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I am writing and posting this publicly in hopes of gathering any and all other people who have encountered any problems arising from their relationship or, because they reside in any property owned by Cal-Am Properties. These properties are geared toward 55 and older and are in several states across the USA. What they all have in common is the fact that they use tactics in controlling their residents with threats of eviction, which many who live in these “mobile home parks” cannot afford to fight, as several are lower income. Based on what I have found, they allegedly lie, cheat, steal and retaliate by doing things such as spray painting homes of those who will not “toe the line” and “slashing car tires” or stealing furniture from homes left for sale as tenants have moved on to other places of residence.
I have read all the hundreds of complaints on the internet and the law suits which have been filed over the years. I have also been a landlord, and in business long enough to know that in most instances of talking to residents, the tenants have been scared into not doing anything to protect themselve’s if they want to continue to live within these parks. Therefore they fear telling their stores to others who are going through what seems to be the “standard operating procedures” of how the Cal-Am Properties are run.
If you have any experience, or any stories you would like to share, or would like to join in a class action lawsuit against this company who has hurt so many of our elder citizens please contact me and let’s see what we can do to protect people who need support and help to live their lives in peace and comfort and avoid this kind of treatment.
I am trying to sell my home in Palm Breezes Club, owned by Cal-Am. In the 3 years that I’ve lived here, I have spent thousands of dollars to fix and beautify my home.
I bought it with a fenced in backyard. I am now being told that i must remove the fence or I cant sell my home!
I am a disabled senior citizen. The community has many homes in disrepair. I am being singled out. Please help me .
Thank you,
Linda Molinare
Cal-am is by far the worst company I ever dealt with in my life I need to be stopped I'm going to start a class-action lawsuit against them would you like to be part of it? Sincerely Pastor David smittkamp
I've been evicted after 42 years. How can I join a class action?
I have a friend who lives in the same park. He has been experiencing issues and is dealing with Melissa and another girl, however nothing has been resolved. I have been treated to Melissa's lack of professionalism and her standard "I'll have to call them again" response, which has resulted in nothing being done for over a year. My friend is a senior citizen and is afraid of retaliation. Please email me I'll serve as a liaison to try and help. Dmyers33435@gmail.com Thank you
I live in another Cal-am property near you. It seems as if the community managers are the cut from the same mold.
These guts are criminals. They're predatory lenders. I live in the same park currently
My gf, who is disabled, lives in San Estrella mobile home park in Phoenix, az. Shes been there probably close to 8 yrs. My grandfather lived there for 10+ years before his passing In 2014. I know residents in that trailer park many of which are low income and I've done work on their homes. I am not a tenant however i do live across the street from the trailer park in a house so I am frequently in out visiting with my gf or doing work for other folks. One morning the secretary was driving around the trailer park and hour before it even opened and reported to the manager that i was outside brandishing a firearm at 730 am, which was a complete lie. My gf received a 14/30 notice because of an unauthorized tenant brandishing a firearm in the middle of the street, which I believe is an automatic eviction not a 14/30. Meaning they didnt have any proof other than heresay. My gf complied with notice provided paperwork and documents but she would not accept them. I personally did nothing wrong and neither did my gf. I believe these practices are unethical and damn right illegal. How do we get the lawsuit ball rolling. Thank you.
Yes, David. Please do that. I think this company needs to be held accountable!
Sorry this happened to you..this same thing has happened to many others..it's appalling x10000000000000...there is a class action lawsuit that has begun and hopefully you can be part of this..I will keep you posted..sincerely Pastor David smittkamp
I have been wronged by Cal-am properties as well I lived in Mesa Arizona my ex-wife and I and they did exactly as you said they lie cheat steel and strong arm until they get their way and they think they can get away with it I would like to start a class action lawsuit against them and if you are already doing that I would love to be part of it they took us for many many many many thousands of dollars they are the worst company in the world and that would love to go after them with everything we have
I am a disabled single mother who lives in a park in Florida. I have been receiving numerous site inspections from the community manager for items that should (a) not be corrected, (b) be given extensive time to fix, and/or (c) be getting cited by numerous tenants but aren’t being.
