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Massachusetts tool to fight corporate takeovers of mobile home parks under threat

BOURNE, Mass. — The fight over who gets to buy a mobile home park on Cape Cod has grabbed the attention of many in Massachusetts because the outcome of the case could spell trouble for mobile home parks all over the state.

$4.4M awarded to Mass. manufactured-home community for new water system

Carver, Mass. — Pine Tree Village, a community of 185 manufactured homes, will receive $4.4 million through the state’s Affordable Housing Development Grant to replace its aging water infrastructure, allowing residents to have safe and reliable drinking water.

Cutting out this phrase from a half-century-old law would save homebuyers $175,000 and help tackle the housing crisis, economists say

The U.S. housing market crisis has been marked by tight inventory and high prices, but two economists pointed to a source of affordable homes that could be unlocked by amending a federal law from 1974.

Dubuque plans to buy two mobile home parks to ease tenants’ rent burden

Terrible road infrastructure, water leaks, overcharging for water leaks and consistent rent hikes are why tenants of two Dubuque mobile home parks are encouraging the city to follow through on its plan to buy the parks, according to city officials.

Maine invests $2.3M in drinking water upgrades for Manufactured Home Communities

Three resident-owned manufactured home communities in Maine, representing 153 homes, received a combined total of $2.3 million in grants and forgivable loans for drinking water infrastructure upgrades, thanks to support from CDI’s WISP program.

The Homeowners’ Rebellion

Amos Barshad from The Lever explores the importance of resident ownership in two Minnesota ROCs.

Mobile Home Residents in Washington State Are Calling the Shots After Buying Their Park

A few years ago, Melanie Knight was ready to sell her manufactured home and move into an RV if she …

Building Stability Through Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks

In 2011, it was chance that took Marjory Gilsrud and her husband, Mike, to a home in the Madelia Mobile …

$15.5 million awarded to 46 manufactured housing communities for water infrastructure projects

Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) today announced $13.3 million in Healthy Homes Initiative awards and $2.2 million …

HUD Reforms to Manufactured Housing Policy Could Unlock More Affordable Homes

A new set of policies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is aimed at supporting residents …

To Fight Rising Rents, These Fresno County Residents Bought Their Manufactured Home Community

After years of fighting rising rents, a group of mostly Oaxacan farmworkers in Fresno County have done the seemingly impossible: …

Shaheen Applauds Action to Advance Programs to Increase Housing Affordability and Support Manufactured Housing Communities

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded new action by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development …

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