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 »
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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 »
ROCs Highlighted in NPQ Feature on New Co-op Development
CONCORD, N.H. – Resident Owned Communities were highlighted as a sector-specific strategy scaling the cooperative economy in Courtney Berner’s article Where are New Co-ops Emerging? The Changing Map of Co-op Development for NPQ. “ROC USA—the ‘ROC’ stands for … 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 »
Kevin Porter promoted to VP of Loan Originations
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Kevin Porter has been promoted to Vice President of Loan Originations. He has previously served as a Loan Officer since February 2015. “Kevin is a natural fit for the position … More »
ROC USA Taps Wilson to lead Co-op Solutions service unit
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Rob Wilson has joined the social venture as the new Executive Vice President of Cooperative Solutions. “Bringing Rob on is a continuation of a theme when adding new executive level talent,” … 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 »
Liberty Landing Cooperative Residents Purchase Community to become first ROC in Missouri
Liberty Landing Cooperative Board President Holly Waugh (on left) signs closing documents. Waugh and her neighbors purchased their 185-home manufactured home community for $9.5 million on December 17, 2021. Liberty, Mo. – Nearly 25 years ago, Holly Waugh … More »