‘They’re Bleeding Us Dry’: Rent Hikes, Evictions in California Mobile Home Parks

For many Californians, mobile home parks are one of the last real affordable paths to homeownership. Residents typically own their homes, but rent the land beneath them. In recent years corporate investors have sought to buy this land and in some cases seek to maximize profit. But this arrangement can leave homeowners vulnerable. The California Report’s Madi Bolaños has spent the last two years looking into one of these companies, Harmony Communities. Many of its residents say they’ve been dealing with unfair rent increases and fear eviction. These tensions are unfolding in a quiet mobile home park in the Bay Area city of San Pablo. Reporter: Madi Bolanos, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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‘They’re Bleeding Us Dry’: Rent Hikes, Evictions in California Mobile Home Parks is an episode from KQED's The California Report by KQED.

This episode is 10:41 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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