Include Outstanding Customer Service in Their Formula

• A Look at Sun Communities Through the Eyes of a Resident

• How Sun Communities Can Minimize Law Suits

• Why Sun Communities Should Set Their Standards Higher With Resident Care

• How Dale Stokes Took Pride in Bringing Down a Neighborhood Association

• Just Because Sun Communities is Big Doesn't Mean They're Good

• What Would It Be Like if Sun Communities Worked With Mr. Mike’s Neighborhood

• Why is Money the Only Motivator for Sun Communities

• Does Sun Communities Not Want to Create Homes for Their Residents

• The Wedge Sun Communities Puts Between Management and Residents

• Main Lawsuits Against Sun Communities 2024

• Dissatisfaction Grows Amongst Sun Communities Residents 2024

• Which Properties are Suing Sun Communities in 2024

• Sun Communities Has Systemic Issues in Their Mobile Home Parks

 

LEGAL (For legal issues please consult a lawyer)

• How to Sue a Mobile Home Park Owner

• When is it Time to Sue a Mobile Home Park Owner

• Why are Mobile Home Parks So Strict With the Rules

• What Issues Can Mobile Home Park Owners Be Sued

• What to Do if a Mobile Home Park Evicts You Immediately

• What Happens When the Marshall Comes to Evict You in a Mobile Home Park

• What Happens When You Get an Eviction Notice from a Mobile Home Park

• What Happens When a Mobile Home Park Owner Gets a Class Action Lawsuit

• Is a Mobile Home Park Resident Responsible for Slip and Falls in Front of Their Home

• Can a Mobile Home Park Vice President Be Sued Separately from the Company

• Can a Mobile Home Park Manager Be Sued Separately from the Owner

• How to File a Class Action Lawsuit Against a Mobile Home Park Owner
• When Would a Mobile Home Park Resident Put Their Rent in Escrow

• What Would Breach of Contract by a Mobile Home Park Owner Look Like

• What Would Negligence by a Mobile Home Park Owner Look Like

• Issues Where a Class Action Lawsuit is Warranted Against a Mobile Home Park Owner

• What Happens When Residents File a Class Action Lawsuit Against the Mobile Home Park Owner

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