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So they may lose it all.  
Mobile is too old to move.  
Other mobile home parks will not accept older ones.  
Cost to move is too much, that ppl just don't have the money to move first, then get the $5000 back.  
Need rent money to find an apartment.  
Need to find one in this housing market.  
Need to move.  
Need to deal with banks as all that mortgage already paid is gone, and now have nothing to pay on.  
Dilemmas.  
But in the end, things hopefully work out.  
People keep your hope and faith, don't give up.  
And yes, I have a family member going through this. So its personal.

Triplethreat said "The amount of development taking place in Brandon land is at a premium. For that reason, I wouldn't consider any of these parks a safe bet to be around in ten years. I would suggest that if you plan on renovating or adding to your mobile, to do it in a way that won't make the home immovable in the future. After seeing the old part of Brentwood cleared and redeveloped back in '96, I always knew it would just be a matter of time before these three rows would go too. I do feel sorry for the people who have to get out. "

Have thought many times about downsizing to a mobile home but am reluctant after the Kingsway and now Brentwood situations.  
Wonder which parks would be a safe bet.

CatMan said "    Triplethreat said "The amount of development taking place in Brandon land is at a premium. For that reason, I wouldn't consider any of these parks a safe bet to be around in ten years. I would suggest that if you plan on renovating or adding to your mobile, to do it in a way that won't make the home immovable in the future. After seeing the old part of Brentwood cleared and redeveloped back in '96, I always knew it would just be a matter of time before these three rows would go too. I do feel sorry for the people who have to get out. " Have thought many times about downsizing to a mobile home but am reluctant after the Kingsway and now Brentwood situations.   Wonder which parks would be a safe bet. "

where you own your own lot. Kelsey I think the street is called.

for residents to meet with the landlord.

now, there is a go fund me account set up for this.  
 
What on earth did people do in the ages before crowd funding was a 'thing'?

Oryx said "now, there is a go fund me account set up for this.     What on earth did people do in the ages before crowd funding was a 'thing'? "

 
 
Edited by Brenda.., 2018-12-06 15:24:03

Brenda.. said "    Oryx said "now, there is a go fund me account set up for this.     What on earth did people do in the ages before crowd funding was a 'thing'? "     Edited by Brenda.., 2018-12-06 15:24:03"

really. There is a go fund me account.  
 
Crazy right?

Oryx said "now, there is a go fund me account set up for this.     What on earth did people do in the ages before crowd funding was a 'thing'? "

Pay their bills, that's what! For those of us not popular enough to get a fund me page that's what we have to do, even if it puts us in the 'poor house'.

These people have been paying their bills: lot rent, mortgage, hydro, water, insurance, internet, phone. Now they have no home.  
Pls have some compassion folks.

Jean said "These people have been paying their bills: lot rent, mortgage, hydro, water, insurance, internet, phone. Now they have no home.   Pls have some compassion folks. "

I had a great full time job, great wage, great benefits, vacation, time off wit an illness.  
 
Then, an illness hit me hard. I had to give up that job and live on 1/4 of my wage from CPP Disability.  
 
I sure could use a go fund me too - but of course, it was something I could not control and of course I would not want help from go fund me.  
 
These people new it was coming and yes I feel bad for them.

It's too bad this happened at Christmas, but they've had time to deal and prepare for what they knew was coming. There's lots of people who  
have illnesses and accidents and don't have a go  
fund me page.

If you don't want to help out, you don't have to. Anyone that wants to is free to do so. There is no need for anyone to imply the recipients are some sort of lower beings for setting up a GoFundMe account.

Cassie1668 said "If you don't want to help out, you don't have to. Anyone that wants to is free to do so. There is no need for anyone to imply the recipients are some sort of lower beings for setting up a GoFundMe account. "

They are not lower beings. (that was never implied either) But they all knew this was coming.  
 
You are right, no need to donate if you do not want to.

Cassie1668 said "If you don't want to help out, you don't have to. Anyone that wants to is free to do so. There is no need for anyone to imply the recipients are some sort of lower beings for setting up a GoFundMe account. "

actually can't find the GFM account, perhaps is hasn't been created. Nevertheless, these people are human beings that deserve respect like the rest of us and nobody is implying they are 'lower' or less than anyone else.  
 
I think it is clear that in the closed door meeting that was held last night at the Keystone Centre with the residents, the land owner and the RTB representatives they this move isn't going to be delayed or put off because numerous people are going to be displaced.  
 
