Looking out for their neighbors to keep the community running smoothly is at the heart of what these community leaders do. They have ideas for a Halloween party, or breakfast for residents on Saturday mornings – anything to … More »
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MISSOULIAN: Residents of Missoula community to buy property to prevent displacement
Missoula city council’s housing committee has voted to approve contracts totaling $850,000 to allow Old Hellgate Village mobile home park to become a Resident-Owned Community, or ROC.
ROC USA welcomes Devenie Scott as business systems analyst
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Devenie Scott has been hired as the business systems analyst in the operations service unit. She has previously worked as an operations specialist and grant coordinator in the Community Development Financial … More »
Seven Days: Upward Mobility: With Housing in Short Supply, Mobile Home Parks Are Having a Moment. For Good Reasons, It Turns Out.
Lots at Williston Woods mobile home park are a coveted prize. Realtors contact homeowners directly to ask if they’re thinking of selling, and people routinely drive through the secluded hilltop community hoping to spot homes for sale. Spacious double-wide … More »
Harbor Village Cooperative Transferring into the hands of those who live there
The Housing Stability Council of the state of Oregon’s Housing and Community Services approved $8.04 million of funding to the Harbor Village RV and Mobile Home Park for infrastructure repair and other costs at its August 5, 2022 … More »
Vice News: America’s Last Affordable Housing is Under Threat
Across the US, corporate buyers are purchasing mobile home parks and driving up rents for those on the brink of being homeless. VICE News went to Fresno, California, where one such company is attempting to buy a park … More »
ROCs save homeowners $600 a year after just five years of ownership
CONCORD, N.H. – It doesn’t take long for homeowners in Resident Owned Communities to realize the impact of buying their manufactured home communities. After just five years of resident ownership, ROC Members’ site fees are already 11% below … More »
The Boston Globe: On Cape Cod, a band of mobile home owners fight for their park: ‘The vultures want it! But they’re not going to get it’
Investors nationwide of buying up mobile home parks from mom-and-pop operators. Tenants often suffer.
The Washington Post: How a group of moms turned a Virginia trailer park into a village
To spend time with the moms is to see: Alone, some could find themselves drowning. But together, they’ve been able to do more than tread water.
Fifteen Resident Owned Communities Receive Better Together Grants
CONCORD, N.H. — Fifteen Resident Owned Communities (ROCs) received the good news over the weekend that their Better Together Grant applications have been approved, totaling $29,800 in funding for projects that will address member engagement, community improvements, and … More »