{"id":560,"date":"2025-01-15T23:09:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T23:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2025-11-26T23:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T23:29:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"560\" class=\"elementor elementor-560\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102e67b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"102e67b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44000af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44000af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ef102 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11ef102\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792e5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"792e5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CMPA-Logo-Color.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CMPA-Logo-Color.png 504w, https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CMPA-Logo-Color-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52061c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52061c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>CMPA\u2019s sole purpose is to represent and protect California mobile home park owners by supporting legislation that benefits park ownership and the park residents and by opposing new laws and legislation passed at the State level that will detrimentally impact the property rights of manufactured housing community housing providers and the lifestyle of mobilehome owners.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a36f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22a36f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b21b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b21b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyfontsize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyletterspacing); text-transform: var(--bodytexttransform);\">In 1988, park owners believed there needed to be an increase in representation in Sacramento, and the California Mobilehome Park Owners Alliance (CMPA) was formed.\u00a0 Prior to CMPA\u2019s incorporation there was only one association representing the interest of the State\u2019s over 5,000 parks.\u00a0 For a modest investment by California park owners, CMPA doubled the representation and made a much stronger commitment to focus on preventing harmful statewide legislation like rent control.<\/span><\/p><p>CMPA\u2019s doubling of representation and lobbying for park owners for almost four decades has paid off.\u00a0 CMPA and the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA) both have highly professional and skilled lobbyists who work together to oppose bad legislation and to educate legislators about the manufactured housing industry.<\/p><p>In 1996, CMPA spearheaded and qualified a statewide ballot measure, Proposition 199, that would have phased out mobile home rent control statewide while requiring park owners to provide rent subsidies for low-income park residents.\u00a0 It was a bold move that demonstrated CMPA\u2019s true purpose and focus to preserve mobile home parks while helping those in need. Unfortunately, the measure did not pass, but it set the stage for CMPA&#8217;s unwavering commitment to protect the manufactured housing industry in California. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/cmpa.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Yes-on-199.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign brochure<\/a> or read <a href=\"https:\/\/vigarchive.sos.ca.gov\/1996\/primary\/ballot\/prop199.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More about Proposition 199.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a24405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a24405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e19546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e19546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CMPA has <strong>successfully sponsored and supported legislation<\/strong> to benefit park owners and park residents including:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0dba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba0dba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>The exemption of second homes from local rent control ordinances.<\/li>\n<li>CMPA has successfully defeated hundreds of harmful industry bills including:\n<ul>\n<li>Statewide Mobile Home Rent Control (AB 2778, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>First Right of Refusal (AB 2539-2024, SB 749-2025)<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Preparedness (AB 2022-2024, AB 925-2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd49018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd49018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join CMPA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c6d43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8c6d43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a29d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a29d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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