Escondido seniors ask council to protect 55 and up mobile home parks from conversion
Senior residents asked the Escondido City Council on September 30 to block conversions of 55 and up mobile home parks to all-age use.
Key facts
- At the Wednesday, September 30 Escondido City Council meeting, senior residents warned that owners of 55 and up mobile home parks may convert them to all-age parks.
- Nancy Howard, a senior park resident, said her park's owners rewrote their rules in January so the park could convert to all-age.
- Speakers urged Escondido to adopt an ordinance like the one the San Marcos City Council passed in September, which protects seven non-resident-owned senior parks from conversion.
- Mayor Dane White said at a candidate forum the next day that he planned to look into the issue.
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Source: Council hears about threat to 55 and up mobile home parks — Escondido Times-Advocate, October 7, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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