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    So I live in a mob.home prk. We sign a lease yearly for lot rent. Now, they've presented us with: 1 yr., 2yr. or month-to-month option. I do want out of here bad, but I don't want them having an easier time to get rid of me before I'm ready to go. I'm trying to decide, I have like 2 wks to turn it in


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    Default Re: leases..

    i would do month to month if the price was right.

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    Yeah, that's what I was thinking. They're all for the same price, it's just the time frame that's diferent.


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    If they're all for the same price, you should ALWAYS go month to month. No reason you should make a longer commitment to them than you have to.

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    month to month

    why would they get rid of you? if there is no reason, then they won't. And if they do, you move, which should be relatively easy for you.

    And that's worst case scenario.

    Worst case scenario if you do a yearly lease is that you want out early and can't leave, or owe a lot of money.

    Seems like an easy choice to me.

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    month to month for sure--- you never know what life is going to throw at you.. and it's worth it to sacrifice only having 30 days notice to leave in exchange for freedom and not having to pay an extra month's rent should something come up before the year is over.

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    If the monthly cost is the same with or without a lease, the ONLY virtue of signing a lease is that you are guaranteed to be able to continue renting at x dollars per month for the next y months. In the absence of a lease, you of course are free to give your 30 days notice and move on without additional rent / lease buyout expense. But in the absence of a lease, your landlord is also free to raise the monthly rent at any time. And technically the landlord could also give you 30 days notice that YOU must move out in the absence of a lease.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    month to month

    why would they get rid of you? if there is no reason, then they won't. And if they do, you move, which should be relatively easy for you.

    And that's worst case scenario.

    Worst case scenario if you do a yearly lease is that you want out early and can't leave, or owe a lot of money.

    Seems like an easy choice to me.
    Well, it's a long story but, they really don't like me, to say the least. A few things have already been thrown at me, which on the surface don't seem that bad. They already threw someone out (for a few months nonpayment of rent). But. She previously tried to sell her home, (& had a firm buyer). They refused to let her sell it, then later she got in a rough spot, lost her job, hence the rent problem. She ended up getting a pittance of what she paid, & had to move in a hurry. Reading what Mel says gives me pause.
    Basically, this place prob. won't be here in the long haul with all the many land deals, & things going on anway.
    & thanks for everyone's imput.


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    How does that work, you own your mobile home and you rent the land it's on right?

    How much of a pain in the ass would it be to move a mobile home? Is it something you could do without too much of a problem if you got a 30 day notice?
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    Quote Originally Posted by VegasPrincess View Post
    How does that work, you own your mobile home and you rent the land it's on right?

    How much of a pain in the ass would it be to move a mobile home? Is it something you could do without too much of a problem if you got a 30 day notice?
    Yes, that's right, & it's a f***d up situation, if you ask me.
    It would be a huge pain & expense to move it, not to mention no parks rent just spaces anymore, they want to sell/rent their own mobiles.
    I strongly want out of here, but with my mom & everything, it's not possible right now, unless I get a huge job or something.


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    The dangers of going month to month could be that they could raise the rent at any time on it. Unless of course there's some kind of stipulation in the lease itself.

    Going the whole year minimizes the risk of increases. At least that's been my experience.






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    as far as mobile homes are concerned ... and particularly in a state like Florida ... there are LOTS of complications.

    - if you attempt to move a mobile home, you probably face state transportation laws which won't allow mobile homes more than 10 years old to use state / county roads. This most likely means that moving any mobile home that is more than 10 years old is a total impossibility. This also likely translates into the ONLY feasible buyer for an older mobile home being the owner of the 'trailer park' it is already set up in ... at whatever price the 'trailer park' owner decides he is willing to pay.

    - if the mobile home is less than 10 years old the option exists to move it. However, if you set up a mobile home in a new spot, either a rental spot in a 'trailer park' or on private property, a number of new 'hurricane proofing' codes would now apply. This potentially means spending thousands of dollars for ground anchors, for steel cables etc. Also, after Hurricane Katrina, insurance underwriters altered rates to reduce subsidies paid in by insurance customers in low risk states, and raised rates for insurance customers in high risk states ( like Florida). A new location means new insurance !

    - because of a number of issues which boil down to there now being far fewer 'trailer park' rental lots available than there are potential renters , 'trailer park' owners now almost universally support the functional equivalent of a 'homeowner's association' ... meaning that new applicants for available rental lots will be scrutinized in regard to the condition of their mobile home (and unofficially scrutinized in regard to lots of other issues)

    - while it IS possible to set up a mobile home on your own plot of land, the practical issues involved in getting all of the zoning / health / inspection approvals necessary in regard to water / sewer / power / anchoring etc. make this a very expensive proposition these days.

    IMHO owning a mobile home is even worse than owning a Condo ... because the owner isn't actually in control of their own destiny, and because (after the 10 year point anyhow) buying and selling involves the approval of a de-facto 'homeowners association' or a distressed sale to the 'trailer park' owner for a pittance.

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    Quote Melonie: IMHO owning a mobile home is even worse than owning a Condo ... because the owner isn't actually in control of their own destiny, and because (after the 10 year point anyhow) buying and selling involves the approval of a de-facto 'homeowners association' or a distressed sale to the 'trailer park' owner for a pittance.

    YES! exactly. Waaay worse than condo owning. I haven't exactly decided, but I think I'll do the yearly leas. I must 'request permission' to do this.

    Quote Melonie: because of a number of issues which boil down to there now being far fewer 'trailer park' rental lots available than there are potential renters , 'trailer park' owners now almost universally support the functional equivalent of a 'homeowner's association' ... meaning that new applicants for available rental lots will be scrutinized in regard to the condition of their mobile home (and unofficially scrutinized in regard to lots of other issues)

    RIIIGHT! again!^ This is why we now have to fill out a 'Privacy Policy' which doesn't disclose (but I happen to know cause I get my credit reports) that they are running our credit (even after our being here long term) to possibly up the rent like insurance companies are doing to charge more for their insurance.
    quote: info we collect & use: we collect nonpublic personal info about you from following sources: info we receive from you on apps or other forms, info about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, and info received from consumer reporting agency.


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