Residents of a northwest Miami-Dade mobile home park rallied Tuesday to protest against being forced out of their homes. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports
Residents of a northwest Miami-Dade mobile home park rallied Tuesday to protest against being forced out of their homes.
On January 25, residents of Palm Lakes mobile home park got eviction notices telling them they had until July 22 to leave their trailers.
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Residents were told the property was changing and would no longer be a mobile home park. The letter also said the eviction was due to fire safety regulations and sewage issues.
"So many young people with children, parents, elderly, without the money to be able to move, what they want is to be able to live safely and with dignity here, and for the owner to maintain the conditions of the property," one advocate said at the protest on Tuesday afternoon.
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"No, we're not going," dozens of residents chanted in Spanish while holding signs.
Residents said they were offered $1,500 in compensation. But many said they can't afford to move.
"I don’t know what’s going to happen here," said Alvaro Rueda, who rents a room for $900 in a trailer, where he lives with his wife and two kids.
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He just moved in in December and now has to pack up and start all over again.
"I’m just looking around to get another rent or something like that. We’re just waiting," he said.
Telemundo 51 confirmed that the property that sits on nine acres is for sale. The land is zoned for the development of affordable units or mixed-use.
NBC6 reached out to the owner of the mobile home park for comment but have not heard back.
