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Who is OMHA?
In the late 80’s and 90’s Oceanside Manufactured Home Alliance (OMHA) was very active and vocal on mobile home issues at both the city and state level. Rent-control was established in Oceanside in 1984 when the then mayor, Melba Bishop returned from a conference with a penciled version of our current Rent Control Ordinance. It has been a guideline for other mobile home communities since that time. With a strong rent control ordinance, OMHA faded away for a while.
In 1996 the park owners tried to abolish rent control with an initiative on the state ballot. They spent over one million dollars trying to get it passed. It was defeated primarily by Golden State Mobile Homeowners League (GSMOL)
In 2003 the same park owners tried again to find a way to increase their revenue and they went to the Oceanside City Council, asking for a change in the CPI from 75% to 100% and to add 15% when a home became vacancy. Twenty members from twelve different mobile/manufactured home communities met with Melba Bishop and Tim Sheahan (now President of GSMOL) to discuss ways to combat this move. Tim suggested that OMHA re-activate so as to show that we did not want any changes to the ordinance. Today OMHA has a strong presence both by working with mobile/manufactured home communities and the City of Oceanside to keep our Rent Control Ordinance strong. |
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GSMOL 2009 Legislative Agenda - Priority Bills
You can go to Down Loads and read or print out the GSMOL 2009 Legislative Agenda - Priority Bills. |
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Manufactured Home Conference
Manufactured Home Conference July 10th
Senator Lou Correa and the State Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Homes
and Communities will be hosting a Mobile/Manufactured Home Conference on Friday,
July 10, 2009 from 9: a.m. to Noon in Santa Ana.
The location is in the main conference room on the first floor of the Rancho
Santiago Community College District building. There will be presentations by
several authorities who deal with our issues and an opportunity for audience
members to ask questions of the panelist.
To assure a seat at the Sana Ana event, those wishing to attend should make a
reservation by calling Senator Correa's district offict at (714) 558-4400 BY
July 3rd.
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Here is contact information for Senator Mark Wyland
Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 4048
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-4038
Fax: (916) 446-7382 San Juan Capistrano Office
27126-A Paseo Espada, #1621
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: (949) 489-9838
Fax: (949) 489-8354
Carlsbad Office
1910 Palomar Point Way, #105
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: (760) 931-2455
Fax: (760) 931-2477
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12th Annual Senior Expo
The 12th Annual Senior Expo to be held at the new El Corazon Senior Center.
Mark your calendar for October 3rd, 2009.
This event is free to the public and is great way to promote your
business, group or organization. Do not miss this opportunity to provide
your service and information to Oceanside Seniors as well as the greater North County Seniors population on the day of this event. The Senior Expo is a unique event that mixes social interaction and entertainment with useful independent living information for seniors.
Seniors, there is health screening and free flu shots. This is the
place to get yours. I get mine every year here. There will be great
music and other entertainment and food.
If you have not seen this new center yet this is your opportunity.
It is awesome. There is a large area outback for outdoor entertaining with a barbecue and fireplace. You can call the Oceanside Senior Center at 435-5250 for more information.
To download the application click on
Senior Expo Vendor Application
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 | Keep Your Pet Safe During Fireworks |
 Your family pets can become frightened and frantic because of the noise and commotion during Independence Day celebrations, warn County Animal Services officials.
“The noise generated by fireworks displays and other noisemakers on the Fourth of July can frighten pets and trigger an escape or 'flight' response that can cause serious injury or even death to your pet,” said Dawn Danielson, Director of County Animal Services.
“To seek safety from loud noises, pets may dig under, climb over, or break through gates, screens, fences, windows, or doors and injure themselves or become lost,” said Danielson.
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| Land Use Proposal Released for Comment |
The County’s upgrade of its growth and development guidelines will reach a significant milestone July 1 when the County releases its revised General Plan Update and its draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for public comment.
The Department of Planning and Land Use will release both the draft environmental report and the revised General Plan Update, which was previously released for public comment in November, for a 60 day comment period. The General Plan Update remains on track to be presented to County Supervisors for consideration next year.
