Ep. 211 | Title, Easements & the Hidden Risks That Blow Up MHP Deals

Welcome back to the Mobile Home Park Lawyer Podcast! In this solo episode, Ferd Neman breaks down a due diligence blind spot that quietly wrecks otherwise “great” mobile home park deals: the dirt isn’t just the soil. It’s the title, easements, access, encroachments, and every recorded (and unrecorded) mistake tied to that land.

Ferd walks through real examples where buyers relied on “we’ve never had a problem” and didn’t realize that usually just means nobody looked. From landlocked access scenarios and life-safety setbacks that can block infill, to shared sewer obligations, drainage easements, and boundary issues that can kill licensing, Ferd explains why title commitments and exception documents are where the real risk lives.

He also gets practical about what serious operators should do: order the right survey, overlay it with the title commitment, and think 3–5 years ahead—because these issues don’t appear out of nowhere. They show up when you expand, refinance, sell, or when a neighbor decides to get hostile.

Tune in now to learn how smart buyers protect themselves before the deal turns into an expensive lesson.

Highlights of the episode:

00:32 – “Risk in dirt”

01:47 – Skipping surveys

03:15 – Title vs survey

04:11 – Missing access easement

05:11 – Life safety trumps

06:05 – Highway setback fight

07:00 – Easement types

08:07 – Drainage easement costs

09:16 – License blocked

11:10 – DOT easement story

13:47 – Bank lawyers read

14:01 – Portfolio deal delay

16:43 – Overlay and verify

17:36 – Problems show later

20:11 – Control the asset

20:51 – Due diligence insurance

22:52 – Verify, don’t trust

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