What's considered a mobile home park in Colorado? Even judges can't agree.
Dueling rulings beg questions about how the state might rule on future cases.
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Dueling rulings beg questions about how the state might rule on future cases.
Over the past year, two lawsuits in Colorado sought to clarify the difference between mobile home parks and seasonal RV parks that cater to out-of-state tourists.
If a park falls under the state's Mobile Home Park Act, owners are obligated to fulfill a litany of additional regulations, from tree and snow removal to rent-increase restrictions. RV parks have far fewer rules.
If a park falls under the state's Mobile Home Park Act, owners are obligated to fulfill a litany of additional regulations, from tree and snow removal to rent-increase restrictions. RV parks have far fewer rules.
The park's lawsuit against the state is one of two legal battles that cut to the core of Colorado's recent legislation: Which communities, exactly, should be counted as mobile home parks and afforded increased protections?