A COMMUNITY has been forced to pay its residents thousands of dollars after they illegally evicted them and allegedly destroyed some people’s property.

The Pine Haven mobile home park in Deleware is required to pay over $800,000 after illegally evicting its residents.

Christine Thompson was one of the many people forced to level Pine HavenCredit: WRDE

The Pine Haven mobile home park in Deleware is required to pay over $800,000Credit: WRDE

Last year, the tiny home village came under fire after announcing that it would now be seasonal and only gave its members 15 days to leave, according to NBC affiliate WRDE-TV.

At the time members of the community were surprised, as some people had leases that lasted up to three years.

“It’s kind of a shock…and I’m not usually anxious about anything but it is a big move for me at 74 and I’m disabled. So those kinds of things don’t help,” Christine Thompson told the station.

Joy Kaiser, who lives in the tiny home in the area, was also shocked that this could happen.

“Fifteen days is not a whole lot of time for people that are sick, handicapped, don’t have the money yet, or anything else. It’s ridiculous.”

The general manager of the community claimed that Pine Haven being under the new ownership of Blue Beach had brought on the new changes.

However, the company was said to have lied about being a seasonal park as well as destroyed people’s property in the process, according to the Deleware Justice Department.

Anyone who didn’t leave Pine Haven under the new deadline was forced to pay rent increases, even after the Consumer Protection Unit served the company with a cease-and-desist, court documents revealed.

Former tiny homeowners testified that many of them were locked out of their homes and kicked out, an opinion published on April 4 revealed.

It was concluded by the office of Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings that Blue Beach “willfully violated” both the Consumer Fraud Act and the cease-and-desist order.

“Owners of manufactured home communities should consider themselves on notice,” said Jennings.

“Exploiting vulnerable Delawareans with threats and lies is not something manufactured home community owners can expect to get away with.”

Blue Beach will not only have to pay over $800,000 in penalties but also cover the rent increase it previously imposed on residents.

However, the company has 30 days to file an appeal before the order is final.

The U.S. Sun has reached out to Blue Beach LLC for comment.

SUDDEN TINY HOME EVICTION

Phyllis Slankard was one of many people in her neighborhood who were suddenly being evicted from Thornhill Mobile Home Community in Maryville, Tennessee

“We don’t know. I have no idea. None of us knows what we are going to do,” she said according to local NBC affiliate WBIR.

The letter was given to residents days before Easter, stating they have 90 days to leave their homes.

“Your lease agreement at Thornhill expires on March 31, 2024. Thornhill is not renewing your lease for an additional one-year term,” read the letter seen by the outlet.

“This letter is notice that you have ninety (90) days to vacate and remove your home and personal belongings from the Thornhill Community. The last day to vacate your property is June 30, 2024.”

Anyone who is still living on the property after the deadline would be charged on a month-to-month rental agreement until they leave and take their homes with them.

Slankard is living on a fixed income and has not been able to find an affordable place to go.

“They’re ruining our lives, they know you can’t go rent a place,” Slankard said.

“I did offer him, if you let me live here, we’d pay him extra money. Then he can have the place [after I die].”

4Blue Beach will not only have to pay over $800,000 in penalties but also cover the rent increase it previously imposed on residentsCredit: WRDE

Joy Kaiser, who lives in the tiny home in the area, was also shocked that this could happenCredit: WRDE