| September Letter to the Residents | |||
| If you're a theater producer, you don't open your big production on Broadway; instead, you have a trial run off-Broadway somewhere to iron out any kinks.
When Nicki, our Director of Resident Services, got the idea for a Senior Health and Resource Fair, we weren't sure we were ready for the big time, i.e. our San Marcos communities, so we tried it out on one of our other communities first. I'm happy to say that the Resource Fair we held at The Tropics, our big community in the Bay Area, was a huge success, giving us the confidence to bring this concept to San Marcos. I don't have all the details yet. We're hoping to have this big event for our three San Marcos communities at the Palomar East Clubhouse in October but that hasn't been confirmed; we're still waiting for confirmation from some of the key participants, such as a local hospital, other health care providers, AARP, San Marcos Police and Fire personnel and many more. However, I wanted you to be aware that this big event is coming. Whenever it happens, I hope to see you there. One Small Step for Trees... Every year, owners of manufactured home communities are required to distribute complete copies of the Mobilehome Residency Law ("MRL") to each of their residents. We have to do this even if you still have your copy from last year. The MRL takes 20 pages to print--and that's using small type. Assuming about 365,000 manufactured home spaces in California...20 pages x 365,000 homes = 7,300,000 pages, most of which no one ever reads. Think of all the trees that gave their lives to produce unwanted copies of the MRL--not to mention the landfill space, the toxic ink, energy costs... That's about to change. As of January 1, 2011, we only have to let you know that you can get a free copy of the MRL at the Park Office, which we will gladly provide you. The State Legislature finally did something intelligent! There's Still a Homebuyer Credit--Sort of... Yes, the Federal $8,000 credit has expired but the State of California offers a credit of 5% of the sale price, up to $10,000, spread over three years. The credit applies to (1) for used homes--first-time homebuyers (usually, this means someone who hasn't owned a home in the past 3 years) and (2) any buyer of a new home. With prices so low on new manufactured homes, this might be a great time to upgrade. Check with your tax advisor to be sure I got this right...and Have a happy Labor Day! |
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~ George Turk |
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