Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 19, 2007
Housing Boon
Forum Column - By Thomas W. Casparian - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to veto a bill that would have made it harder for mobile home renters to become owners was a much-needed gesture of support for affordable housing in California.
By Thomas W. Casparian
Last week, a veto by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger preserved a law that creates an incentive for mobile home park owners to sell rental spaces to residents and encourages the residents to buy. Although this same law contains provisions limiting rent increases for low-income residents, an alliance of wealthier residents and power-hungry local officials nearly succeeded in its drive to stop conve...
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