Residents of the mobile home park Silver Court, located in Little Havana in Miami, reached out to municipal authorities to stop their eviction.
The departure date is September 30, 2026 and there is no solution in sight. The mobile home park is situated on land with high urban value. It is surrounded by iconic neighborhoods of Miami such as Coconut Grove, Brickell, and part of Coral Gables.
A group of neighbors is suing the landowners to prevent being evicted. Telemundo 51 reported that several individuals went to the Miami City Commission on Thursday to request that their case be heard and to receive support from the administration.
A large portion of those affected are owners of their mobile homes, but they claim they cannot move them because they are very old residences. They indicate that the incentive money offered by the landowner to encourage them to leave is not enough to cover the moving costs.
The company that owns the land, 1989 Sunny Court LLC, a subsidiary of the California real estate firm Marquis Property Company, announced the closure of the park —which is 65 years old— on March 11, 2026, impacting more than 200 families, mostly composed of seniors, retirees, and low-income Cuban and Latino immigrants.
The neighbors who remain in the park repeat a clear slogan: “Three years and $60,000. Until we achieve this, we won’t be going anywhere,” stated Cristina Rodríguez, a 78-year-old resident who has lived in Silver Court for 14 years.
"We are all suffering," say the neighbors, who claim that their mobile homes are cemented to the ground and they cannot move them without incurring expenses in the tens of thousands of dollars.
The company offered staggered payments to encourage early departures. These range from $5,000 to $8,500, in addition to Florida's state compensation, which varies between $1,375 and $6,000.
"That doesn't mean anything. That's just two months' rent," said one of the affected individuals. The numbers are insufficient in a market where a studio apartment in Miami costs around $1,500 a month.
The residents' association, represented by attorney Carrie Feit of the Community Justice Project, requested a suspension of the eviction orders, arguing that the company did not comply with Florida's Mobile Home Act, which requires obtaining local government approval for land use changes before issuing notifications.
"We believe that the park is closing in a way that evades the protections that the law grants to property owners," Feit stated.
The owner’s lawyer, Jorge Piedra, rejected that interpretation and stated that "the closure of the park and the process of relocating the residents are being carried out in strict compliance with the law."
Piedra also warned that "the tenants who remain there are harming themselves by delaying the process," as their financial compensation decreases over time.
Residents have increased their political pressure in recent weeks. On July 1, nearly two dozen neighbors protested outside the office of Miami-Dade County Commissioner, Raquel Regalado, who pointed out that the situation falls under the jurisdiction of the City of Miami.
The municipal commissioner Ralph Rosado, whose district includes Silver Court, has committed to ensuring that residents do not become homeless and assures that he has worked to connect them with housing resources.
The case of Silver Court brings to mind what happened at Li'l Abner Park in Sweetwater.
A 70-year-old Cuban retiree who invested all his savings in a trailer two and a half years ago, with a monthly income of just $1,000, summarized the anguish of many: "Where am I going to live? In a car?"
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