Legal Empowerment Through Education

Conducts advocacy in the Arizona State Legislature through a lobbyist and legislative committee, organizing annual District Listening Sessions to prepare for legislative sessions, and working to prevent adverse laws and pass beneficial legislation for manufactured home owners.

Conducts advocacy in the Arizona State Legislature through a lobbyist and legislative committee, including organizing annual District Listening Sessions to prepare for legislative sessions and working to prevent adverse laws for mobile home owners.

Maintains eight District Directors across Arizona who respond to specific questions from manufactured, park model, and RV homeowners regarding state laws and tenant rights.

Maintains eight District Directors across Arizona to answer specific questions about Arizona laws and address issues for manufactured, park model, and RV homeowners.

Maintains eight District Directors across Arizona who answer specific questions about Arizona laws and respond to tenant rights questions and issues for manufactured, park model, and RV homeowners.

Conducts educational classes, both in-person and online, on the Residential Manufactured Home Landlord-Tenant Act for members and park residents to educate them on their rights.

Offers educational classes on the Residential Manufactured Home Landlord-Tenant Act for members and park residents, delivered both in-person and online, to educate them on their rights.

Holds monthly board meetings (primarily via Zoom), an annual members meeting each March, and operates with a volunteer board of directors to govern the organization.

Advocates for and helps pass legislation, such as bills ensuring manufactured home park residents can use air conditioning units, adding a Relocation Fund to the Landlord and Tenant Act (LTA), passing the RV LTA in 2017, and adding a caregiver provision to the Mobile Home LTA.

Offers recurring educational classes, both in-person and online, on the Residential Manufactured Home Landlord-Tenant Act for residents, including a 1.5-hour session and "Intro to the LTA" instruction to inform homeowners of their legal rights.

Offers individual membership subscriptions at multiple tiers (1-year, 2-year, 5-year) and sells annual advertising opportunities on its website and newsletter to support operations.

Provides educational programs and certification classes for park managers to meet state certification requirements (ARS 33-1437), including initial training and recurring training every two years, offered both in-person and online.

Provides educational programs and certification classes for park managers to meet state certification requirements (ARS 33-1437), including initial training and recurring education every two years.

Provides state-mandated certification training for manufactured home park managers, including initial six-hour training and recurring six-hour sessions every two years, offered both in person and online to meet requirements under ARS 33-1437.

Successfully advocated for the passage of key legislation including the RV Landlord-Tenant Act (2017), a Relocation Fund provision in the LTA, a caregiver provision allowing under-55 caregivers to reside in 55+ parks, and two bills enabling use of air conditioning units during extreme heat.

Co-authored a research paper on power outage preparedness in manufactured home communities and developed educational flyers for park managers and residents, and conducted a study on mobile home parks in the U.S.

Conducts research, such as a study on mobile home parks in the U.S. and co-authoring a paper on power outage preparedness, and develops educational flyers for park managers and residents.

Conducted research on U.S. mobile home parks using HIFLD data and co-authored a paper on power outage preparedness, producing two educational flyers for residents and park managers on preparing for outages during extreme heat.