News 11's Valeria Rodriguez interviewed several people who live at the van mobile home park and talked about the problems they've experienced.
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma County Board of Supervisors is seeking direction on what to do about one of its local mobile home parks after it has committed numerous zoning code violations over the years.
Yuma County supervisors have not yet decided what to do to get park owners to clean up their parks.
“Yeah, we live in the ghetto, but look, we're still paying rent here,” said Leslie, a resident of the Van Mobile Home Park.
Some residents we spoke to said their water supply had been shut off without warning.
“And now the water has started coming out and it hasn't stopped yet. When is it going to stop and for how long? 'Cause she's not worried about that,” Leslie said.
“No, she just cut it off. She had to take the kids to a hotel to take a shower,” said Van Mobile Home Park resident Sean.
Both Leslie and Sean say water isn't the only problem.
“Last time you were here, the trash started affecting my little house and rats came in here,” Sean said.
Three trailers have caught fire in the past three months.
One was behind Sean's house.
“Some of our property was damaged. I have a large pool there, but the property manager refused to give me information about the insurance company,” Sean said. explained.
Yuma County supervisors are currently working to resolve these issues.
This could include pushing for a “slumlord ordinance,” meaning the property would be placed under receivership and temporarily managed by the county.
But there are several things to consider if the county moves forward with this ordinance.
“And this is the cost of this and I think as a board we need to consider that before we step into it,” said Tony Reyes, Yuma County Board of Supervisors District 4 .
According to Reyes, things are not that simple.
“We're taking our time, but unfortunately the people at the van mobile home park are a little upset about the fact that something seems to have changed and then it's back to the old thing. “We know that there is a lot of people involved,” Reyes explained.
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors is currently considering whether to take over management of the park, which will include calculating the cost of taking over the park and next steps.