I’m about to sue her individually for discrimination against a disabled person.
I also live in a CAL_AM park in Hemet, CA and darn they are doing all the horrible things here also to many of the tenets, I am just one of many, they did not give me my care credit Ca allows her for discounted gas and elec for low income, for a whole year. my meter on my gas was read incorrectly for over a year, of course in their favor I got weights and measurements involved, and they finally made the park install a new meter, but I have had no corrections to the incorrect billing or refunds as promised.n I have been here for under two years and management has changed many times getting worse and worse. I am just one of many here with similar complaints and would love to gather together with others in a class action suit!
Please contact me
I live on a Cal-am properties called Lakeside village in South Salem, Oregon. Cal am has evicted mostly all of the tenants. This village has been putting liquid on a river that we have thats not theirs. The manager come to your property without a notice. We had a office lady she quit cuz its to much. We saw how old people got kicked out we saw people who got their doors locked by cops I olmost lost my house but i cried cuz it wasn't fair that just cuz i didnt fix all of my support colums on the parking garage i was getting evicted so then they said that i wasnt turning my rent wich i was but the manager wasnt accepting it. So now i have to sign a contract to stay and im been threatened by cal am that if i fail to do something im getting evicted with no remorse. My kids are scared since they know we were getting evicted theres much more things about where i live if you have questions just let me know please help.
How does cal am property employees have the right to threaten and harass the elders, especially white residents? My mother gets harassed and threatened on a daily basis and I have had it! Not losing my mother over some uneducated, disrespectful, no customer service skills, female who thinks she's better then the next! I will go to every step possible to end this, not only for my mother but also any others dealing with the same situations
I live in a cal-am mobile home park in salem, oregon. We purchased our home in July of 2021. We did a lot of work to the house inside and outside. This in not a 55 and older park, it is a family park. We received an eviction notice for things that needed to be done by what the inspection peoples criteria of what my house and yard should look like. I do understand that there are rules and regulations to abide by, but when you did not receive even a common courtesy letter stating things that need to be fixed up but instead a threating/nitpicking eviction notice to where they lock you out of the portal to pay your rent, is down right wrong. We did most of what they requested, but it was still not good enough. My house has gone from flowers of all assortments (which the bees, butterflies & praying mantises loved), too absolutely nothing but grey rock and roses. I have read there 28 pages of rules and regulation. There are things that the owners of the park say were not okay to have, but do not specifically say you can not have them in the rules and regulations (ex. wildflowers, outdoor furniture, children's toys...)! So I now live in a prison instead of a family ordinated park where as a family you should be allowed to enjoy the outdoors.
I live in the same park and yall wouldn't believe the crap they have done to us
I too live in a Cal-Am property. It's in Newberg OR. I'm not perfect but I do work to get my lawn mowed and flowers nice looking. I have asked to have a fence put up between my home and the neighbors but I was told I can't have one, not even the ugly 4 ft high vinyl one. I live on the back border of the property and the border fence that's Cal-am's is completely falling down. There are blackberry shrubs over taking the fence and their 2 ft easement but the manager is trying to pass it off on the city. Cal-am gets on the tenants for taking care of the yards and property but all they do is turn a blind eye to their own mess. There is so much more I could [censored] about and I have already spoke to a lawyer about the unjust conditions.
I was reading your comment and the same stuff happens here in Newberg. I was told i could only have patio furniture on my porch and not just some chair. One year I planted cherry tomatoes and got written up because I had them in the front yard and that I had them. At the time of this writing I have been written up for some cables (that are white with blue clips) that are holding up my security cameras, are not the correct color and need to be painted to match the home siding which is white. All the crap I have been written up for there are other homes here that have the same issue and nothing changes with them. I still haven't got a response of when or if they are going to replace the fence and take care of the fire hazards on their border. I was also going to say that if you pay your rent in a money order and put it at the main office and they keep it there at least your rent part would be paid on time, even if they block you out of the rent cafe. I hope all gets better for you and your family.
