MARSHALL — A civil trial is now underway for a lawsuit against the owners of the Broadmoor Valley mobile home park in Marshall. Trial proceedings started Tuesday morning in Lyon County District Court.

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office sued park owners Schierholz and Associates and Paul Schierholz in 2021, alleging that the Broadmoor Valley owners failed to maintain the streets and mobile home park to state standards. The lawsuit also alleged the owners charged illegally high fees for late rent payments, and retaliated against residents of the park.

Part of the day Tuesday was taken up by the jury selection process for the trial. After an eight-member jury was selected, attorneys representing the Attorney General’s Office and attorneys representing both Paul Schierholz and the business Schierholz and Associates all made opening statements.

The jury will hear witness testimony in the trial starting today.

The court had scheduled a total of 11 days for the trial to take place.