LITTLE RIVER, Calif. – The Woods Cooperative Association has been busily making improvements since the homeowners purchased their community in December. A 120-home community for adults 55 and over, The Woods’ Board soon turned its focus to improving … More »
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Montana ROC provides affordable neighborhood amid million-dollar homes of rich and famous
EMIGRANT, Mont. – Homeowners in Golden Age Village are breathing easier this fall knowing that as new landowners, their future in this rural Montana community are considerably more stable and secure. “I feel really grateful that we can call … More »
NCF partners with TSP Architects, develops storm shelter designs
MINNEAPOLIS – Residents of manufactured home cooperatives that are fortunate enough to have a storm shelter understand how essential these structures are, both for ensuring community safety in the event of severe weather but also as an important … More »
Madras (Ore.) mobile home park forms housing co-operative
When Shawn King got a letter in the mail Sept. 15, 2021, that the owners of the mobile home park she lived in was selling the land, she thought the chances of her rent remaining reasonable and remaining … More »
Hideaway Community Becomes 15th ROC in Montana
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. – The homeowners who live in Hideaway Community have bought the community from the previous owner, preserving 29 homes that are affordable to low-income residents. Hideaway Community is now a resident owned community (ROC) meaning … More »
Woodlawn Terrace Becomes 10th ROC in Minnesota
Richfield, Minn. – On December 30th the homeowners of Woodlawn Terrace purchased their 53-site manufactured (“mobile”) home community and become Minnesota’s tenth resident-owned manufactured-home community. The sale to the residents defies a national trend of communities like Woodlawn … More »
North Street Association becomes 27th ROC in Massachusetts
Danvers, Mass. – Long a part of the Danvers landscape but now taking on a new life, the Glen Mobile Home Park, located just off Route 1 at 200 North Street, has been purchased by the homeowners who … More »
No landlord: Mobile home community finds stability in self-government
DURANGO, COLO. – One sunny, cold morning last January, John Egan joined fellow mobile home park residents on a neighbor’s front porch. They needed to organize. But how?
Fundraiser Launched to help Sans Souci Cooperative Recover from Severe Weather
BOULDER, Colo. – Residents of Sans Souci Cooperative community in Boulder, Colorado have been dealt a second blow as they recover from last week’s devastating storms – they are now facing frozen and burst pipes due to temperatures … More »
Brookside Residents Association Featured in NPR Planet Money Episode
CONCORD, N.H. – Last July, the 69 households of the then-Brookside Village manufactured home community in Plainville, Mass. banded together to purchase the land beneath their homes for just over $3.5 million. They incorporated as Brookside Residents Association … More »