It is time take action on what CAN be controlled and start organizing and accepting that this IS happening and that it is within the landowners legal right to go ahead. There comes a point when acceptance will lead to action, but I still think residents are in shock and disbelief even knowing this was to happen at some point in time.  
 
Sad situation indeed.

Shebear said "more try....does anyone know where the link is to the gofund me for the people being evicted? I'd like to check that out please. "

If wanting to donate that bad there are other organizations in the city helping out homeless and those in need. I think the issue is how do you split the funds. If you do it equally for all 41 residents affected unless the amount is huge you will see very little. Even a 10 grand donation over 41 units is less than $240 bucks per unit. That doesn't come close to doing anything really.

Found this in Brandon Sun:  
 
A man whose Brentwood Village Mobile Home Park unit is one of dozens being forced to vacate next year is looking to set up a gofundme account to help affected owners.  
 
Joe Komada, who has lived in the park for about 20 years, said his 1970s-era mobile home — like others at Brentwood Village in the south end of Brandon — would not likely survive being relocated.  
 
"It’s too old to move," said Komada, 74, and demolishing it would be too expensive.  
 
He’s hoping a fundraiser will help cover some of those costs for him and others in the same situation.  
 
Edited by redwine1966, 2018-12-12 13:22:52

It''s pretty easy to find them on the gofundme page, if you search for Brentwood Manitoba Support, you''ll find it right away. Otherwise, the link directly to it is below (this is the one that Mr. Komada is associated with too):  
 
https://www.gofundme.com/financial-support-for-brentwood-3-rows  
 
Edited by PrimeConvoy, 2018-12-12 13:46:08

Fishin Guy said "    Shebear said "more try....does anyone know where the link is to the gofund me for the people being evicted? I'd like to check that out please. " If wanting to donate that bad there are other organizations in the city helping out homeless and those in need. I think the issue is how do you split the funds. If you do it equally for all 41 residents affected unless the amount is huge you will see very little. Even a 10 grand donation over 41 units is less than $240 bucks per unit. That doesn't come close to doing anything really. "

thinking the same thing. I assume they would distribute funds equally to all residents affected (?) after they pay the the payment processing fee of 2.9% and $0.30/donation. I agree Fishin Guy this isn't going to add up to much money at all, despite the best intentions!

They are looking at a goal of $100,000 that works out to be about $2,300 per unit. Now is the money going to go to people renting or to the owner of the trailer? If it is going to go to both then you will be getting very minimal. Funny they are asking that much to help cover the cost of moving/demolition. The owner of the park is contributing $5000 per unit or $205,000 to the people. That is more than double the go fund me asking.

The notice also states the landlord will pay $5,000 when the trailer is “moved off the property and the lot left in a clean condition” between Jan. 1 and May 30, 2019. If moved between June 1 and June 30, the landlord will pay $3,500. between july 1 and july 30 $500.  
 
The cost of either moving or demo will easily exceed even the $5000 even if it can be done in the jan 1 to may 30 time frame.  
 
The facts are that the landlord is doing what he could have done 10 years ago and offered the $500 as compensation per the residnetial tanancy act. It is a generous offer!  
 
The bigger issues is the availability of affordable housing in and around Brandon . The rents the renter have paid and the lot rents the lot renters have paid in this development are at the lowerest end of the housing market which is well below the 1% vancancy rate that we have in the city of Brandon. Some would suggest that 2 to 3 bedrooms 1 bath vacancy rate in this price range they are paying would be almost zero!  
 
For those not directly involved in this situation be aware that this is a much bigger issue . That is 41 less affordable housing options in this city!  
 
Edited by Oh Canada, 2018-12-12 21:00:55

The link has been posted for those who wish to check it out

There are about 35 trailers that are owned. The money will be divided up between the owners not the renters

The Tenancy Branch controls when you have to give notice. In this case you have to give notice in December or January in order to hit the months that school is not in session six months later. If the landlord misses the window he has to wait another 10 months before he can sent out the notices again. It is not the landlords choice to send them out at Christmas.

Well, that would be the "minimum" notice. I would contend that if the landlord knew back in June or July, there was nothing stopping them from giving 1 year of notice (which, from a PR perspective would work much more in the landlord's favour)  
 
Unfortunately, we have no idea when the landlord decided to move ahead with the development, so maybe this was the only timing available, or delay the project one year.