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Posted by annc1 on Wednesday, July 01 @ 10:00:08 CDT (4 reads)
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| COUNTY'S TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE DECLINES |
County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk David L. Butler announced today that the assessed value of all taxable property in San Diego County has decreased $9.46 billion over the previous year to $399.9 billion. This is a 2.3% decrease in total assessed value, and represents the
first time the assessed value has declined in the last 25 years. This includes the values of 978,011 parcels, 159,586 businesses, 77,881 boats, 23,109 manufactured homes, and 5,247 aircraft. The Assessor's Office appraised over 62,600 properties .due to changes of ownership, and 16,900 properties with new construction, for a total of79,500
reassessments.
This first-time decrease in total assessed value is a direct reflection of the continued decline in residential values and activity. In addition, there was a slowdown in commercial activityas reflected by only 12 commercial property sales or new construction over $50 million
(see attachment), as compared to last year's 53 such large projects.
The cities most impacted by the downturn in the residential market and the subsequent reductions in value were Chula Vista, Lemon Grove, Escondido, San Marcos, and Oceanside, all of whom experienced a decrease in total assessed value of greater than 5%. The only cities with an increase in total assessed value were Del Mar, Coronado,
Solana Beach, Poway, and Encinitas. (See attached summary of total assessed value by city.)
Property owners filed 56,000 new applications for reassessment reviews due to a decline in value. Taking a proactive approach, the Assessor's Office reviewed nearly 225,000 properties for a potential reduction in value, and over 216,000 properties received a
reduction. The average reduction for a single family residence was $112,800, or a savings of approximately $1,130. The average reduction for condominiums was $78,500, or a savings of approximately $785.
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Posted by annc1 on Tuesday, June 30 @ 18:28:49 CDT (6 reads)
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| Land Use Proposal Released for Comment |
The County’s upgrade of its growth and development guidelines will reach a significant milestone July 1 when the County releases its revised General Plan Update and its draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for public comment.
The Department of Planning and Land Use will release both the draft environmental report and the revised General Plan Update, which was previously released for public comment in November, for a 60 day comment period. The General Plan Update remains on track to be presented to County Supervisors for consideration next year.
The General Plan Update would significantly improve land use and protect the environment better than the County’s current 1980’s era General Plan, partly by shifting 20 percent of projected growth to western unincorporated communities with established infrastructure. The proposed plan would balance growth with the needs to control traffic congestion, protect the environment and ease the strain on essential services such as water and fire protection. Among other improvements, the plan would:
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Posted by annc1 on Tuesday, June 30 @ 18:09:28 CDT (4 reads)
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| ENCINITAS: City approves mobile home park ownership change |
ENCINITAS ----The last city step toward converting the ownership of The Sands mobile home park arrived Thursday when the Encinitas Planning Commission approved a final parcel map for the project.
Now, the state Department of Real Estate will have its say on the proposal, which will allow the residents of the 56-space park at 1624 N. Coast Highway to purchase the land where their trailers sit.
A state decision is expected within several months, the park owner's attorney said Thursday night. Once that occurs, park owner Patrick O'Malley can begin selling the individual trailer lots, attorney Jon Rodrigue said after the commission's unanimous vote.
Known as an ownership "conversion," the sales proposal is similar to changing an apartment complex into condominiums. However, unlike typical apartment dwellers, the mobile home park residents already own the structures they live in. They just don't have title to the ground beneath their dwellings.
Whether the park's residents want to buy that land, or even can afford the purchase price, is another matter. Residents told the City Council in 2007 when it voted to allow the subdivision effort to proceed that the proposed lot prices ---- estimated at $180,000 to $220,000 ---- were far too high.
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Posted by annc1 on Friday, May 08 @ 02:49:10 CDT (20 reads)
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| OCEANSIDE: Mobile-home registration fee will climb |
Council approves three-year transition to soften the blow
OCEANSIDE ---- Mobile-home park owners and most of their residents will be charged a higher annual fee so Oceanside can recoup its expenses for administering rent control.
The city has charged every mobile home under rent control $54 a year since 1991, but officials say that amount no longer brings in enough to cover expenses such as park inspections and consulting fees.
On Wednesday, the City Council agreed to raise the fee 145 percent over three years. Coupled with annual adjustments for inflation, the change should eventually make the rent-control ordinance self-sustaining, staff members said.