Nothing would surprise me..I got arrested for nothing 2 times and evicted from the park because the park managers didn't like me because I'm a pastor and speak of God..fiqure that out? The company needs to GO AWAY
A class action lawsuit was started on them recently..Sincerely Pastor David smittkamp
Corey Sukert runs his company like an organized crime syndicate and should be investigated under the RICO act by the fbi
Terri,
I am interested in any information you can provide me on the class action law suite against Cal am properties. My daughter & I resided in a Phoenix mobile home court for 9 years . We both own older mobile homes that are up kept well but the park is now mostly all new modular homes. We have been forced out of our homes thru constant harassment, threats & illegal tactics by the manager, now they will not supply an application to any prospective buyer so that we may sell our homes . Would greatly appreciate any assistance.
Us too in Nevada! How do we go about getting this addressed? They need to be dealt with. Our theory (so far proven correct) is that they are forcing older homes out so that they can churn more cash flow with new homes--with the mortgage through cal-am as well. Nothing gets fixed, despite the multiple rent increases. Harassment, lies, and raw sewage all over the park as well.
The problem with this company is there strongly protected by attorney's period they do whatever they can to whomever they can anyway they like, and they are not held accountable for their actions whatsoever what they did to myself and my ex-wife was appalling. I was putting jail because simply leave. Park managers did not like me, and they found a way to get in contact with the local police and pay them off for them to literally common to arrest me for no reason. There is a class action lawsuit that has already been filed. And I will hold everybody aware of what is going on. God bless you all and I am very sorry for the way. These people treat other people. It is against everything I stand for..sincerely Pastor David smittkamp
Hello Terrie,
My name is Karen & I'm interested in getting more information on any Class Action Law Suite against Cal-am , or Maplewood Rolling Hills llc DBA San Estrella Estates. Im a former tenant of 9 yrs forced out of my home by lies, harrasment, threats & illegal tactics. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
My name is Pastor David smittkamp..I went through a living hell with cal-am properties and what they did to my ex-wife and I was CRIMINAL.This was in Mesa Arizona. I do believe there will be a class action lawsuit and I will keep you in the loop. Sorry for what you had to go through. Hang tough I will stay in touch. God bless you, Sincerely Pastor David smittkamp
My mother lives at one of these properties and she's been there for 10 plus years and they are Non-Stop and it's just getting worse and worse and worse she called me yesterday so distraught and crying and just in a mental breakdown because they served her in eviction notice over complaints that it doesn't matter they'll give her a set of complaints we'll fix it and then following week there's just another set and it's just absolutely ridiculous I'm furious she's afraid of losing her home and her place to live and these people need to stop she lives in Newberg Oregon at a calam property and I want to just rip into these people right now I want to give them a piece of my mind and tell them to just shove it she needs help I don't know what to do if you've got anything for us please please please email me my email is Tyson g76@yahoo.com
The problem is the upper management is protected. They simply don't care and do whatever they want with no consequences. These are stories from all over the USA on the company and someone needs to start a class action lawsuit. This is the only way these people can and will be stopped. I feel for you and what you have been put through. Cal am is a miserable heartless corporation and heavily protected..sincerely Pastor David smittkamp
My family and I also live at the Newberg Oregon place. Unfortunately we have been evicted for to many late payments. We are currently living in our home and trying to sell it, we asked for time to do that (60 - 90 days) and we got served court papers to be out by the end of the month. The manager and her supervisor are two -faced liars. When you mention the non-stop inspections and the list for repairs it is absolutely ridiculous how the manager operates. We fought her for close to a year to get the border fence fixed. That is Cal-Am responsibility. Cal-Am [censored]es at the tenants for the repairs to get done but they don't want the responsibility of fixing their property. After having spoke to a lawyer, he was surprised that Cal-Am is able to get away with all that it has gotten away with. I hope your mom is able to get everything fixed and get to keep her home. At the end of the month Cal-Am is going to try and take my home.
Would be interested in finding out more and speaking to more people