SEVERAL REASONS TO JOIN MOLA! Why Join MOLA? To learn about the laws that  affect you as a homeowner!  Below are the Manufactured Homeowners Rights that several Manufactured Homeowners Organizations are TRYING to have passed into Law for the residents who live in manufactured housing in the State of Michigan...THE REASON YOU NEED TO JOIN US---IS TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE! 1. RENT INCREASES Homeowner Associations in communities need to be able to nego- tiate with the owner/management rent increases and the owner of the community needs to justify the increases they propose. ( THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY RESIDENTS NEED A HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION IN PLACE ) 2. SMALL TRUCKS AND COMMERICAL VEHICLES These vehicles must be allowed to park in the driveway of a resi- dents home site when they are used in the residents form of earning an income. 3. HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION Community residents cannot be harassed or intimidated by the management. The threat of eviction cannot be used. 4. HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS All residents must be free to organize and join their homeowner association. They must have the right, and no interference from management, to pass out flyers, hold meetings, file complaints, and recruit new membership. 5. RETALIATION When a resident asks for maintenance or repairs to the community, retaliation cannot be used. When a resident or a homeowners association files a complaint with management, retaliation cannot be used. 6. FEES No additional or changed fees may take place without first notifying the home owners association and all community residents personally either by mail or a personal delivery at least 90 days before the change. 7. UTILITIES The cost of an exchange or installation of a meter by management servicing the resident may not be charged to the resident. Utilities are part of the service supplied to the resident in the rent and the expense of metering is up to the owner of the community. The community owner cannot make a profit on the utilities used by the resident. All utilities to the resident must be metered to the resident. 8. INCENTITIVES All incentives will apply to current and new residents. Such as, if a rent reduction is offered to a new resident, a home owner who sells their home may offer their new resident the same incentive as if he had purchased from the community and it will be excepted by management. 9. LICENSED INSTALLERS AND RETAILERS All persons, who are not the resident, that work on the construction of the home in any way, must have an installers license with the State of Michigan. Anyone, other then the owner/resident who is selling the home must have a retailers license with the State of Michigan 10. SENIOR CITIZENS Senior Citizens shall be treated with consideration and respect. Threats of eviction should be considered illegal and those making the threat or unlawful motion in court should be prosecuted in the court system as criminal and civil abuse. 11. COMMUNITY RULES Community rules must be read before anyone signs a rental agreement to move into a community. All rules must be fair and not unreasonable and must be enforced equally to all residents. 12. SALE OF COMMUNITY Should a community owner want to sell their community the resi- dents must be offered the" first right of refusal" to purchase the park. This will be done through the community homeowners asso- ciation. If the residents refuse they should be given 12 months to put their affairs in order. 13. EMINENT DOMAIN Eminent Domain should not be allowed to ever be used in closing a manufactured home community as it can effect too many lives in a fragile population. THESE ARE THE CIVIL RIGHTS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE FIGHTING FOR IN THE STATE CAPTIAL...WE NEED YOU TO JOIN US IN OUR QUEST! THE MORE VOICES THE LOUDER THE NOISE!

MOLA  Membership                               Application                                                                         MOLA Mission MOLA will assist in developing services and programs for manufactured home residents. We will continue to assist in establishing associations in manufactured home communities. MOLA leads the fight in getting our laws passed at the state level, and helps protect and enhance the rights of manufactured home residents. MOLA is working hard to improve communication between residents and park owners, and to resolve disputes with home manufacturers." Date: __________________________________________ Name/City of Community __________________________________________ Name:  _____________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________ City: _________________ Zip Code: ___________________ Phone Number w/area code:( )____________________ Contact Time: _________ AM or ___________ PM Email: _________________________________________ Please make checks payable to MOLA of Michigan, in the amount of $15.00 for annual dues. Mail your check and this application form to: Mrs. Carole Elliott Treasurer 6988 McKean Road, #252 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (734) 483-9749 Email:   carkathelliott@AOL.net