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Resources on Site
The purpose of this site is to provide information to landlords, tenants and lawyers on mobile home park, manufactured housing and fair housing laws in Arizona. On the left are links to pages covering various aspects of this.
Blog
The current year's Blog is updated once or twice a week. When the Arizona Legislature is in session I will discuss significant bills under consideration affecting mobile home parks and landlords in general. Other proposed and newly enacted legislation from the municipal to the national level will also be reviewed as will major court decisions.
Of course the main point of the Blog is to alert interested parties to new problems, developments and trends affecting them.I will also offer my views and opinions on much of this stuff. People who disagree are welcome to e-mail me and I might even publish opposing viewpoints.
Articles
Over the years I have written hundreds of articles for MHCA that have appeared in its newsletters since 1987. I have created an archive of articles published since 2007 and they can be viewed by clicking on the MHC Articles page on the left. A list of titles is at the top and you can click on the one that interests you. A few articles dealing with fair housing issues are listed and reproduced separately. You can view these by clicking on the Fair Housing Articles button at the left.
Law Summaries
I have created brief summaries of the MHP Landlord Tenant Act and the Long Term RV Space Rental Act that can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate button at the left. These should not be mistaken for the detailed manuals published by the MHCA on these subjects. And the MHP law summary should not be mistaken for the summary published by the State that must be given to tenants periodically.
Special Interest Items
Sometimes items of special interest will be published under the Special Interest heading on this page below.
This site was created in 2007 and has experienced increasing viewership since then. I invite comments and criticisms. Though I have a thick hide, I also have a quick trigger finger on the delete button so don't get too insulting.
SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS
RELOCATION FUND FLYER. This one page flyer explains how the Fire Building and Life Safety Department has been ripping off the Mobile Home Relocation Fund as recently reported by a State Auditor General Report. I believe every park should print this and post it on the bulletin board for tenants to read. http://www.michaelparhamlaw.citymax.com/f/MHCA_Relo._Fund_Flyer.pdf
MHCA CITY OF BENSON AMICUS BRIEF. MHCA has filed a brief with the Court of Appeals in a case involving how zoning changes are applied in older MHC's that cannot comply with the changes and whether they are "grandfathered in". To see the Brief go here: http://www.michaelparhamlaw.citymax.com/f/MHCA.City.of.Benson.Amicus.Brief.pdf
BEDBUGS. Here is an addendum to be used for the rental of park owned mobile homes dealing with bedbugs satisfying a 2011 law that may or may not apply to the rental of park owned homes: http://wzplegal.com/content/bed-bug-addendum
CORPORATIONS TAKE NOTE: Anyone naming me as statutory agent must make updates to their records with the Arizona Corporation Commission reflecting my new address.
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Michael A. Parham
Williams, Zinman & Parham, P.C.
7701 E. Indian School Rd., Suite J
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
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