Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
Handicap Ramps
My grandfather lives in a Mobile home park, The management keeps harassing him about the ramps he uses to get his wheel chair in the back of cars. He keeps them in his carport. Management keeps sending him notices that he is violating rules by keeping them there. What can he say to them that would make them understand that he can't keep them anywhere else. Can they ask him to move them since he is Disabled and use them to get around?
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Re: Handicap Ramps
I'm not sure that I agree entirely with Mr. Bennett. First, you will want to check with a lawyer who specializes in ADA - I'm not sure that it extends to the homeowner's space in the park. That being said, the mobile home residency law (MRL) in California does give the park (and therefore its management) the right to implement reasonable rules and regulations, which in every park we have ever done work in includes a provision providing that they cannot store items on their driveway. That being said, the MRL does allow a homeowners to have more than one storage cabinet (shed). Perhaps one of the small, plastic garden sheds (they are about 3' high, green and tan plastic - you can get them at Lowes or Home Depot) would be acceptable on the driveway for him to store these in. Alternatively, I would call the Office of the Mobilehome Ombudsman in Sacramento to see what they think. They are a free resource for residents who live in Mobilehome Parks. Their number is eight-hundred, nine five two, five two seven five. Sorry for the strange phone number format, but this forum doesn't allow us to post phone numbers(?), but you need this number to reach the Ombudsman. I think with the backing of the Ombudsman, you can get this resolved very quickly and without expense to you.
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Re: Handicap Ramps
Management is/are idiots and violating the A.D.A. (American Disabilities Act)
I understand, because I am in a wheel chair(have been for 6 years due to complications from a hip transplant).
They can ask him to move, but he doesn't have to, even if his lease says that this is a violation.
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