To the editor: It’s unlucky that so few cell house parks are literally resident-owned (“Mobile homes, an overlooked refuge of affordability, are disappearing in L.A. Residents fight to stay,” July 17). In California, less than 10% of our cell house parks are resident-owned.
What would occur if town of Bell, Calif., for instance, would promote a cell house park to residents? Would this be a internet achieve in income for town? No. However the cash invested getting ready the residents for possession, drafting bylaws and taking good care of any deferred upkeep essential to present the brand new resident homeowners a preventing probability can be a start-up funding somewhat than an expenditure.
Our greatest mistake regarding reasonably priced housing has been to present away monumental quantities of public funds to the non-public sector, which doesn’t at all times use that public subsidy to cut back the variety of folks vulnerable to displacement. As a physique politic, we should always make investments as a substitute of spend.
Let’s cease being afraid of types of possession apart from sole proprietorships or mega firms. Do we actually consider in democracy? Let’s show it. Democracy begins at house.
Sheila Bernard, Camarillo
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To the editor: It’s worthwhile to look at the city-owned mobile home parks in Palmdale: the Boulders on the Lake and Boulders on the Ranch I and II.
Again within the Nineties, these parks have been blights — a number of crime. The town purchased them and created low-income housing. Lot rents begin round $400. There are full-time, on-site managers.
These parks are stunning and well-maintained. Individuals with little cash have an opportunity to stay in a house, have a tendency a yard and lift kids in a protected, crime-free, clear surroundings.
Los Angeles and neighboring communities ought to look to Palmdale and see how a metropolis authorities can serve the poor with dignity. Municipalities should purchase these parks and maintain the lot rents low.
Melinda Buterbaugh, Northridge
