⚠️ Statement of Urgency
We, the undersigned residents of Sherman Oaks Mobile Home Park in Jackson, Michigan, demand immediate intervention regarding hazardous water conditions, collapsing and neglected infrastructure, and deceptive management practices. The issues outlined below are not isolated incidents—they represent systemic neglect and a blatant disregard for resident safety and legal compliance.

 
🔍 Documented Violations and Neglect
1. Manipulated Water Testing
Water samples are taken exclusively from the office faucet, bypassing the corroded underground pipes that serve residents.
No testing is conducted at point-of-use (inside homes), where contamination is most likely. RHP continues to rely on selective testing to produce misleading results.
Violation: This practice undermines the integrity of water safety protocols and fails to meet the standards of representative sampling required by law.

2. Unsafe Drinking Water and Sanitation
Residents report discolored, foul-smelling water and inconsistent pressure.
The wastewater lagoon’s plastic liner is visibly bubbled and breaches the surface—indicating gas buildup, poor anchoring, and lack of maintenance.
These conditions pose a direct risk of contamination and environmental hazard.

3. Collapsing Storm Drains and Manholes + Drainage Issues

Multiple storm drains across the property are structurally compromised.
Holes have formed around manhole covers, suggesting soil erosion and infrastructure failure. These hazards increase the risk of flooding, injury, and further contamination.

Stormwater Infrastructure Failure and Flooding Hazards (Circle Drive)

We also demand immediate inspection and remediation of the community’s stormwater drainage systems. During moderate to severe rainfall, multiple areas within the property experience significant flooding due to inadequate or nonexistent storm drains. Circle Drive, in particular, lacks any drainage infrastructure and routinely transforms into a hazardous waterway, impeding access and posing safety risks to residents.

This flooding:

Violates the community’s obligation to maintain safe and habitable living conditions. Suggests negligent maintenance of privately owned stormwater systems. Risks environmental contamination and property damage. May breach local and federal stormwater management regulations.

We call for:

A full engineering assessment of all drainage systems.
Installation of proper stormwater infrastructure where absent.
Transparent reporting of inspection results and repair timelines.
Accountability for any damage or health risks caused by flooding.

4. Unjust Billing Practices and Failure to Verify Water Meter Assignments

RHP Properties has not confirmed that each water meter corresponds to the correct home. This failure undermines billing integrity and prevents residents from verifying their own usage. It violates basic utility standards and opens the door to systemic overcharging and mismanagement.
Water charges are inflated and unexplained. After spiritic water meter install, RHP failed to account. 

Residents are forced to pay for a service that fails to meet basic health and safety standards.

5. Lack of Transparency and Accountability
RHP Properties has failed to communicate clearly with residents.
Requests for documentation, testing results, and maintenance records are routinely ignored or deflected.
 

6. Outdated and Misleading Lease Terms
RHP Properties has failed to update lease agreements to reflect current billing practices. Many homeowners have indefinite leases that originally stated water was included in lot rent. Despite this, residents are now being charged separately for water—without formal lease amendments or proper notification.

7. Insufficient Fire Hydrant Coverage and Emergency Risk

We demand a full audit and upgrade of fire safety infrastructure, specifically the number and placement of fire hydrants throughout the community. The current hydrant distribution is dangerously inadequate, leaving large sections without accessible fire suppression resources. Just look back to our last house fire and you will see, took several truck hooked into series to provide water several hundreds of feet to the nearest hydrant

This poses:

A direct threat to life and property in the event of a fire.
A likely violation of local fire code and insurance standards.
Increased risk for delayed emergency response and catastrophic damage.
We call for:

Immediate inspection by local fire authorities.
Installation of additional hydrants to meet code requirements.
Public disclosure of fire safety compliance reports.
Emergency planning updates to reflect current infrastructure gaps

📣 Our Demands
We demand the following actions be taken without delay:

Full Environmental Health Inspection Conduct a comprehensive inspection of the water supply, sewage systems, and infrastructure by independent authorities.
Transparent Water Testing Require point-of-use testing inside homes and release all results publicly and promptly.
Billing Audit and Reform Investigate billing practices and implement fair, itemized, and transparent water charges.
Immediate Infrastructure Repairs Remediate the wastewater lagoon, storm drains, and any other failing systems to meet health and safety codes.
Resident Oversight Committee Establish a committee of residents to monitor water quality, infrastructure, and billing practices moving forward.
Accountability for RHP Properties Hold RHP legally and financially responsible for neglect, misrepresentation, and failure to maintain safe living conditions.
 
✅ Final Statement
The conditions at Sherman Oaks Mobile Home Park are indefensible. The bubbling lagoon liner, collapsing storm drains, manipulated water testing, and unjust inflated billing practices form a clear pattern of mismanagement and neglect. These are not minor oversights—they are violations of public health standards and basic human rights.

We demand immediate corrective action. The residents of Sherman Oaks will not accept further delay, deflection, or deception.