BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. — In Kentucky, landlords can terminate month-to-month tenancies without citing nonpayment, behavior problems, or breaches of contract.
Brandon King is living that reality. A "For Sale" sign stands outside his place in the Turfland mobile home community, but King says he was forced to move out three weeks ago without explanation.
King owns his trailer but rents the lot beneath it. He says he is now barred from the property while a lawsuit involving dozens of tenants and their landlord, Maple Grove MHC LLC, plays out in court.
"Yes, I ain't allowed on the property, they said I was kicked off the property during the lawsuit that we have," King said.
King says his account was current when he was told to leave.
"All my bills were paid up, I never owed them any money even when the stuff was going on like no water," King said.
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As LEX News reported in April, tenants sued Maple Grove MHC LLC last year, saying they did not have basic needs like running water.
"Instead of it getting fixed, we get evictions," King said.
As the lawsuit played out, several residents were told to pack up and move within a week.
Alba Mauriz, who moved to the community in 2003, fears she may be next.
"I work so hard to pay $33,000 on this mobile home when I got it, and now I don't know what I am going to do," Mauriz said.
Mauriz had a direct message for the people managing Maple Grove and landlord Abraham Anderson.
"I know they don't like me, and I really don't care," Mauriz said.
King also weighed in on Anderson.
"I just don't know what his plans are or what he's trying to do, but it doesn't make any sense," King said.
Anderson responded to our requests for comment Wednesday:
"I've generally declined to comment on the media’s coverage of the Turfland Community because of pending litigation, but I want to offer some context that has been missing from published articles.
Since acquiring the Community roughly two years ago, Maple Grove has invested more than $550,000 in capital improvements. Maple Grove is currently in the middle of another major project: installing new water lines to every individual lot. Many of the alleged infrastructure issues attributed to current ownership predate Maple Grove’s purchase by years. Maple Grove inherited significant deferred maintenance and has been actively working to address it. Maple Grove has also been working to address a variety of tenant issues including a tenant that was keeping approximately 40 chickens inside his mobile home, and the failure of tenants to pay rent or to comply with Bourbon County Code Enforcement requirements for their mobile homes."
