Woes continue at Antelope Homewood Mobile Home Park in Red Bluff

RED BLUFF — More than half a year after Tehama County Environmental Health conducted a day-long cleanup at Antelope Homewood Mobile Home Park, the site remains in disrepair.

Once again, mounds of trash have built up throughout and around the park with hazards littered on driveways and waste pouring from some units.

A mound of garbage is scattered Thursday along the north end of Antelope Homewood Mobile Home Park in Red Bluff. (Jake Hutchison/Daily News)

On one of the roadways through the park, cars in both directions were lined up along the units Thursday to the point that the lane was almost blocked off as additional people have made their way to the site after news of rent being put on hold.

The park sits at the edge of Supervisor Dennis Garton’s district. During Tuesday’s Tehama County Board of Supervisors meeting, Garton spoke on the park and his concern for the situation.

“I was contacted by a citizen in regards to Homewood Mobile Home Park, I have been in touch with environmental health and with Senator (Jim) Nielsen’s office,” Garton said. “Apparently, what has occurred, back in January or February, our crew from Code Enforcement did a cleanup operation in that mobile home park and with that cleanup operation they sent the paperwork to the (California Department of Housing and Community Development) and HCD pulled that mobile home park’s permit to use.”

There was no related agenda item during Tuesday’s meeting to focus on the issues at the park. Garton brought it up during the board matters portion of the meeting.

Garton said the HCD informed the renters they don’t have to pay for rent or services such as waste removal as of the permit being pulled.

“So it is an absolute pigpen,” Garton said. “And I am working with Senator Nielsen to get HCD to do the next step so that we can then clean up that trailer park again.”

Garton said the issue would come up at both the Planning Commission and before the board of supervisors, adding there would be displaced tenants.

HCD pepresentative Alicia Murillo confirmed the owner no longer had a permit to operate.

The front sign of Antelope Homewood Mobile Home Park in Red Bluff. (Jake Hutchison/Daily News)

“When a mobile home park’s permit to operate is suspended, it is unlawful for the owner and operator to collect rent from the residents,” Murillo said.

The lot itself has 44 mobile homes, though the HCD does not track how many tenants there are.

“HCD will continue to work with the park owner and operator and the local authorities to ensure compliance,” Murillo said. “The suspension will not be lifted until violations are corrected”

HCD personnel was tentatively scheduled to once again inspect the park Thursday.

One man, who did not want to provide his name, has been living at the park. He said the situation has been getting gradually worse.

“It’s been rough out here,” the man said. “We’ve got all kinds of drug dealers in here and the cops are in here quite a bit. The owners just haven’t done anything.”

Code Enforcement Officer Clint Weston said the department is gathering additional information on the park and will provide it next week. More information will be reported at that time.