Volume 45 Issue 2

3nd Quarter 2014

July 2014

Page 2 Email address for receiv-

ing MHL

Page 6 Presidents Message

Page 8 MHOA Application

Page 9 Meeting minutes

Page 10 Meeting Agenda

Page 11 Directions

MHOA NEEDS Your Help

Attorney General Office

Manufactured Housing Dispute Resolution Pro-gram—RCW59.30 800 Fifth Avenue Suite 2000, Seattle, WA 98104-3188 206-464-6684

www.atg.wa.gov/MHDR.aspx WA State Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection

We continue to need your help. Thanks to those who previously responded to

our request for information about your park in order to update our database.

Please call Bob Burton, VP East at 509-295-8225, or e-mail Bob at

rhb425@aol.com. We need the name of your park, current monthly rent on your

lot, amount of last increase, do you have a clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis court,

horseshoe court, hot tub, or picnic area. Does your rent include water, sewer,

trash or cable? Does your park allow pets, do they require a deposit? If you have

a clubhouse, would you want a representative for MHOA to come make a park

presentation and address your problems and questions, if so, please call the MHOA

office at 360-373-2436. Would you be willing to host a MHOA Quarterly General

Membership Meeting? Say, December or January?

Despite recruiting nearly 100 new members, through July of this year, there are

159 members who are delinquent in the payment of their $15 annual renewal dues.

We need you to renew your membership! If you’ve moved, sold your home, went

into assisted living, or are no interested, call or e-mail the office.

Remember—MHOA is a 501c-3 IRS Non-Profit, you can write off cash donations

to MHOA. Please help us by sending in a donation. $10, $20, $30, $50, $100.

If you have questions about

RCW59.20 or RCW59.30, please

call the AG’s office at 206-464-

6684 or 1-866-924-6458. Copies

of both laws can be obtained from

the AG’s office, the MHOA of-

fice or at www.mhoa.net.

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MHOA MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Saturday, September 13, 2014

MHOA’s 3rd Quarter Membership Meeting will be held on Saturday, Sep-

tember 13, 2014 hosted by San Souci MHP, 11201 128th Street East,

Puyallup, WA 98374.

The Agenda for the meeting is on page 10, directions on page 11. Please

RSVP your attendance to MHOA at (360) 373-2436 or mhoaof-

fice@mhoa.net. All MHOA members are invited to attend and to (BRING A

NEIGHBOR, FELLOW RESIDENT, OR PERSON INTERESTED IN JOIN-

ING MHOA OR LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE

DO FOR YOU) (South end area residents especially invited to attend).

PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS MEMBERSHIP MEETING.

THIS WILL BE YOUR CHANCE TO LISTEN TO YOUR OFFICERS AND

BOARD MEMBERS BRING YOU UP-T0-DATE ON THE PROGRESS OF

REBUILDING MHOA. LEARN MORE ABOUT 2015 LEGISLATION,

OUR PROCESS TOWARDS OBTAINING GRANT MONEY TO SUPPORT

MHOA AND HOW YOU CAN HELP MHOA IN OUR 48TH YEAR OF

SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS.

EMAIL ADDRESS USED FOR MHL and RENEWALS If you have an e-mail address and you are still receiving a hard copy of our Manufactured

Home Living Newsletters in the mail, then MHOA does not have your correct e-mail address.

You need to contact us at 360-373-2436 or mhoaoffice@mhoa.net and advise of your e-mail

address. We send the MHL newsletters out via regular mail only to those without a computer

(note—we do not mail the newsletters to members who are delinquent in paying dues). The

current and several past newsletters are on our website at www.mhoa.net, click on the

“MHL” link, read and/or download and print out copies of the most current Newsletter

and pass out to residents in your community or place in your clubhouse. We need companies and vendors to advertise in the MHL or to join MHOA as an Associate

Member. Call or e-mail Bob Burton, MHOA VP East at 509-295-8225 or rhb425@aol.com

with suggestions. The Associate Member annual fee is $100 and vendors can attend our mem-

bership meetings and make a presentation on their products and services.

