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JagXKR wrote:Wrong. And this is what you seem to fail to understand. If this was not Locatee land the park would have to give 12 months notice. They got 5. There is a huge difference. It has everything to do with the Locatee owner who does not have to play by the rules of law in BC.

alanjh595 wrote:Purchasing a "mobile home" is always a loss.
1st. A mobile can not be mortgaged. It is "mobile" and can be moved away.
2nd. It is depreciating with age. Just like a brand new car.
3rd. It sits on rented land.
. That makes it as valuable as a new couch delivered to a rental suite.

To compound the devaluation, put it on native land. They have a long history of reneging on their agreements.

alanjh595 wrote:To compound the devaluation, put it on native land. They have a long history of reneging on their agreements.

During a visit to the park Thursday afternoon, many of the residents were still upset and shocked at receiving the eviction notices - they have all been ordered to leave effective Oct. 1 - but none appeared to hold any personal animosity against Kruger.

“Fred’s a great guy,” said Len Samuelson, who has lived in the park for almost 10 years. “I’m not happy about what’s happened, but I’m certainly not mad at Fred.”

Len Samuelson said he's loved living for the past decade at the Delta Manufactured Home Park in Penticton. Samuelson and the owners of 40 other properties were given their eviction notices last week and have been ordered to find a new place to live effective Oct. 1. Park owner Fred Kruger told PentictonNow Thursday that the decision to close the park was "deeply regretful", but was simply a business decision.

Delta MHP is home to 40 residences, which include a mixture of mobile homes, trailers and ramshackle structures.

Samuelson said most of the residents at Delta are on pension or fixed incomes and finding another place to live is going to prove very difficult.
“I’ve been calling up and down the valley and there’s just nothing out there,” said Samuelson.
Samuelson said he’s loved living at Delta MHP for the past decade.

“I’ve loved it,” he said. “I’ve had great neighbours and I get along great with Fred, so I haven’t really had any complaints at all. This is very quiet park where most of us get along very well. It’s really sad that we’re all going to have to leave, but I’ve really enjoyed my past 10 years here.”

Samuelson said he’s been living with fibromyalgia for almost 20 years and has had to live on a fixed income ever since.

His pad rent at Delta “is one of the cheapest in the park” as he pays under $400 a month, he said.

Because of the low rent, he’s been able to lead a modest, but happy life and that’s why being evicted has been tough to handle, he said.

“Because of my illness and a bunch of bad luck, I was $20,000 in the hole when I moved in here 10 years ago,” he said. “I’ve managed to get that down to under $6,000 in that time, but now I’m worried again because I don’t think I will ever find a place to live that’s this cheap again.”

Stephen Tozer, 73, who has been living at Delta MHP for four years, also said he’s thoroughly enjoyed his time living in the park.“It’s been a great place to live,” he said. “We’re close to the (Skaha) lake, we get all kinds of sunshine and the park is quiet with all kinds of good neighbours. I’ve loved it here.”

He knows he doesn’t share the same sentiments as many who have been evicted, but Tozer said he understands Kruger’s decision.
“I worked in property development and real estate and I can’t really blame him for what he’s doing,” he said. “That man is doing what anyone would do in terms of ensuring his family’s inheritance remains in good shape.

“I really like Mr. Kruger. He’s a nice man and I’ve never had any reason not to like him. A lot of people are upset, and I don’t blame them, but I personally am not mad at him because he’s always treated me very well.”

Tozer said he’s “luckier than most” in the park because his home can be taken apart in three separate pieces.
“I knew when I committed to this place, that I had better build a place that might have to be moved one day,” he said. “This place operates on a 30-day contract for all the residents. I knew that one day this might happen.”

Even Steven wrote:

dle wrote:We need more parks built and I'd like to see the City doing it. Or a co-op. Or a housing authority. All I know is, we don't have enough of them.

Do you really want the city in a housing business? Ready to pay double the tax to make for their inefficiencies and subsidizing a large population base? Cause a lot of people are not.

Trailer parks are great, but there isn't a whole lot of money in them if you start one right now - that's why developers are not building them. The ones you see are been around for a long time and the land has been paid off a long time ago - that's how they can be profitable.

"There's two different laws, on the reserve and off the reserve... and if you're not a native [on the reserve], you have zero grants to stand on," resident Stew English told Castanet.

"Off the reserve, I think they'd have [compensation] to help them relocate. That's what we're asking, that's all we're asking. We're just trying to be calm about it and keep our sanity."

English added many residents won't be able to move their mobile homes because of their age, making them outdated for building safety, and said they will be torn down by the property owners.

"I don't know where I'm going to be living. Right now I'll be out on the street."

The PIB has no formal legislation to help relocate tenants. The mobile home park in question is on locatee lands, and the band said the situation with tenants is outside the purview of staff and council.

alanjh595 wrote:Purchasing a "mobile home" is always a loss.
1st. A mobile can not be mortgaged. It is "mobile" and can be moved away.
2nd. It is depreciating with age. Just like a brand new car.
3rd. It sits on rented land.
. That makes it as valuable as a new couch delivered to a rental suite.

To compound the devaluation, put it on native land. They have a long history of reneging on their agreements.

zerograv wrote:This is incorrect. I bought a mobile in shannon lake on WFN land. I had a small mortgage. My house has increased in price 50% due to land value (oddly enough land value you don't own matters) and a substantial renovation. In the end I doubled my money in 5 years. The lease is with the provincial government on behalf of both parties so there are protections in place.

There are many leased land areas in westbank that had government protection. West harbour, shannon lake, the park down near the bridge, etc. Properly managed property can be a huge money make for first nations bands and offer great lower cost alternatives to the people who live there.

tnh65 wrote:There is no need write on this forum and blame, I have a easy solution to this problem! I have 5 acres of ALR LAND that produces nothing!! In Summerland that I am willing to set up for these people that need help, rent would be less than what it is now and lesses can be 1 to 5 years or what ever till these people find other alternative, BUT! I need help from mobile home owners to Government to make this happen NOW!! I’m staring Monday morning. If Hogan had any balls it could all happen in 24 hous.

alanjh595 wrote:Purchasing a "mobile home" is always a loss.
1st. A mobile can not be mortgaged. It is "mobile" and can be moved away.
2nd. It is depreciating with age. Just like a brand new car.
3rd. It sits on rented land.
. That makes it as valuable as a new couch delivered to a rental suite.

To compound the devaluation, put it on native land. They have a long history of reneging on their agreements.