Augusta Homes is a California non-profit housing organization that creates long-term affordability through the acquisition, rehabilitation or preservation of existing mobilehome park communities. Augusta is comprised of several affiliated corporations that currently own five mobilehome parks in Southern California.

Unlike for-profit owners or for-profit/non-profit partnerships, Augusta does not make rent increase, maintenance, capital improvement or other ownership decisions based on return on investment calculations. And unlike most other non-profits, Augusta does not make business decisions based on cash flow distributions. It does not take money out of one park and distribute it to another. Because our residents may participate in the budget process they know that their rent money benefits their mobilehome community and not anyone else’s.

Augusta makes all work program decisions in coordination with resident groups as part of a formalized resident participation process. During this process, resident groups meet to discuss and prioritize management, maintenance, capital improvement, human service and budget issues. Although Augusta may work closely with resident groups or associations, all residents, regardless of their affiliation, are invited to participate in these discussions. Agendas and minutes of meetings (often in two languages) are distributed to encourage participation. Resident groups are encouraged to meet and develop park activities and coordinate special events. They are also encouraged to post meeting notices and publish and distribute flyers, notices or park newsletters

Augusta currently owns five affordable mobilehome parks and serves 1,700 residents in 757 households. Approximately 556 spaces (73%) are occupied by low or very low income households. Augusta owns Villa Montclair Mobile Home Park (97 spaces), Monterey Manor Mobile Home Estates (140 spaces), Hacienda Mobilehome Park (204 spaces) in the City of Montclair, Villa del Arroyo (240 spaces) in the City of Moorpark, and Valley View Mobile Home Park (77 spaces) in the City of Yucaipa and is currently seeking additional properties in the Inland Empire.

Augusta acquires properties from for-profit investors who typically care little about the welfare of their residents or the impact deteriorating properties have on the surrounding community, and to the detriment of their residents, often make rent increase and maintenance decisions solely on return on investment calculations. Over time, residents in communities like these seek assistance from their local governments to help preserve the quality and affordability of their neighborhood. They ask for government intervention in the form of litigation, acquisition, rent control ordinances, accords, capital improvements, rent subsidy programs, etc. Such requests are always politically sensitive, and they are extremely difficult and time consuming to accommodate.

Augusta Homes’ affordable housing program is an economical and politically feasible alternative government intervention. Augusta works with cities and counties to issue non-recourse, unenhanced revenue bonds to finance the acquisition and upgrade of mobilehome parks. For a per space contribution of $0 $10,000, an absolute bargain compared to traditional housing programs, local jurisdictions are able to stabilize housing costs for a vocal constituency, improve areas that are subject to blight, and add affordability covenants to hundreds of housing units. Augusta Homes repays the bonds and loans from project revenues, guarantees the residents a voice in the management and operation of their park, and provides long-term affordable housing to the park residents, most of who are lower income.

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