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• , <br />MOBILE HOME PARK RECOMMENDATIONS <br />rNlot i- ow- ership] [PertreC with eyisti ,fix management] <br />Background <br />■ As the recent mobile home park survey indicates, many of the mobile homes were built in the <br />1990s and are in need of repair. An overwhelming number of the low income residents <br />occupying these units do not have the funds necessary to repair their mobile homes. In <br />addition, some mobile homes given their condition cannot be repaired. Therefore, due to the <br />condition of the aging mobile homes and cost of needed repairs, low income individuals and <br />families are in threat of displacement. <br />Recommendation <br />The second recommendation from the Working Group is to establish a repair and /or <br />replacement program component for mobile home residents within the County's existing <br />Single - Family Rehabilitation and Urgent Repair Programs capitalized with local funds only. <br />Presently, assistance for mobile home repair is only available under the County's Urgent <br />Repair Program for persons who own their homes, as well as the land. In addition, there is no <br />provision for the replacement of a substandard mobile home under the Single - Family Housing <br />Rehabilitation Program. This program does not address mobile homes at all. The proposed <br />assistance would be available to individuals occupying a mobile home, whether rental or <br />owner- occupied. <br />o This recommendation focuses on providing assistance to address maintenance and repairs <br />specifically for low income individuals and families owning and /or occupying a mobile home. <br />Assistance would be in the form of grants, forgivable loans, as well as low- interest loans. <br />The registered owner of the mobile home must enter into an agreement with the County. <br />Replacement activities would be undertaken when the unit cannot be repaired or the cost <br />of repair exceeds the after -rehab value of the unit. <br />Outcome <br />■ Displacement would be mitigated and the preservation of affordable housing units would be <br />achieved. The quality of life for low income individuals and families would be enhanced. <br />If the Board of County Commissioners endorses the recommendations, staff will proceed with revising <br />the programmatic guidelines and implementing a repair and /or replacement program component for <br />residents occupying a mobile home within the County's existing Single - Family Rehabilitation and <br />Urgent Repair Programs. <br />✓ I Mitigate Displacement I ✓ I Preserve Existing Stock I I increase Supply <br />