Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes secured a settlement on Monday against a mobile home park accused of misleading tenants about electricity availability.
Mayes, a Democrat, and her office secured $795,000 in restitution, civil penalties and fees from Palo Verde Mobile Home Park in Tucson for violating the state’s Consumer Fraud Act.
Mayes’ office filed a complaint in September of last year.
Attorneys argued the park failed to inform tenants about the lack of reliability and didn’t make timely repairs — putting people’s health at risk in the summer months when the tenants rely on air conditioning.
The judgement finds that the park has frequent outages because of an old broken-down electrical system.
Most of the settlement money will go towards fixing the electrical system. Another $130,000 will go towards tenant restitution.
“The Park owner took the initiative to cooperate with our office in implementing meaningful solutions for their tenants,” Mayes said in a statement.
The judgement also bans the park from raising tenant’s rent and other fees for at least two years.
“All tenants deserve habitable homes, including the ability to use electricity for critical systems like air conditioning,” Mayes wrote. “My office appreciates the cooperation of Palo Verde Mobile Home Park in ensuring that their tenants have proper electricity to cool their homes.”
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