Help for Mobile home park laws

[Rashika]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington State

I have lived here for 5 years and had to deal with all terrible landlords that have come and gone in this place. There has been 6 different managers come and gone. We now had this manager for like a year now. Anyways I bought the house from my mother and inherited the contract. The current manager had asked my mother to go out with and she said hell no and ever since then he has done everything he can to harass me. He even complained about me getting an outside freezer for my house that has a padlock and no one can get into except for me. No where in the contract does it say I can not have an outside freezer.

Anyways when I moved here I had paid a pet deposit for 2 pets of my choice and the current manager at that time agreed that I could have any pet (meaning dog or cat) I wanted. About a a month and a half ago I found my cat murdered on the side of the street. Cops got involved....long story. Anyways so I decided to get a dog this time cuz I had my cat for 14 yrs and I didnt think I could handle another cat.

Well the new manager said I have to get rid of my puppy because it is over the weight limit of the park rules which is 15lbs. So I then asked, why can the rest of the tenants here have dogs that weigh 100 lbs or more. He says, because they are under the grandfather law...then I said I am talking about the new tenants and he says they paid a $200 pet deposit. I then said...so those people can break rule if they pay you? He says yes. Then I said I had already paid a deposit for my pet 5 yrs ago, and he started yelling at me, then I stated I had talked to the other tenants and they said they did not have to pay a pet deposit. He got even more mad and started screaming at me.

There is A LOT more that has happened in this park and theres not enough time for me to type it all out today.

Anyways, I told him I feel I am being treated unfairly and I asked how would he feel if I got a lawyer involved for these issues and he stated he would evict me if I got a lawyer involved. What should I do? I have proof that I paid for the pet deposits 5 yrs ago.

He is discriminating against me. Im not sure why he is doing it other then my mother telling him she wasnt interested in him.

Thanks for any help in advance.

~Shika

 

[FarmerJ]

Manufactured/ Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act Termination of a Tenancy by the Landlord
If the landlord has reason to require the renter to move, in most cases, written notice must be provided to the tenant by the landlord and there are very specific reasons that a landlord may evict a tenant. The following are those reasons and the amount of notice that is required:

If the tenant fails to pay the rent, the landlord can give a notice requiring the tenant to pay in five days or leave;
A substantial, repeated, or periodic violation of the park rules. The landlord must give 15 days notice to comply or move out. The notice must also specify the infraction. If a landlord is attempting to evict a tenant for a violation of the park rules or the rental agreement, the landlord must submit the dispute to mediation within 5 days of having served the notice;
If the tenant violates a “material change” in park rules (a change in rules regarding pets, tenants with children, or recreational facilities), the landlord must give a six-month notice to comply or move out;
If the tenant commits a crime or is convicted of one that threatens the health, safety, or welfare of the other mobile home park tenants the landlord may evict the tenant by providing 15 days notice;
If the tenant engages in criminal activity, the landlord may evict without providing any notice. Notification by law enforcement of a seizure of drugs by law enforcement or registration as a sex offender may provide sufficient basis for eviction under this section;
If the tenant fails to comply with local ordinances and state laws about mobile home parks, the landlord may attempt to evict after 15 days, once the notice has been served and the behavior continues. The notice may come not only from the landlord, but also a governmental agency;
A change of land use of the mobile home park. If the landlord intends to convert the use of the park, a 12 month notice must be provided to the tenants;
If the tenant made a false statement on any part of the rental application and it is discovered by the landlord within a year;
If the tenant engages in disorderly conduct or conduct which is substantially annoying and which disrupts the peace, health, safety or welfare of other tenants. The tenant may be evicted within 15 days of being provided notice if he or she fails to comply;
Service of three five day notices to pay or vacate, or three 15 day notices to comply or vacate within a 12 month period. The landlord may be able to evict a tenant if he or she has been served 3 valid five day notices to pay or vacate, or three 15 day notices to comply or vacate within a 12 month period. The timeframe begins to run with the service of the first notice;
For complete information on reasons that a landlord can evict a mobile home park tenant, see RCW 59.20.080.
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[Rashika]

That did not help at all.....just told me what I know already....haha.

 

[Zigner]

That did not help at all.....just told me what I know already....haha.

Well, you're welcome.

Now, since you already know the answers, please let us know why you are here.

 

[Rashika]

What should I do to a Landlord that threatens to evict me when I say I am going to get a lawyer? And also when he is discriminating against me.

 

[Zigner]

Not all discrimination is illegal...