A Record Of Success In Mobilehome Case

Every situation is different, every case is different and every outcome could be different. With the powerful combination of good clients; good causes; and the knowledge, skill and mobile home park expertise that Tatro & Lopez, LLP, brings every day, we have achieved some great results recently and helped hundreds of homeowners and residents.

De Anza Cove HOA, et al. v. City of San Diego Outcome

$32 million judgment.

Description

The city of San Diego, which owns and operates the De Anza Cove mobile home park, tried to close the park and evict all the homeowners without adhering to California’s Mobilehome Residency Law that requires the City to help relocate all the people who are going to lose their homes when the park closes. Certified as a class action on behalf of hundreds of homeowners and residents, the case was successfully tried and judgment was entered against the City at an estimated value of $32 million, including the Court ordering the defendant to pay attorneys’ fees and costs. Instead of the roughly $4,000 per home that the City originally offered to pay, the court judgment resulted in an average payout of over $75,000 per home.

Abbit v. City Of San Diego et al. Outcome

$3.6 million settlement on the eve of trial. “We are relieved to have some vindication for the terrible ordeal we endured,” said Ernie Abbit, president of the De Anza Cove Homeowners Association.

Mission Valley Village HOA v. Archstone (Class Action) Outcome

Settlement estimated at over $7 million, with the defendant ordered to pay all attorney fees and costs.

Description

The Mission Valley Village mobile home park was a senior citizen retirement community located in the Mission Gorge area in San Diego. After Archstone — a Fortune 500 company that is renowned nationwide for developing apartment complexes — bought the property and took over operations in 2007, Archstone announced its plan to close the park and build luxury condominiums. But rather than close the park and pay the legally required relocation benefits, Archstone indefinitely put the park closure on hold, then hiked rents park-wide. Residents’ home values plummeted and the fixed-income seniors were immediately faced with an uncertain future and dire economic hardships.

Tatro & Lopez, LLP, filed a class action on behalf of all homeowners and residents. After some contentious litigation, we resolved the case and obtained a courtapproved settlement for 70 households valued at over $7 million, but the benefits of the settlement were estimated to potentially reach $13 million for the homeowners and seniors.

Abbit v. City Of San Diego et al. Outcome

$3.6 million settlement on the eve of trial. “We are relieved to have some vindication for the terrible ordeal we endured,” said Ernie Abbit, president of the De Anza Cove Homeowners Association.

Description

After the city of San Diego took over operation of the De Anza Cove mobile home park in Mission Bay in 2003, the city and its handpicked management and security companies embarked on a series of tactics designed to coerce residents into leaving the park before receiving the relocation benefits the city owes them.

We represented 250 individual homeowners and residents and sued the city, its former management company and its armed security company for the way they ran De Anza Cove and the things they began doing to residents, like tearing down the park’s storage areas, market, playground and laundry facilities; taking out all the furniture and amenities from the common areas; passing unlawful park rules; towing vehicles without proper notice; failing to maintain common areas; and

installing klieg lights, barbed wire fencing and a guard shack at the entrance. The oppressive environment this created drove many residents out of the park.

As the first series of cases were set to go forward with trial, the defendants sought to mediate the case and offered $3.6 million, which our clients found reasonable and accepted.

To learn more about the successes of Tatro & Lopez, LLP, and to set up a consultation with a California lawyer, contact our law firm by calling 858-244-5032.

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