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Manufactured-Mobile Home Owners of America, Inc.

3627 Wheaton Way Suite 105B

Bremerton, WA 98310

mhoaoffice@mhoa.net

(360) 373-2436

www.mhoa.net

State Officers

Andy Bergman

President

(253) 820-6848

andybergman@yahoo.com

Cheryl Pasternak Robert H. Burton

V-President West V-President East

(360) 307-0065 (509) 295-8225

mhoaoffice@mhoa.net rhb425@aol.com

Secretary Treasurer

Bob Erickson Darryl Sampson

(253 475-0219 (253) 531-7181

tyamamotto@aol.com

MHL Publisher MHOA Photographer

Andy Bergman (open)

* * * * *

(360) 373-2436 Call the main office first at 360—373-2436.

District Directors District 1/2 Open

District 3 Open

District 4 Open

District 5 Ron Vail (360) 326-4643

Dan Smoron (360) 256-9049

District 6 Open

District 7 Bill Pykus (509) 302-8700

District 8 Open

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

PLEASE RSVP TO:

Cheryl at

360-373-2436

Until MHOA is successful in obtaining grant

money to support our efforts under our 501c

-3, we desperately need members to renew.

We also need every MHOA member to

personally commit to recruiting a minimum

of five of your neighbors to join MHOA. If

every current MHOA member would

accomplish this goal, we could increase our

membership up to nearly 4,000 members.

We need more members to commit to

working in their parks to strengthen their

MHOA Chapter or HOA by volunteering to

be an officer or helper. We also need more

District and Regional Directors to help

recruit new members, answer resident

questions, and set up new Chapters or

HOAS. We especially need District

Directors in the areas north and south of

Seattle and in Eastern Washington. This is

not a hard job and is very satisfying when

you help your fellow manufactured home

residents. Andy Bergman, our State

President, or Bob Burton, our Vice President

East, are available to train you how to make

park presentations, answer resident

questions and concerns and help set up

Chapters and HOAs.

National MHOA (NMHOA) - Save the

date—NMHOA’s national convention will

be held this year in Seattle from November

13-15, with a reception on the evening of the

13th. For the agenda, details, location,

contact Rita Loberger at

rolberger@comcast.net. Please sign up.

Advertising Rates

Full Page: 7.5 W x 9.8 H $210.00

1/2 Page: 7.5 W x 4.8 H $112.00

1/2 Page: 3.6 W x 9.8 H $112.00

1/4 Page: 3.6 W x 4.8 H $62.50

Business Card: 3.5 W x 2.0 H $25.00

September 13

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Senior Discounts—We previously

reported Applebee’s Restaurant for a

15% discount, the discount is only

10%. The 15% discount only ap-

plies with a “Golden Apple Card”.

Suspicious vehicles—If you notice

a suspicious vehicle driving through

your park, write down the following

description and give to your manag-

er:

Color, make and boy type of the car

(sedan, two door, convertible,

pickup, van), License number and

state

Other identification (body damage)

and make of the car,.

Selling your home—If someone

calls and is interested in seeing your

home, it is best to get their name and

number and tell them you’ll call

them back to confirm an appoint-

ment. This is more for security rea-

sons than anything else. You need to

know as much as possible about

who you’re inviting into your home

and that they are really interested in

the home and park and not just cas-

ing the joint. If you are single, in-

vite one of your neighbors to be with

you in the home when the visitors

arrive so you can have someone with

them at all times. Don’t let a visitor

wander through your home by them-

selves. Put your jewelry box away..

Bake cookies, put out flowers!

Office Volunteers—We need volunteers

to help out in the office in Bremerton.

Skills necessary are answering phones,

opening mail, answering e-mails, filing,

and greeting guests and visitors. The time

commitment could be anywhere from 5-

20 hours per week. We are hoping to re-

ceive grant funds in 2014, which we

might be able to offer some monetary

compensation to our volunteers. If you

live in or around the Kitsap peninsula and

can help out, please call Cheryl Pasternak

at the office at 360-373-2436.

