Mission Statement

All residents working together to improve the overall living conditions in our community through organizing, legislating, and advocating for our rights.

 

Update regarding the future of Sunset Village:

Our next meeting will be at the Clubhouse on January 9, 2012 at 7 pm. We have not finalized the agenda for this meeting. We will have an overview of the Resident Ownership model as it stands at that time. Prior to that meeting we want to meet with as many residents as possible to answer their questions and let them know how they can help make Sunset Village the community we all want it to be.

Karen Jones has resigned as a SVRA Board Director.

Your SVRA Board continues to meet with community advocates, supporters and leaders to present our situation, solutions and plans to preserve Sunset Village. We want to thank those residents who have contributed to these meetings and encourage others to become involved. There is no group too small, no connections too remote or no interest that should be left undeveloped.  Please provide us with any contacts you may have so that we can connect, even if it is just a phone call or note.  

Through this outreach effort we have developed relationships that have allowed us to enter into an agreement with Housing Opportunity Development Corp (HODC). Through the relationship with HODC we have identified a potential partner who is willing to work toward a purchase of our community. To purchase part of the property to mitigate the vacancy factor and reduce our purchase price obligation and increase the capacity to repair infrastructure.

The SVRA meeting on November 7th was amazing.  A large number of Residents attended, heard the plan and voted overwhelmingly to support this “Preservation Partnership Plan”.

Foreclosure Update: There has been no judgment entered yet on the foreclosure. Based on everything we know foreclosure is inevitable. Most likely the property will go to sale sometime in the first quarter of 2012. It will be sold to either us, a new corporate owner who most likely will need to raise rents, or to a developer who will demolish the community and convert the land for another use. 

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Summary of Third Receiver’s Report to the Court - 9/9/11 through 11/8/11 (click here for full report): Steven S. Spinell, the court-appointed Receiver for the mortgaged property known as Sunset Village, continues to provide daily oversight of the on-site management and maintenance staff. According to this report:

• The Receiver’s council has provided the opinion that the “rebate” program is not referenced in any lease agreement associated with the lot rent and therefore it cannot be paid by the Receiver.
• The receiver worked with the Village of Glenview to implement a series of standards and instructions which dictated security deposits, insurance, work hours, proper electrical disconnections and site release check lists.
• The receiver implemented a series of maintenance repairs discussed at the Sunset Community Resident feedback meeting hosted by the Receiver on 9/8/2011.
• The receiver has maintained ongoing dialogue with Board members of the SVRA concerning various property management and maintenance issues.
• The receiver has had several discussions with the Attorney General’s office concerning pending complaints filed about domestic water (Radium issue) and sanitary sewer problems and contracted Manhard Consulting, who performed analysis of water and sewer systems and provided a draft report on 10/31/11.
• Currently there are 196 lots being leased. Staff is working to remove abandoned homes and winterize vacant pads, working on multiple water main breaks/repairs, and working with plumbing contractor to investigate/repair low water pressure complaints.
• Staff has been working with electrical contractor to investigate exterior pole light outages.
• Future and ongoing maintenance and repairs include: tree trimming due to storm damage, comprehensive program to patch potholes throughout the site, final repair of paving at Willow and Waukegan, sewer and well repairs.

Click here for full report

We are on the brink of a new beginning. Success will require us all to come together and work for a common goal: Those who have been in this community for a long time and have history and sage advice; those who see the potential; those with connections to organizations and institutions that can and want to help. We want to build a powerful Residents’ Association that includes everyone living here, that listens to Residents concerns and works in a dignified manner to address those concerns, an association that is respectful and respected.

Sincerely,

Mike Vilches
President
Sunset Village Residents’ Association

What can you do as a resident?

• Get active and volunteer to help the SVRA.
• Talk to everyone you know in Glenview to get the word back to the village that they support our park and the people living here.
• Contact local, state and federal politicians/officials (click here for contact information.)
• Write the editors of the papers that write stories about us thanking them for publishing the story.
• Contact Mike Vilches at 847-881-6558 or Anita Noel at 847-486-0505 to find out more and learn how you can help.
  

January 9, 2012

March 5, 2012

May 7, 2012

Meetings are held in the Sunset Village Community Clubhouse.the First Monday of every month; if that day is a holiday, the meeting is held the second Monday of that month (per the Bylaws).

Important Documents

Residents' Rights (.pdf)

Sunset Village Residents' Association Bylaws (.pdf)

Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act (link)

Glenview Manufactured Home Communities ordinance (Glenview Municipal Code) (link)

Consumer Complaints (link)

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News and Updates

Sunset Village LLP's Answer to Complaint by State of Illinois - August 8, 2011 (PDF)

Info about the law suit regarding elevated radium and chlorine levels in the water.

Motion for Summary Judgment Against Sunset Village LLP - August 24, 2011 (PDF)

Foreclosure proceedings continue.

Sunset Village foreclosure puts residents in jeopardy (Glenview Sun-Times) - July 26, 2011 (PDF)

Residents of foreclosed mobile home park fight to control their future (Chicago Tribune) - July 18, 2011 (PDF)

Residents don't want to leave Sunset Village by Robert McCoppin (Chicago Tribune) - July 18, 2011 (PDF)

Long-Suffering Sunset Village Residents Face Foreclosure by Carrie Miller (Glenview Patch) - July 19, 2011 (PDF)

More News

Village of Glenview vs. Sunset Village LP and Capital First Realty, Inc.

Krychek's attorneys have withdrawn as counsel, and the trustee moved to dismiss the Chapter 11 (click here for court document). The hearing was 6/1/11. All other dates are stricken.

Info about leases and landlord/tenant law - March 2, 2011

Richard Krychek and Sunset Village Declare Bankruptcy - How this might affect you as a resident