Residents of Inver Grove Heights mobile home park sue owner ove...

[Lunatic]

I wish the people in Skyline Village a lot of luck. The owners are from Chicago and are basically slumlords who don't give a damn about the people who live there. Some of the people in Skyline Village are criminal losers, but most of them are decent, hard-working people who are just down on their luck, financially speaking.

BTW, people who condemn 'trailer trash' are probably insecure losers themselves which is why they get their undies in a knot over petty social distinctions. Not that I'm *cough, cough* refering to any trolls lurking here. And, no, I don't live in a trailer, so that cheap shot isn't valid for those of you with hate issues...

[Princes in Pink]

My comment is as follows, first skyline Village has the shittest management I have ever seen or heard of, second why does the owner have no intrest in this property except for the money? He is ruled by greed and greed alone, none of his other properties are opperated like this, the man has no clue about MN law or the manufactured housing business, he's always blowing smoke!!! everyone should call all of the manufactured housing businesses and find out that he/Skyline does not pay there bills!! at all!! check with the state! The owner sits on the 38th floor of the John Hancock Tower building in Chicago, completely out to lunch about the real world! People, Get a grip, stop paying this kind of money for lot rent to a slum lord and move on, many other communities that are so much nicer!! roads in that park suck, maintenance (Bob??) can't turn a screw, that would be work, not his job, and all the empty vacant homes sit there as scrap, being hidden from the city,fire waiting to happen, lots that aren't clean, trees that won't get cut, no resident respect at all and lot rent at $525.00 or higher plus water/sewer, I say "YOU GO RESIDENTS" sue this asshole for everything you can, you only get one chance!!! good luck, and call the state of MN health dept, they will help you!! Good luck, God Bless!

[Old White Guy]

Maybe you Skyline Village people should get the guy from Newport (previous article in PP)to move over to your neighborhood to liven things up a bit.

[Buddy]

Most mobile home park residents don't realize there is a tenants union available to them. All Parks Alliance for Change works for residents through out the state. If your park hasn't organized yet, contact them. They can't solve all problems, but they are another legal voice for you.

http://www.allparksallianceforchange.org/

"Based in St. Paul, All Parks Alliance for Change (APAC) is a nonprofit tenants union for residents of Minnesota's manufactured (mobile) home parks. APAC's mission is to serve as a vehicle to promote meaningful social change, to protect the legal rights of park residents, and to improve the quality of life in manufactured home parks. APAC works to promote the health, safety and welfare of manufactured homeowners through community organizing, legal advocacy, housing preservation and legislative advocacy."

For those trolls who want to make idiotic statements about mobile home living, where else can you buy your home for 1/3 the cost of a house, less if you buy used, and combined with rent, live cheaper than if you had a house payment and have more space than an apartment at half the rent.

[Deborah Kelly]

I live in a mobile home park in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In the 28 years of this Park's existence, the owners have done zero (0) maintenance until recently when they were forced to put in a new well. We dealt with Unsafe water for a full year. I had the water tested last June and when I notified the owner she threatened to have me arrested. As it turns out, I was correct, but the owner's foot-dragging went on and on until the state threatened to sue her.

We also have other maintenance issues, e.g. 28 year old maple trees that have never been trimmed and are splitting and threatening to fall on our homes, a road that is nearly impossible to drive on in the winter with its more than 3 inch ruts, standing muddy water in the road during the other seasons, a manhole that is about to fall in, and the old well which is now collapsing into the aquifer, which will threaten the condition of every well around here that is in that aquifer. The Park owner is a multi-millionaire who pulls roughly $10,000 per month in rent from a piece of land for which she pays only $11,000 in property taxes.

We are owners of our homes and have no power over the condition of the infrastructure. In Wisconsin, we have particular laws governing tenant-landlord relations in mobile home parks. Our Park's owner is in direct violation of a number of those statutes and administrative rules. I am in the process of putting together a lawsuit against the owner and have been withholding a portion of my rent for the past several months, primarily for the water and road issues.

What is the name of the lawsuit brought by the Skyline residents?

Deborah Kelly, J.D.

[Tired of hearing it]

a resident wrote:

I live in North Star Estate in Little Canada and our lot rent is up at $446.00 a month. The last few snow falls we had when it was2 inches they did not plow because it was nice and it was going to melt. We have standing water everywhere. When asked why the rent goes up every year theres always a reason which I feel is not good enough. We only have a storm shelter and a small playground for just the little ones. Our older children are not allowed to ride there bikes or ride the skateboards in the park. Where do they want these kids to go? OUt in the street where we have heavy traffic? All mobile home parks have some sort of complaints and theres really nothing that can get done. They are raising the rent every year and soon we will not even have elderly living here because they will be walking from there homes because they will not be able to afford it much longer. Taxes cant be that much that they raise it every year or trash and water isnt that high also. Times 446 by about 210 homes and that is alot of money. Where does it all go? I think that the state should step up and help the people who live in mobile homes and tell the owners to do more for us and not allow them to keep raising our rent. They need to do more for us if they want to raise it. We have to take care of our own yards and upkeep so who is really benefitting from all the money? The owners of course. Heip keep the cost of owning a moblie home down with soaring lot rents.

Do you live in the real world? The price of everything is going up. Have you checked the pricing on apartments lately? Mobile home parks are NOT just for low income or old people. I say if you don't like it, find somewhere else to live and tell me it's cheaper. Duh. I pay $3000 a year in taxes, and you don't hear me complaining. It's all in priorities and how you choose to live your life. Have you ever thought of putting all your negative energy into something positive? Try it. You'll be amazed what it can do for you.