Safety Tips

1. Keen emergency numbers in large

print next to each phone and on

your refrigerator.

2. Think about signing up for some

kind of “Life Alert” device.

3. Have your vision checked at least

once a year.

4. Have your doctor or pharmacist

look at all the medicines you take,

even over-the-counter medicines.

Some medicines can make you

sleepy or dizzy.

5. Get up slowly after you sit or lie

down.

6. Wear shoes both inside and out-

side the home. Avoid going bare-

foot or wearing slippers.

7. Improve the lighting in your

home, put in brighter light bulbs.

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Stop Discrimination in Housing—The laws protect you from discrimination

based on your: Race, color, sex or gender, ancestry, religion, age 40 or older, na-

tional origin, marital status, parental/familial status, disability, sexual orientation,

retaliation, or se of a trained service animal.

Were you denied housing because you come from another country, or because you

do not speak English? Has your landlord made repairs for some tenants but not

others, based on their race, color or national origin? Did your landlord make you

pay more money or refuse to rent to you because you have a large family? Have

you ever been told, “we don’t allow children in the clubhouse or riding bikes in

common areas” Did a manager refuse to rent to you because you use a wheelchair

or walker?

Drinking water problems—Systems can be especially vulnerable during floods.

The Office of Drinking Water, within the Department of Health, can provide in-

formation for water systems: ODW Headquarters—360-236-3100.

INVITE YOUR MHOA OFFICERS OR DISTRICT DIRECTORS TO COME

VIST YOUR PARK, AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, MHOA IS HERE

TO HELP. WE CAN MEET IN YOUR CLUBHOUSE, IN A RESIDENT’S

HOME, A NEARBY GRANGE HALL, FIRE STATION, BANK MEETING

ROOM, LIBRARY, RESTAURANT, OR SCHOOL. CALL THE MHOA OFFICE

AT 360-373-2436 OR E-MAIL US AT mhoaoffice@mhoa.net WITH YOUR

CONCERNS. WE WILL PASS YOUR MESSAGE ON TO ONE OF OUR OF-

FICERS OR DISTRICT DIRECTORS AND HELP YOU SET UP A PARK VISIT

TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS AND EDUCATE YOU ON THE LAWS

THAT PROTECT YOUR INTEREST IN YOUR PARK AND HOW YOU CAN

FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE.

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President’s Message

From Andy Bergman—Summer has arrived throughout our state—do enjoy it, despite

the heat. MHOA made history this past June in hosting our first Manager training of-

fered for owners and managers of parks in and around Vancouver, WA. We had 14 at-

tend to learn how best to work cooperatively with residents in their respective parks. We

worked with the Park Owner’s Association in putting on this training session. We hope

to have our next training session in the fall. Watch for information on this date. We ex-

pect the next class to be held in the Tacoma area to draw from the surrounding area.

We welcome our many new members who have joined MHOA this year (now at over

100). We appreciate your support and we are looking forward to getting more Chapters

or HOAs started. Keep those memberships coming in (invite your neighbor to a MHOA

meeting)!

Our 3rd Quarter MHOA Membership Meeting will be on Saturday, September 13 in the

clubhouse at San Scouci MHP in Puyallup . Registration, coffee and social starting at

9:00 am, with breakfast put on by the park ($3.00 cash only), the MHOA meeting will

start after breakfast (at about 10-10:30 am). Put the date on your calendar now. A light

lunch will be served for $6 (cash only), or you can brown bag. All the money received

will go to the host park. Please call the office at 360-373-2436 or e-mail us at mhoaof-

fice@mhoa.net to let us know you will attend as we need an accurate court for lunch or if

you will be brown bagging. This meeting is open to all so make plans to attend. We’d

like a super turnout for the people who are planning and hosting this meeting. This is a

good time to bring residents who are not members so they can learn about MHOA and

join. THE LUNCHES ARE GREAT!

