Who was the Attorney for the San Jose trailer park settlement?

40 residents received their lawsuit-settlement checks from attorney James C. Allen and attorney David Semelsberger at party at BJ’s in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Residents of the South San Jose mobile home park California Hawaiian Mobile Estates, three years ago won a huge legal settlement over remarkably bad maintenance.

Who are the residents of the San Jose mobile home settlement?

Residents of the South San Jose mobile home three years ago won a huge legal settlement — $111 million, but many worried they would never see a dime. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group) Residents Ruben Castillo, left, and David McIntyre are photographed outside a settlement party at BJ’s in San Jose, Calif.

Who was evicted from California Hawaiian mobile home park?

SAN JOSE — Of all the horror stories about poor maintenance at the California Hawaiian mobile home park in South San Jose, David McIntyre’s is arguably the worst: The software engineer was evicted on Christmas Eve after complaining that an avocado tree growing underneath his South San Jose mobile home had burst through his shower wall.

Why are there so many lawsuits against Hoa’s?

That, in turn, leads to liens and nonjudicial foreclosures. Dozens of owners have already lost their homes, others are at risk. The plaintiffs further allege that the board members behind the scheme are buying up condo units at auction, for below-market prices.

What was the complaint against the mobile home park owners?

The complaint alleges that the park owners lied to homeowners by telling them that new lease terms, a document known as a prospectus, would apply only to buyers of new homes. Instead, the park owners allegedly forced resale buyers to sign on to the new prospectus, causing them to incur significantly higher rents.

When did people start suing trailer park owners?

Fed up with having their complaints ignored, a small group sued five years ago, risking the possibility that if they lost, they’d be on the hook for the park owner’s substantial legal fees.

Who are the mobile home park owners in Florida?

Law360 (February 5, 2019, 11:26 PM EST) — The homeowners’ association for a central Florida mobile home park filed a putative class action Tuesday accusing the park owners and Tampa law firm Lutz Bobo & Telfair PA of engaging in a racketeering scheme to dupe homeowners and buyers into accepting less favorable land rental terms.

Why are there so many lawsuits against Hoa?

And, according to a lawsuit filed by residents against their developer, the OSSF isn’t operating properly, causing health and environmental hazards. To fix the problems and replace dead trees in the septic field will cost the HOA millions, with costs passed along to homeowners.

Who is the Attorney for schalamar Creek mobile home park?

The homeowners’ association is represented by Daniel W. Perry. Counsel information for the defendants was not immediately available Tuesday. The case is Schalamar Creek Mobile Homeowner’s Association Inc. v. Adler et al., case number 8:19-cv-00291, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.