L.A. County Mobile Home Parks Keep Closing as Residents Fight to Stay
Los Angeles County has lost roughly 200 mobile home parks since 1986, and residents in Carson and Bell are fighting closures.
Key facts
- Los Angeles County has lost roughly 200 mobile home parks since 1986, about one-fourth of its stock, according to state housing department data.
- Carson adopted rent control for its parks in 1979, and its park count fell from 36 to 20 since 1980.
- In 2023, Carson created a special land designation for parks, so any other use requires a rezoning.
- The city of Bell bought two parks in 1995, says it spends $1.5 million a year on them, and plans to sell the parks, which would displace nearly 300 residents.
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn sent Bell a letter in January urging the city to drop its closure plans.
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Source: Mobile homes, an overlooked refuge of affordability, are disappearing in L.A. Residents fight to stay — Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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