As always, we continue to solicit membership through your contacts. Members grow

with person-to-person contact within a park at the park’s social events or just chatting

with your neighbors. Please keep up the good work. We are gathering names of people

who would like to become move involved with the MHOA organization. There is plenty

of mentoring available so jump in now and express interest in running for an office or

District Director position, or talk with someone you know who might be great at this.

GET OUT THERE AND TALK UP MEMBERSHIP AND BRING FIVE OF

YOUR FELLOW RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT

MHOA AND HOPEFULLY JOIN US. BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND CON-

CERNS, WE CAN HELP! If you know of a senior or low-income resident that would

like to join MHOA but can’t afford the $15 dues payments—donate $15 for them to join!

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Welcome to our Associate Member page. These companies, vendors and

agencies have paid or provided services MHOA to advertise in our MHL

Newsletter and support MHOA. We encourage you to contact them to talk

to them about their services.

Mountainside Financial - This company offers Manufactured/Mobile

Home financing and refinancing nationwide for owners of homes in parks

and on land where the home and the land are financed separately. With as

5% down, you can own a manufactured home. Mountainside also offers

manufactured/mobile home equity loans. You can borrow money against

your home’s equity to pay off bills, do home improvements, or take the va-

cation of your dreams. This home refinance option can offer you the funds

you’re looking for at the lowest possible rates available. Fixed rates, sim-

ple interest loans, no prepayment penalties, reduce your payment, shorten

your payment, home loans only, no land. Check out our website at

www.mountainsidefinancial.com or call us at 1-877-475-6852 today for a

“free quote” with no obligation.

American Income Life—MHOA Member Benefit for Automatic Acci-

dental Death & Dismemberment Insurance at No Cost. We remind all

members of the supplementary Accidental Death and Dismemberment in-

surance partnership between AIL and MHOA. This benefit to members

provides for an insurance benefit of $4,000. In the event of an accidental

death of a member or spouse, of dismemberment, please call Fran Chris-

tie at 1-877-531-5773 for details. Information and sign up cards are

mailed to all new MHOA members.

Endorsed by MHOA.

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MHOA APPLICATION Membership Dues—-$15/yearly with a Subscription to the

Manufactured Home Living included Name _________________________________________

Address _______________________________________

City___________________ St.______ Zip __________

Phone ________________County __________________

Name of Park___________________________________

E-Mail address _________________________________

MHOA Manufactured-Mobile Home Owners of

America, Inc.

3627 Wheaton Way Suite 105B

Bremerton, WA 98310

PHONE: 360-373-2436

E-MAIL: mhoaoffice@mhoa.net

Website: www.mhoa.net

Extreme Hot Weather—Summer is here and so is the heat:

Stay indoors and in an air-conditioned area as much as possible

Drink plenty of fluids, avoid alcohol, soda pop and coffee

Cover windows that receive direct sunlight

If it is to hot to remain in your home, your local City or County Gov-

ernment Office may provide emergency cooling shelters.

During an Emergency or Disaster

Listen to your radio or television for official information

If ordered to evacuate, follow official directions to a safe place or

shelter, take your emergency kit (one in your home, one in your car)

Use the telephone for emergency calls only

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May, 3, 2014

The MHOA Annual Meeting of members for 2014 was held at Broadmoor

MHP, in Yakima, and was called to order by President Andy Berman at 10

am. Attendance was 27.

President Bergman addressed the first Manager Training Program for 2014,

which will be put on by the park owner’s association (MHCW) in Creekside

Mobile Estates in Vancouver. 113 letters were sent to park owners asking

them to send their managers to this training.

Senator Curtis King from the Yakima legislative district was the guest speak-

er for the event and talked about the State Budget. Senator King reported

that there is no increase in college tuition for state schools for 015, 2 billion is

needed for education in the future. The budget for the year is supposed to be

balanced, with no new taxes.

The Treasurer’s report was presented by Mr. Bergman. There is a potential

to have a grant submission by may for $2,000 (note—this fell apart, but Bob

Burton, Vice President East, is working on preparing and submitting grant

applications for $30,000 each to five different government and private grant

agencies or funding sources).

