were not weeds. They were also upset because

people were continually moving out of the park and they were worried about rent

increases. They considered trying to sell their home or move it out of the park, but they

did some research and learned that under state law, the home was too old to move unless

it was moved out of California.

       It became difficult for the Summerses to pay rent, but they did not sign emergency

rent stabilization papers from 2007 to 2011 because they did not want to give up the right

to go to court. However, in 2013 they signed an emergency rent stabilization agreement

because they were having a financially "struggling year." After falling behind on their

rent, they tried to make a late payment to               15
with emergency rent stabilization and $1,300 without. He became concerned about the

condition of the home next to his after it became vacant.

       In 2012 he had an opportunity to purchase a home in Florida but was unable to do

so then because his rent was too high for him to qualify for a loan.7 At the time of trial

his monthly rent was $1,689. He felt an urgency to move and had tried to sell his home

for about a year but was unsuccessful. Potential buyers looked at the home and liked it,

but a buyer's rent would have been 2 percent higher than the rent McMeans was paying.

McMeans had also