Missouri City Tackles Abandoned Mobile Homes
The City of La Grange, Missouri has adopted a new ordinance to address the problems surrounding its many abandoned mobile homes.
Ordinance 514 stipulates that any mobile home left unoccupied for 60 consecutive days will be deemed abandoned and subject to seizure.
La Grange’s Council approved the ordinance on Dec. 10th, 2007.
The preamble in the bill recognize three forces to justify their actions:
- abandoned mobile homes decrease the value of surrounding properties
- they are often the locus for drug activity
- they are detrimental to public health and morals
La Grange is a city of about 1000 people located north of Quincy, Illinois. It borders the Western Bank of the Mississippi River. A few famous things about La Grange: the city has a new youth center and a casino.
In the 2000 Census, mobile homes made up 110 of the city’s 523 housing units. There were 86 vacant housing units. Among those 86 vacant homes, 28 were mobile homes and 39 were detached single family homes.
It is not clear if a follow up bill will be drafted to address the potential moral and public health consequences of abandoned stick built housing.
neonf2
March 18, 2008
Its difficult to own a property when house prices are so high. Especially first time buyers, so many opt for mobile homes. If you live in a metropolitan area like I do its far cheaper to rent, but you don’t own the property which brings it’s own problems. Still I don’t think they should simply seize mobile homes that may not in fact be abandoned. They should attempt to contact the owners at least to be sure they aren’t simply away from home. http://www.mortgages2suitu.co.uk
city of la grange
May 1, 2008
[...] far. If a mobile home is vacant for 60 days within city limits, La grange Missouri will take it.http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/missouri-city-tackles-abandoned-mobile-homes/Welcome to the home of the LaGrange Police DepartmentCity Ordinance FAQ · KY Criminal Law [...]