Election of Officers: It was moved, seconded and unanimously passed that

the current slate of MHOA officers be re-elected for another year.

The annual John Landis Award went to Fred Jones for his 14 years of faith-

ful service and to Judith E. White, Chair of the Legislative Team (the LAT),

both long term members of MHOA.

New Business—President Bergman presented the potential of having a work-

shop this coming fall for both managers and tenants to talk about problems

in communities and how we can both work together to solve problems.

The meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm.

ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

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MHOA MEMBRSHIP MEETING

Saturday, September 13, 2014

San Souci MHP

11201 128th Street East, Puyallup, WA 98374

9:00 AM Early Birds, registration, Breakfast coffee and snacks (put on

by the host park), socializing

10:00 AM Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, opening remarks, intro-

duction of MHOA members and guests

Minutes of the May 3rd Annual Membership Meeting read by the Secretary,

Bob Erickson, (there is an abbreviated copy on copy on page 7)

Treasurer’s Report—Darryl Sampson, update on financial income/expenses

fiscal year-to-date.

Membership report

District Directors and Vice President reports—park visits, problems, issues, new

MHOA Chapters, new HOAs

Legislation—Report on legislation proposed in 2015

Old Business - Grant money applications

Obtaining new members (dinner award to the MHOA member

bringing in the most new members since last October.)

New Business—

Lunch 12 noon, $6.00. (cash only—money goes to the host park) (MEMBERS

AND GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY FOR LUNCH AND LATER

FOR SOCIALIZING, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS). Directions to the meet-

ing and the park are on page 11

Please rsvp your attendance and if you are eating lunch or brown bagging to the

MHOA office at 360-373-2436 or e-mail us at mhoaoffice@mhoa.net.

BRING A PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBER, BRING FIVE OF YOUR NEIGH-

BORS, PLEASE ATTEND, THESE ARE IMPORTANT MEETINGS!

MHOA Means Helping One Another

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MHOA MEMBERSHIP MEETING

September 13, 2014

San Souci MHP

11201 128th Street East, Puyallup, WA 98374

Directions

From I-5 North—Head South towards Seattle, take the WA-512 East exit, Exit 127 towards

Puyallup, turn left onto WA-512 East, Merge onto WA-161 South towards Eatonville/South

Hill Mall/Pierce College, Puyallup/NW Trek/Mt. Rainier, turn left onto 128th Street East 7-11

Store is on the corner, park at the clubhouse.

From Eastern Washington – Take I-82 towards Yakima, go to Ellensburg, take I-90 to HWY

18 past North Bend, go South on HWY 18, take I-5 towards Tacoma, follow the directions

above from I-5 Noth.

From I-5 South– (Vancouver and parts South) - take I-5 North towards Tacoma, take the WA-

512 East exit, Exit 127 towards Puyallup, follow the directions above.

From the Kitsap Peninsula West —Take HWY 16 towards Tacoma, take the exit for I-5 outh,

follow the directions above..

Or use MapQuest, your Garmin, Tom Tom , Magellan, or car GPS.

If you are planning on coming, consider carpooling, or bringing five of your

neighbors who want to know more about MHOA or who might want to volunteer

in your park or for MHOA (and who might fill out an application at the door and

pay the $15 annual MHOA dues).

There are several motels and hotels to stay in or near Puyallup on or the South

Hill.

Please call in your rsvp for the meeting and lunch (or brown bag) to the

MHOA office at 360-373-2436 or e-mail MHOA at mhoaoffice@mhoa.net

PLEASE ATTEND THIS MEETING, ATTENDANCE AT RECENT MHOA

QUARTERLY MEETINGS HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING.

THESE MEETINGS ARE IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS AND MEMBERRS

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US, WHAT WE DO, HOW YOU CAN HELP,

HOW WE CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS TOGETHER. WE MEAN ‘TOGETHER’,

MHOA OFFICERS AND DISTRICT DIRECTORS CANNOT DO THE JOB

ALL BY OURSELVES, WE NEED YOUR HELPW.

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MHOA of products or services advertised. July 2014