Attorney General Kris Mayes is asking a court to force the owners of a Tucson mobile home park to immediately fix dangerous electrical problems or move residents to safe housing.
Kris Mayes announced Thursday that she will seek a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction against the companies that own and operate Redwood Mobile Home Park. The legal action demands quick repairs to the park's failing electrical system.
"Families at Redwood Mobile Home Park have been forced to live in sweltering, unsafe conditions while corporate landlords ignored their duty to provide safe and habitable living conditions," Mayes said.
Living Conditions
The Attorney General's office says residents, including many children, seniors, and veterans, have suffered repeated power outages during Arizona's extreme summer heat. These blackouts have left people without air conditioning when temperatures have exceeded 100 degrees.
The power failures create both immediate health dangers and fire safety risks for families living in the park. Despite complaints from residents and warnings from state officials, the park owners have not made the necessary electrical repairs.
Mayes filed a lawsuit against Redwood Thunderbird MHPS, LLC, and BoaVida Communities, LLC last week after the companies ignored a cease-and-desist order issued earlier this summer.
Court Request
The Attorney General's emergency court request seeks to protect residents immediately while the larger lawsuit moves through the courts. The Temporary Restraining Order would require the companies to either complete electrical repairs right away or provide alternative housing until the problems are fixed.
"My office is asking the court to quickly issue a temporary restraining order to protect the residents of this mobile home park," Mayes explained.
The legal action also addresses consumer fraud allegations, claiming the park owners failed to inform prospective renters about the ongoing electrical problems before they signed leases.
Broader Enforcement
Mayes emphasized that the case represents part of her office's broader effort to hold landlords accountable for providing safe housing conditions.
"Landlords, including mobile home park operators, cannot omit critical information from prospective renters - that is consumer fraud," she said. "I will continue to aggressively enforce state law to hold landlords accountable."
The court will review the Attorney General's request for emergency action during the course of the case. If the restraining order is approved, people would have immediate relief while the businesses are forced to fix the years-old electrical system issues.
