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 »
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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 »
Royal Crest Residents Association Becomes 28th Resident Owned Community in Massachusetts
Wareham, Massachusetts – On July 28, Carol Carver went from leasing the land under her manufactured home to being the co-owner of a multi-million dollar piece of real-estate. Two years ago, Ms. Carver’s landlord sold the building … More »
The Conversation: Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing
When you hear the words “trailer park” or “mobile home park,” what comes to mind? Crime? Poverty? Vulnerability to natural disasters? These negative images reflect the stigma, reinforced by popular culture, that many U.S. residents assign to manufactured … More »
Rocky Mountain PBS: How life — and rent — improved when residents took ownership of a Longmont mobile home park
LONGMONT, Colo. — Donde cabe uno, caben dos. The Spanish version of the saying, “If I eat, we all eat,” takes on a very real meaning at the LMP Longmont mobile home park. This is the kind of place … More »
Rocky Mountain PBS: Residents in Golden deal with the aftermath of a private company buying their mobile home park
GOLDEN, Colo. — On any given day, Ken Erwin is looking for odd jobs for his neighbors to do. He’s trying to help them make some money to pay for their increasing rent. Erwin owns a home in Golden … More »
Rocky Mountain PBS: Colorado’s mobile home parks are becoming a lucrative business, but not for residents
DENVER — For decades, mobile homes have been a sweet spot in home ownership. They provide an opportunity to own a home at much lower prices than traditional single-family homes. The problem for some homeowners has become the … More »