Rules & rent controlCaliforniaOrganizations: Harmony Communities Inc., University Park Manufactured Housing Community LLCBy RISE Community editorsPosted on RISE
Goleta Commission Recommends Permanent Seniors-Only Protection for Mobile Home Park
Goleta's Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend a permanent ordinance keeping University Mobile Home Park, the city's only seniors-only park, from going all-ages.
Key facts
- The Goleta Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt a permanent senior mobile park overlay district covering the whole city.
- University Mobile Home Park at 520 Pine Ave. is the only seniors-only community among Goleta's five mobile home parks.
- A qualifying park must have at least one resident age 55 or older in at least 80% of its spaces and complete an annual age-verification process with the city.
- The current urgency ordinance, adopted in February and extended in March, is set to expire in February 2027 unless made permanent.
- University Park Manufactured Housing Community LLC sued Goleta in U.S. District Court in March, alleging Fair Housing Act violations, and a motion to dismiss is still pending.
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Source: Goleta Planners Back Protections for City’s Only Seniors Mobile Home Park — Noozhawk, September 29, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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