The author of this 10-book series on HOAs formed and ran two non-profit, tax-exempt organizations - The Coalition of Mobilehome Owners - Los Angeles (2004-2005), and The Coalition of Mobilehome Owners - California (2005-2016). During that period, he composed, edited, and published THE VOICE (2004-2011) and Mobilehome Magazine / Mobilehome Owners Magazine (2011- 2023). All publications were supported by advertising. This was a huge undertaking. Over 3,000,000 free copies of Mobilehome Magazine were mailed to mobilehome owners in California. Some months the printing and mailing costs exceeded $15,000. Frank Wodley did this all on his own.

Over the years, many mobilehome owners and advocates expressed their appreciation. Below are some testimonials:

Butte County Mobilehome Owners Association (BCMOA).

“COMO-CAL........Best potential for helping mobilehome residents in parks...Frank has the best newsletter- THE VOICE...becoming increasingly effective in Sacramento... certainly deserves the support of mobilehome residents.”

The Modesto Advocacy

“COMO-CAL instantly became a vital resource for material and data we didn’t even know existed. The organization is for park residents throughout California who are struggling to survive. COMO-CAL’s newsletter, THE VOICE, provides information on current and future challenges we confront, and help is a phone call away. A bonus is the ability to become involved in state legislation that affects all of us. Become an active member of COMO-CAL and join “the force” fighting for YOUR rights.

The Park Home Residents Action Alliance (PHRAA) UK.

“The one great weapon mobilehomeowners in California have to your advantage is that you have COMO-CAL administered by a team headed by Frank, Sally, and others, all equally committed to the cause. These are the people who have voluntarily pushed up their heads into the firing line to win the challenging and at times perilous battle for their rights and freedom from persecution to enjoy their chosen lifestyle in the peace they have earned and rightly deserve. PHRAA is proud and privileged to be associated with COMO-CAL and looks forward to enjoying a long and fruitful relationship with its terrific team.”

Mel Robinson, Lakefront Mobile Home Community, Lakeside, CA.

I would like to first congratulate you on your professionalism in the VOICE. The publication is filled with essential and informative information for those living in a mobile home community in California. I am the past President of COMPAC, INC (County Mobilehome Political Action Committee) in San Diego County and have watched the growth of the Coalition of Mobilehome Owners in the state. Congratulations. A great job on the issues of state-level legislation. We sure have to work hard for our rights, don’t we?

Joan A. Malone President/Cal Hawaiian HOA , California Hawaiian Mobile Estates San Jose, CA (Spearheaded Their Recent $111 Million Win)

Join another organization? Why? What can they do for me? I was pleasantly surprised to know exactly what they could do for me. I am so impressed with COMO-CAL’s dedication to helping people living in Manufactured/Mobile Home Communities. I can’t believe these people are volunteers with the amount of work they put in. Frank Wodley, President of COMO-CAL, has ALWAYS answered my e-mails and phone calls. He is always there to answer questions and point you in the right direction when you have problems in your park. I have learned so much from their newsletter, THE VOICE. The writers are informative and knowledgeable. Basically, WHY WOULDN’T YOU JOIN AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS WILLING TO FIGHT FOR

“YOUR” RIGHTS? The cost of membership pays for itself over and over again by keeping you informed and helping you to understand when your rights are being violated. Thank you, Frank and other volunteers, for being there for us and doing such a phenomenal job!!!!

Roger Svensson, Rancho Santa Barbara MHP

COMO-CAL is a group that calls an ACE an ACE and a SPADE a SPADE! If you want answers, examples, and direct help, this is the organization to be a part of. I have been involved in mobile home park politics for over five years. and can say this organization is outstanding. They pull no punches when it comes to greedy and dishonest park owners, who are numerous in California. We are vulnerable to them if we are not well-informed. If you want secrecy or timid actions in dealing with your landlords, see an expensive lawyer. A better choice is to let COMO-CAL help you with their experience and share the info. with the rest of us so we can all learn.

Terry Carlton, Resident, Canoga Mobile Estates, Canoga Park, CA.

Hello, Fellow Mobile Home Owners. I am a new subscriber to MobileHome Magazine, and I have to say, there is no magazine like it anywhere. All the articles are very detailed, well-researched, concise, and crucial to mobile homeowners. I love my park; my park owner is a great person, and our park manager is the best. However, beneath the surface, all kinds of political land mines lurk that I would not have known about if I had not read MobileHome Magazine.

Sadly, most park owners do not want mobile home residents to learn how they do their business. They think it’s none of our business if they decide to do something like take away our vacancy control, so if we decide to sell our home, they can charge the new buyer double the rent. What this does is devalue our home. Would you want to buy a mobile home and pay double the rent? I don’t think so. What is so sad is that the park owners have not figured this out either. And this is just one land mine lurking under the surface. Mobilehome Magazine also addresses forced condo conversions, protecting inheritance rights, long-term leases, refinancing, and just about every situation a mobile homeowner can encounter.

All in all, we mobile home owners owe it to ourselves to be as informed as possible. The old saying goes, “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” I urge my fellow mobile homeowners to pick up a copy of MobileHome Magazine and read it cover to cover. I think you will be glad you did.