In a continuing effort to address safety issues, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has intensified her scrutiny of the Redwood Mobile Home Park in Tucson. The park’s residents have faced repeated power outages, attributed to a deteriorating electrical system, during the intense summer heat.
Mayes previously initiated a consumer fraud lawsuit against Redwood Mobile Home Park, citing management’s failure to disclose the electrical system’s deficiencies. These oversights have resulted in multiple instances of power failure, leaving residents vulnerable during extreme temperatures.
Now, Mayes is pressing for sanctions against the park’s management, accusing them of not adhering to the court-mandated safety evaluations of the electrical infrastructure. “These landlords have the right to defend the way in which they have conducted their business, but they do not have the right to violate the Court’s orders,” Mayes emphasized in a press release. “They are not above the law, and my office will not allow them to jeopardize the safety of their residents.”
A court hearing to address these issues is scheduled for August 21.
Mobile homes and RVs make up only about 5% of housing in Maricopa County. But in recent years, nearly 25% of indoor heat-related deaths in the county have occurred in them.
Residents of mobile homes die from heat-related causes at disproportionately high rates compared to residents of other types of housing in Arizona.
Mayes has been active in addressing similar issues across Arizona, targeting landlords where power outages or air conditioning failures have posed risks. She urges tenants in Arizona to file consumer complaints if they find their living conditions unsafe.
