Blog Posts in 2021 Posted By Allen, Semelsberger & Kaelin LLP 1-Jul-2021 Who Regulates Mobile Home Parks in California? In California, mobile homes are regulated by the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL). Like other laws, the MRL is enforced by civil courts. If a park owner wishes to evict you from a mobile home park for nonpayment of rent or violating park rules, they ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen, Semelsberger & Kaelin LLP 23-Jun-2021 What Type of Mobile Home Community Is Right for Me? Every mobile home park is different, and before you purchase a mobile home, you should think about what type of mobile home community you want to live in. Some communities are pet-friendly, others cater to families, and some parks are reserved for ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen, Semelsberger & Kaelin LLP 1-Jun-2021 Eminent Domain for Private Gain Eminent Domain Abuses and When Eminent Domain Doesn’t Work: Under the power of eminent domain, the government can take away private property for “public use” and with “just compensation.” In other words, the government ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen, Semelsberger & Kaelin LLP 17-May-2021 Profits Over People: Investors Try to Commodify One of the Last Viable Sources of Affordable Housing TIME Magazine uses a case study of a manufactured home community in Akron, New York to explore how investors are commodifying the mobile home industry. By raising rents to increase returns, big companies are putting America’s most vulnerable ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen, Semelsberger & Kaelin LLP 1-Apr-2021 What Is Landlord Tenant Law? Landlord-tenant law refers to a body of laws that regulate rental properties and outline the rights and responsibilities of both landlords and tenants. The landlord is the person who owns the property, and the tenant is the person who pays to rent ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen, Semelsberger & Kaelin LLP 22-Mar-2021 How Mobile Homes Work As Affordable Housing The term, “mobile home,” is outdated and calls to mind “ trailer parks, ‘redneck Riverias,’ and Kentucky double-wides,” but the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy argues that manufactured homes (the new term for ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen, Semelsberger & Kaelin LLP 8-Mar-2021 Pipeline Developers Offer Property Owners "Pennies and Peanuts," Then Use Eminent Domain to Take Their Land Tennessee has made nationwide news — and not for a good reason. The government has handed its power of eminent domain off to a big corporation, and residents are paying the price. More specifically, the Byhalia Connection Pipeline run by Valero ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen Semelsberger Kaelin, LLP 22-Feb-2021 Inglewood City Council Authorizes Eminent Domain for Clippers Arena Despite objections that the project would displace homes and churches, the Inglewood City Council voted to authorize the use of eminent domain to clear space for the future Clippers basketball arena. To add ire to an already controversial decision, ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen Semelsberger Kaelin, LLP 8-Feb-2021 What Are the Most Common Personal Injury Cases? The most common personal injury cases are car accident claims and slips, trips, and falls. Because of our special focus on mobile home and real estate law, however, the most common personal injury cases we see at Allen Semelsberger Kaelin, LLP are ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen Semelsberger Kaelin, LLP 22-Jan-2021 Do Big Investors Mean Predatory Practices in American Mobile Home Parks? Mobile homes are one of the last remaining options for affordable housing in the United States. Unfortunately, big investors are all too ready to take advantage. Across the country, investors like Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), The Carlyle Group, ... Continue Reading Posted By Allen Semelsberger Kaelin, LLP 8-Jan-2021 What Is Black Mold? More commonly known as black mold, Stachybotrys chartarum is a toxigenic indoor mold linked to serious health problems. Like other indoor molds, black mold can grow in areas of the home that are warm, humid, and damp. When the mold reproduces via ... Continue Reading