(The Center Square) – Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Monday that Arizona stepped in at a Tucson mobile park after it was not providing reliable electricity and air conditioning to its residents.
Mayes sent a cease-and-desist letter on July 31 mandating the Redwood Mobile Park take action to repair its electricity and air conditioning problems.
Mayes gave the mobile park till August 6 to have written confirmation from a licensed vendor that it had made all the necessary repairs.
However, as of Monday, the attorney general said it continues to ask the mobile park for proof of repairs and arrange accommodations for vulnerable residents. The facility had allegedly hired an electrician but had not completely fixed its electrical problems, Mayes’ press release said.
In the cease-and-desist letter, Mayes said the mobile park’s “failure to provide reliable electricity” was “unacceptable and unlawful.”
Mayes stated the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, based on consumer statements, understood the mobile park to have been having these issues throughout the summer.
Additionally, the letter said the facility has had these types of outages for numerous years without any long-lasting remedies.
The attorney general’s letter also noted the mobile park may be potentially violating two laws: the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and the Arizona Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Mayes said the facility may be potentially violating the Fraud Act because it does not mention on its listings the ongoing problems with its electricity. The letter stated that companies that are found to be violating this law may pay up to a $10,000 fine per violation.
For the Tenant Act, the mobile park may be potentially violating this law because it has not made the necessary repairs to fix its electrical system, according to the letter.
Mayes said the attorney general’s office will continue to monitor the situation and take additional legal action if necessary.
“No matter your income level, the type of home you live in, I was elected to protect you. I will use my legal authority to make sure mobile home park communities and apartments maintain electricity and air conditioning,” Mayes explained.
She added that it was “completely unacceptable” that some of these mobile park residents had allegedly been suffering from this issue for many years.
Mayes’ decision to intervene at this facility due to electrical problems is not the first time she has done that this summer.
In July, she sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Phoenix senior citizen living facility after it failed to provide air conditioning to its residents for an extended period.