Margery Pierce, director of housing and neighborhood services, had recommended the entire 145 percent increase this year, making the fee $132. That way, she said, Oceanside could immediately stop using its general fund to wash away the program's red ink.
But council members said a sudden jolt wasn't right during an economic downturn.
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Posted by annc1 on Friday, May 08 @ 02:28:48 CDT (14 reads)
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| OCEANSIDE: City may hike some mobile-home park fees |
Owners, residents would split the administrative costs of rent control By CRAIG TENBROECK - Staff Writer | Friday, May 1, 2009 7:08 PM PDT ∞OCEANSIDE ---- Mobile home park owners, no fans of Oceanside's rent control law, may soon have to pay more for its administration. The City Council will decide Wednesday whether to raise the annual rent-control registration fee by 145 percent to $132.34 per space. Oceanside has charged $54.04 per space since 1991. The bill is split between park owners and residents in rent-controlled spaces. The residents' portion of the increase ---- to $5.64 from $2.38 per month ---- would be marginal. Owners would take an even larger hit because they own multiple spaces. Some would have to pay thousands of dollars more. With 2,250 spaces under rent control, the higher fee would generate nearly $300,000.
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Posted by annc1 on Saturday, May 02 @ 11:27:48 CDT (26 reads)
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| Defeating the Idea of Rent Control |
 Check out this short bill. Just another way to override rent control
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 761
An act to add Section 798.47 to the Civil Code, relating to
mobilehomes.
legislative counsel’s digest
AB 761, as introduced, Charles Calderon. Mobilehomes: rent control.
The mobilehome residency law generally regulates the terms and
conditions of mobilehome tenancies in mobilehome parks. Existing law
exempts certain rental agreements relating to mobilehomes from any
local measure establishing the maximum amount that a landlord may
charge a tenant for rent.
This bill would provide, in addition, that upon the sale, assignment,
transfer, or termination of an interest in a mobilehome or a mobilehome
tenancy in a mobilehome park, the management of the park may offer
a new rental agreement containing an initial rent in excess of the
maximum rent established by a local measure, except as specified. The bill would provide that, after execution of the new rental agreement,
the local measure shall govern the agreement in all applicable respects.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 798.47 is added to the Civil Code, to
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Posted by annc1 on Friday, May 01 @ 16:01:54 CDT (18 reads)
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| OCEANSIDE: Mobile-home park owners, residents may see higher fees |
OCEANSIDE ---- Mobile-home park owners and residents benefiting from rent control may soon have to pay higher fees.
An increase to Oceanside's rent-control registration fee is under consideration at City Hall.
That annual assessment ---- $54.04 per space ---- hasn't changed since 1991.
Oceanside's mobile-home parks provide some of the city's most affordable housing, primarily because of a rent-control ordinance adopted in the mid-1980s.
The city recoups some of its administration expenses by levying fees on park owners.
They, in turn, can pass about half the cost to tenants.
The city has had to subsidize the program in recent years because fee revenue didn't cover costs, said Margery Pierce, director of neighborhood services.
To break even, she said, Oceanside would have to charge $132.32 per space.
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Posted by annc1 on Tuesday, April 14 @ 09:17:31 CDT (32 reads)
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| Electronic waste night |
Main Street Oceanside which has the Sunset Market every Thursday from 5:00 pm until 9:00 at Tremont & Pier View Way is having an Electronic waste night and Shredding of paper waste available. The date is Thursday, April 23, 2009
Electronic waste consists of computers, Monitors, Television, VCR and DVD Players, Cell Phones, Cordless Telephones, Radios and Stereos, Camcorders, Fax Machines, Printers, Microwave Ovens, Electronic Games, Electrical Switches & Relays, Circuit Boards, and Remote Controls.
Main Street is doing this for FREE, no charge. Waste Management charges 50 cents per pound for most of the items. For Shredding of paper waste, there is a small charge.
People continue to put this waste in the dumpsters and it is illegal which means you can be fined for doing this. It is very harmful to the environment.
If you need someone to help you with this, call Ann Clayton at 760-721-0349.
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Posted by annc1 on Friday, April 10 @ 14:28:47 CDT (29 reads)
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