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Manufactured Home Owners Network
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Residents Survey
Mobile/Manufactured Home Parks
Huntington Beach, California


Public Information: This Survey was performed at the request of the Huntington Beach Mobile Home Advisory Board

Performed by: Dr. Lawrence of Lawrence
Research Public Affairs & Marketing
1450 N. Tustin Ave. Suite 150
Santa Ana, California 92705
(714) 558-3725 -- Fax: (714) 558-0403
(on a non-bias & professional basis)



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Feeling of Safety

Question 13.

In terms of your own feelings of safety, do you feel your mobile home park is... very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe or very unsafe?

  • Very Safe (70)
  • Somewhat Safe (26)
  • Somewhat Unsafe (3)
  • Very Unsafe (1)
  • No Opinion (*)


Fairness Issues

Question 14.

In general, is your rent...

  • Very Fair (38)
  • Somewhat Fair (36)
  • Somewhat Unfair (14)
  • Very Unfair (12)
  • No Opinion (1)


Question 15.

In comparison to the amenities provided by your park, is your rent...

  • Very Fair (37)
  • Somewhat Fair (38)
  • Somewhat Unfair (12)
  • Very Unfair (10)
  • No Opinion (4)


Question 16.

In comparison to the cost of other housing in Huntington Beach, is your rent...

  • Very Fair (49)
  • Somewhat Fair (25)
  • Somewhat Unfair (9)
  • Very Unfair (6)
  • No Opinion (12)


Question 17.

Are the costs of repairs that are passed on to you...

  • Very Fair (33)
  • Somewhat Fair (31)
  • Somewhat Unfair (8)
  • Very Unfair (5)
  • No Opinion (24)


Question 18.

And are the park rules...

  • Very Fair (52)
  • Somewhat Fair (36)
  • Somewhat Unfair (8)
  • Very Unfair (3)
  • No Opinion (2)

Owners and Management

Question 19.

If you had a problem concerning your home or your park, how helpful do you feel the owners and management of your mobile home park would be... very helpful, somewhat helpful or not very helpful?

  • Very Helpful (50)
  • Somewhat Helpful (31)
  • Not very Helpful (15)
  • No Opinion (4)


Question 20.

If you had something you wanted to discuss with the owners or management of your mobile home park, do you feel you could make an appointment with them within a reasonable period or time, or not?

  • Yes (89)
  • No (9)
  • No Opinion (3)

Partiality or Equal Consideration

Question 21.

Here are the opinions of two people, call them Smith and Jones. After I read them, please tell me whether you are... strongly like Smith, somewhat like Smith, somewhat like Jones or strongly like Jones.

Jones feels that the owners and management of his park are trying to give equal consideration to all tenants and are not intentionally giving preferences or showing partiality.

  • Strongly like Smith (9)
  • Somewhat like Smith (11)
  • Somewhat like Jones (24)
  • Strongly like Jones (45)
  • No Opinion (11)


Partiality or Preferences

Question 22.

Rent/Lease Terms

  • Jones (13)
  • Rules Jones (12)
  • Management/Owners Jones (6)
  • Parking Jones (5)
  • Repair/Upkeep Jones (5)
  • Pets Jones (4)
  • Communication Jones (2)
  • Families Jones (2)
  • Seniors Jones (2)
  • Non-Seniors Jones (2)
  • Racial Prejudice Jones (2)
  • Miscellaneous Jones (2)
  • General Negative Jones (6)
  • None Jones (17)
  • Don’t Know/No Opinion Jones (24)


Lease Arrangement

Question 23.

If you were negotiating the term of your lease again, would you prefer to have a month-to-month lease, a one-year lease, or more than a one-year lease?

  • Month-to-month lease (18)
  • One-year lease (35)
  • More than one year (23)
  • No Opinion (25)

Reasons for Lease Preferences

Question 24.

And what are the main reasons for your preference for a month-to-month lease?

  • Flexibility (30)
  • Don’t Like Leases (16)
  • Things Change (10)
  • Easier (7)
  • Rent Control (6)
  • It’s All They Offer (6)
  • Elderly (3)
  • Cheaper (3)
  • If Need To Sell (3)
  • General Positive (9)
  • General Negative (1)
  • Miscellaneous (3)
  • No Reasons (3)
  • Don’t Know/No Opinion (3)

Note:
The actual survey contains 51 questions in all, but only 24 have been presented here.
Yet, it's these particular questions that actually get to the heart of the matter
and tell the true situation.



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