Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is again targeting a Tucson mobile home park where she says a failing electrical system has left residents unsafe.
Mayes first filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against the Redwood Mobile Home Park last year. She alleged management failed to inform residents about the park’s faulty electrical system, which resulted in multiple power outages during dangerous summer heat.
Now, Mayes is seeking sanctions against the park because she says management has failed to comply with court-ordered safety testing of the electrical system.
“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 said 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 hearing in the case has been set for Aug. 21.
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 targeted a number of Arizona landlords for similar power outages or air conditioning breakdowns. And she has urged Arizona tenants to file a consumer complaint with her office if their housing conditions are unsafe.
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