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This fall, the 74 families and residents of Elevado Estates Mobile Home Park in Arvada, CO received a notice that lot rent would increase by December. The notice claimed that this increase is necessary to pay for recent and upcoming improvements to the park.

However, residents have not seen any new improvements since receiving the notice and have not been given information about new improvements to be made. In fact, problems with appliances in the laundry room and other maintenance issues around the park have continued to be a problem for many residents, and they still do not have access to a pool, community hall, or other amenities that similar communities have.

Jefferson county, the county in which Elevado Estates Mobile Home Park is located, currently has over 20,000 COVID-19 cases and is one of the five counties with the most cases in CO. With the state and many municipalities enforcing higher level public health restrictions, working class families like Elevado Estates residents fear the worst, both financially and health-wise. Now is not the time for a rent increase.

Timeline:

• August:

• Residents of Elevado Estates received a notice that lot rent will increase by 10% on 12/1/20

• October:

• Residents, 9to5 Colorado, and allies met virtually with one of the mobile home park owners to share concerns about the rent increase, impacts of the pandemic on their families, and other issues in the community

• Residents have since been sending emails and making calls asking the owners, Mr. Yamin and Mr. Yadgari, to cancel this and all rent increases for the next 2 years

• November:

• Mr. Yamin and Mr. Yadgari informed residents that the rent increase would stand and offered to help residents who can’t afford the rent with selling their homes and leaving the park

• December:

  • Mr. Yamin and Mr. Yadgari implemented the rent increase, and at least one family, unable to afford it, has already received a 30-day notice to quit

Join Elevado Estates residents in emailing and calling Mr. Yamin and Mr. Yadgari to urge them to reverse this rent increase and postpone any new rent increase for the next two years for all of the park residents. It is critical that we keep working families housed during the impact of and recovery from this COVID-19 pandemic.

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Línea de tiempo:

• Agosto:

• Les residentes de Elevado Estates recibieron un aviso de que el alquiler del lote aumentará en 10% el 12/1/20

• Octubre:

• Les residentes, 9to5 Colorado y nuestros aliados se reunieron virtualmente con uno de los propietarios del parque de casas móviles para compartir preocupaciones sobre el aumento de alquiler, los impactos de la pandemia en sus familias y otros problemas en la comunidad

• Desde entonces, les residentes han estado enviando correos electrónicos y haciendo llamadas pidiendo a los propietarios, Sr. Yamin y Sr. Yadgari, que cancelen este y todos los aumentos de alquiler durante los próximos 2 años

• Noviembre:

• Sr. Yamin y Sr. Yadgari informaron a les residentes que el aumento del alquiler se mantendría y se ofrecieron a ayudar a les residentes que no pueden pagar el alquiler a vender sus casas y salir del parque

• Diciembre:

  • Sr. Yamin y Sr. Yadgari implementaron el aumento de alquiler, y al menos una familia, que no puede pagarlo, ya recibió un aviso de 30 días para salir

Únase a les residentes de Elevado Estates para enviar un correo electrónico y llamar al Sr. Yamin y al Sr. Yadgari para instarlos a revocar este aumento de alquiler y posponer cualquier nuevo aumento de alquiler para los próximos dos años para todes les residentes del parque. Es fundamental que mantengamos a las familias trabajadoras alojadas durante el impacto y la recuperación de esta pandemia de COVID-19.