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Update - The charges against Tammy Hoth have been Dropped !
Susie Cole manager Casa Village has agreed to drop the charges against Tammy Hoth!
Cole & Hoth have already signed the paperwork to have the charges dropped. One stipulation in there agreement to drop the charges is that Tammy Hoth not enter Casa Village for one year. According to the email we received, Susie Cole will no longer be in Billings Montana at the end of that year. Tammy Hoth continues to meet with residents of Casa Village outside of the property, so this concession should not impact her ability to organize and inform that community.
...<< MORE >>Update - Can your rights to Freedom of Speech & Expression be violated by a park owner ? - "Woman denies trespassing charge"
Update:
Tammy plead not guilty yesterday morning. Her trial is set for Tuesday, February 5th, at 2pm.
To everyone who called or wrote the city attorney and mayor, thank you! To those of you who have not yet had a chance, it remains important to do so!
The mayor is claiming he’s only received seven calls or emails and the city attorney is claiming only nine calls. My count is only twelve confirmed calls or emails. We can and need to do much better than this! Calling and emailing instructions are listed below.
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Can your rights to Freedom of Speech & Expression be violated by a park owner ? - "Woman denies trespassing charge"
Story available at http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/01/11/news/local/36-tresspass.txt
The Legal Corner - One Small Law May Provide Powerful Protection to Manufactured Housing Park Tenants - By: Attorney Rob Hunt
Tenants in Manufactured Housing Parks are vulnerable to the park owners. This is not a concern when the park owners are honest and decent people. However, when park owners seek to take advantage of their tenants, it becomes very difficult because tenants have limited options under those circumstances. Unlike people renting a house or an apartment, park tenants usually own the home and pay rent for the lot. It is not as simple as just moving out.
Park tenants have numerous ways to defend themselves against unscrupulous park owners. Of ...<< MORE >>
The Legal Corner - Home Owners and Tenants - Enforcing Your Rights - by Attorney Rob Hunt, Gilford
As a home owner and a tenant in a manufactured housing park, it is sometimes difficult to know what your rights are and how you can protect and enforce your rights. The law is not simple, and the proper assistance in understanding it might not be available or may be hard to find. Regulations, Statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and other legal materials related to manufactured housing are complicated. It is hard to know what law applies to what situation and who to ask for help.
In New Hampshire, there are ...<< MORE >>
Manufactured Housing Park Program Report - July 2007 - by David Stack, MHPP Program Director
MHPP staff continue to work with Fannie Mae Corporation and two local banks on the $10MM Fannie Mae demonstration for financing homes in NH cooperatives – the only manufactured housing communities in the country that will be eligible for government-sponsored, enterprise-supported, conventional residential mortgage loan products. Current plans call for the pilot program to be rolled out in the upcoming fiscal year.
<< MORE >>Letter from the President - Lois Parris - July 2007
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1) Did you know that the person installing your manufactured house is now required to be licensed by the State of New Hampshire. ...<< MORE >>
Important information about state and federal legislation
Ask the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund how to purchase your park
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