Senate Select Committee on
Manufactured Homes and Communities

Links to California and Other Manufactured Home and Mobilehome Organizations and Contacts
December 2008

These links are for informational purposes only and do not imply a recommendation or endorsement of these organizations

 

Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) - state enforcement agency re: mobilehome registration and titling, dealer licensing, mobilehome and mobilehome park inspections, Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership Program, etc. Address:  1800 Third Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.  Ombudsman (9:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 – 4:00 p.m., M-F except holidays):  800-952-5275.  Website: www.hcd.ca.gov

Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA) - represents mobilehome park owners in California and several other western states.  Address: 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 800, Sacramento, CA 95814.  Phone: (916) 448-7002.  Website: www.wma.org

California Mobilehome Park Owners Alliance (CMPA) - represents California park owners organized by founder, Jeff Kaplan. Edelstein & Gilbert, legislative advocates. 1127 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.  Phone: (916) 443-6400

Manufactured Home Owners Association of America, Inc. (MHOAA) – a national organization representing the rights of people residing in manufactured housing.  Lois Parris, President.  E-mail:  president@mhoaa.us.  Website: www.mhoaa.us.

Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League (GSMOL) - represents mobilehome owners residing in parks in California. Founded in 1962.  11021 Magnolia Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92842.  Phone: (800) 888-1727.  www.gsmol.org

California Mobilehome Resource & Action Association (CMRAA) - represents mobilehome owners residing in parks, primarily in Santa Clara, Bay Area and Northern California counties. Founded 1996.  Mailing address:  P.O. Box 7468, San Jose, CA 95150-7468.  Phone: (408) 244-8134.  Website:  www.cmraa.org

California Manufactured Housing Institute (CMHI) - represents manufactured home and mobilehome manufacturers and dealers.  Address:  10630 Town Center Drive, #120, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730.  Phone: (909) 987-2599.  Website:  www.cmhi.org

Manufactured Homeowners Network - a web site relating to mobilehome owner resources. John Sisker, founder, 80 Huntington St., #266, Huntington Beach, CA 92668-5343.  Phone: (714) 536-3850.  Website: www.mfghomeowners.net

Neighborhood Friends – represents manufactured homeowners only.  Glenn Bell, President, (818) 890-1113.  www.neighborhoodfriends.us

Coalition of Mobilehome Owners - California (CoMO-CAL) - P.O. Box 4821, Chatsworth, Ca. 91313-4821.  Frank Wodley, President.  Email:  comocal@yahoo.com.  Phone 1-800-929-6061.  Website:  comocal.org 

Windsor Group – represents mobilehome park residents.  Samii Taylor, Legislative Advocate.  (909) 241-6089.  Email:  windsorgrp@sbcglobal.net

Resident Owned Parks, Inc. (ROP) – a nonprofit housing corporation that represents mobilehome owners in the purchase and management of mobilehome parks to preserve affordable housing.  7420 Greenhaven Drive, Suite 125, Sacramento, CA 95831.  Phone (916) 399-4993, fax (916) 424-2205.  Email rop@att.net, and website http://www.residentownedparks.com

Manufactured Housing Educational Trust (MHET) - represents California manufactured housing community park owners in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.  Established 1982.  Address: 25241 Paseo de Alicia, Site 120, Laguna Hills, California 92653. Phone: (949) 380-3303.  Website: www.mhet.com.