When: Monday, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Register for Zoom Link

Hosted in partnership with the Law Foundation, Livable Sunnyvale, SV@Home, and Sunnyvale Mobile Home Resident Group.

Speakers: Nadia Aziz, Emily Ramos, and Bruce Stanton, Esq.         

The Sunnyvale Memorandum of Understanding will stabilize annual space rents and the rent increases when a mobile home is sold to a new buyer. All 10 mobile home owners signed the Memorandum of Understanding and it was formalized on October 18, 2021. All Park Owners are sending long-term leaseholders a Lease Addendum which add the financial terms of the MOU to their existing lease. Mobile Home resident/owners on a long-term lease must sign the Lease Addendum to be covered by the MOU. Mobile Home resident/owners on a month-to-month rental agreement are automatically covered by the MOU. There is no obligation for these month-to-month residents to sign a rental/lease agreement.

The MOU will affect each of the more than 11,000 Mobile Home residents. The three affordable housing advocate organizations hosting this Forum will provide information about the MOU and answer as many questions as possible so that all long-term leaseholders can make the best decision possible.

Question Topics Include:

• Annual rent increase
• Rent increases to new buyers (vacancy rate)
• Passthroughs
• Transfers

The Three Affordable Housing Speakers are:

Nadia Aziz

Nadia Aziz is the Housing Directing Attorney at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley.  Nadia has led groundbreaking housing litigation and policy advocacy throughout Silicon Valley in her role at the Law Foundation.  Her work includes a multi-year effort to save Palo Alto’s only mobile home park. 

Emily Ramos

Emily Ramos is the Preservation and Protection Associate at SV@H. She assists in the implementation of SV@Home’s approach to tenant protections, affordable housing preservation, and comprehensive anti‐displacement policy solutions, all undertaken in an equity framework.

Bruce Stanton

Bruce Stanton is the foremost authority on Mobile Home law in California. He has been a practicing California attorney since 1982, and has spent the majority of his legal career specializing in the representation of mobilehome residents, small businesses and families. He is the general counsel for the Golden State Manufactured Home Owners League (GSMOL).

The Forum Sponsor Missions

SV@Home is the voice for affordable housing in Silicon Valley by educating elected officials and the community about the need for housing, and the link between housing and other quality of life outcomes, including education, health, transportation, and the environment.

Livable Sunnyvale is a coalition of individuals and organizations that are working together toward a more vibrant, inclusive, and people-friendly Sunnyvale. We educate and activate residents and office-holders to secure an environmentally sustainable future with broadly shared prosperity and a high quality of life.

The Law Foundation advances the rights of under-represented individuals and families in our diverse community through legal services, strategic advocacy, and educational outreach. We serve over 10,000 individuals and families each year.

Please join us!

Livable Sunnyvale’s December General Meeting: 

AGENDA

When: Wednesday, November 3, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Where: Click here to register for the Meeting link
Register in advance or register right before joining the meeting. 
After registering, Zoom will email you the link to join the meeting.

AGENDA

1. Announcements (10 minutes)
   • Mobile Home MOU Forum – Dec 6th
   • Candy Cane contest
   • Crestview Hotel vote summary
   • Planning Commission Meeting on Sonora and Orchard Gardens – Nov 8th
2. Parking 101 – C. J. Gabbe (15 min + 15 min)
   • C.J. is an associate professor in Santa Clara University’s Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences. His research focuses on land use planning, housing policy, and climate change. C.J. has a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from UCLA and a Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of Washington. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and has more than 10 years of professional experience in planning and public policy.
3. Housing Element Subcommittee Report (15 min +10 min)
4. Safe Parking Proposal, VOTE (5 min +10 min)
5. Project Homekey for the Unhoused – Robert Stromberg (15 min +10 min)
   • Robert supports the work of Destination: Home by managing the Housing Ready Communities initiative. Focusing on public policy, community engagement and advocacy, Robert previously worked as a consultant and with the National Democratic Institute to support political parties and activists working for civil and political rights in North Korea, Pakistan and Venezuela. He founded and directed the Durham Association for Downtown Arts in Durham, North Carolina, and worked as a grassroots organizer for Barack Obama’s first presidential election campaign. Robert holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Duke University, and a master’s degree from the North Carolina State University School of Public and International Affairs. He speaks German and Spanish fluently.
     

Recordings of Past Speaking Events: 

• Professor Michael Lens – What Works in Making Housing More Affordable
  • More About Professor Lens
• Professor Jessica Trounstine discusses the themes of her awarding winning book, Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities 
  • More About Professor Trounstine
• Don Weden – Urbanism After the Pandemic, What futures should we be preparing for? 
• Professor Willow Lung-Amam – Trespassers? Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia