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City of Santa Ana Mobile Home Parks <br />Assessment of Existing Conditions and Policy Options <br />May 21, 2019 <br />homeowners association and have barred management from attending resident <br />meetings. <br />The option for rental assistance was discussed and further information was provided on <br />the rental assistance program administered by MHET which provides a subsidy equal to <br />10% of the monthly space rent. The program is privately funded, voluntary, and not <br />required by law. Assistance is temporary and applicants must reapply each year. While <br />the program is available to all mobile home owners, applicants must also meet certain <br />criteria. To qualify for the program, applicants must meet eligibility guidelines pertaining <br />to household income, monthly housing costs, and real and personal property. <br />Additionally, to qualify for the program the space on which the applicant resides can not <br />be regulated by rent control and no more than 10% of the residents in the park can <br />receive assistance. <br />Information on the rental assistance program was provided to Bali Hi residents at a <br />residents' meeting and also mailed to 149 of the residents. The five residents receiving <br />assistance from the Housing Authority were not formally notified since the program <br />guidelines do not allow an applicant to receive rental assistance from any other rental <br />assistance program. 45 of the 149 residents expressed interest and requested an <br />application. 11 applications were subsequently received and approved. <br />The MHET representative noted that if someone is in dire need and requires greater <br />than a 10% subsidy, that MHET will present the case to the owner of the mobile home <br />park who may choose to further subsidize the rent. If a mobile home park owner <br />chooses not to participate in the MHET program, additional subsidy may still be <br />available from MHET. Staff enquired the number of people in the City of Santa Ana <br />who are receiving rental assistance from the MHET program and whether all park <br />owners have chosen to participate in the program. The MHET representative <br />responded that this information is considered private and would not be disclosed. <br />During the meeting, staff asked what other options exist if an owner cannot afford an <br />increase in rent, and cannot qualify for the rental assistance program. The Bali Hi <br />representative responded that 153 of the 154 coaches are owned and an owner may <br />choose to sell their home. Currently no homes have been listed for sale since <br />notification of the rent increase. Staff also presented various options that may be <br />12 <br />65A-15 <br />