CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Angela Romeo has been promoted to Vice President of Acquisitions and Program Manager of ROC USA Direct. She previously served as a National Acquisitions and Project Manager since … More »
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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 »
Rimrock Court becomes 21st Resident Owned Community in Oregon
Madras, OR— Community and Shelter Assistance Corporation (CASA of Oregon) is pleased to announce that Rimrock Court residents formed a cooperative and purchased their manufactured home community in Madras, Oregon on April 9. Rimrock Court is comprised of … More »
John Egan Named Mountain West ROC Association Director
CONCORD, N.H. – John Egan was recently appointed as Director for the Mountain West region of the ROC Association. John will succeed Lorie Cahill of Green Acres Co-op in Kalispell, Mont., who recently stepped down from the Association … More »
‘Sitting on a time bomb’: Mobile home residents at risk in red-hot housing market
WASHINGTON — Jon Zang walks his dog several times a day in his mobile home community in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania. It’s quiet, as most of his neighbors are at work. But he often wonders how many more … More »
Deb Winiewicz Elected as New England ROC Association Director
CONCORD, N.H.— Deborah Winiewicz has been elected ROC Association Director for the New England region. Winiewicz, a longtime Member and Board President at Halifax Estates in Halifax, Mass., was nominated to run by her community’s Board of Directors and elected … More »
ROC USA partners with UCF on energy efficiency study
The University of Central Florida was recently awarded a grant worth $4.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine if a pre-packaged pod is an effective method to deploy very efficient heating, cooling and water … More »
The New York Times: Investors Are Buying Mobile Home Parks. Residents Are Paying a Price
GOLDEN, Colo. — When Sarah Clement moved to the Golden Hills mobile home park two years ago, she felt like she had won the lottery. After years of squeezing into one-bedroom apartments with her, her 7-year-old son finally … More »
Flathead Beacon: Solving the Housing Crisis
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. – Last October, 28-year-old Devynn Fetter came home to her single-wide trailer in Columbia Falls to find a pamphlet on her door that said the owners of the manufactured-home park were selling and they were … More »