Seems to be the usual suspects around MHC news. One thing that’s interesting is the recurring theme of high housing costs. Peter Thiel cites housing costs as a reason not to move to South Florida (link here) and UC Santa Cruz students are so rent burdened they are living in “trailers” (link here).

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What We Are Reading

Residents struggle with rent increases and maintenance in Havenpark Communities mobile home parks — North Liberty, IA

Havenpark Communities spokesperson Josh Weiss says the rent increases are necessary for reinvestment into the communities, but residents are displeased with what they claim is improper maintenance.

Mobile home owners lawyer-up to stop steep rent increases — Tallahassee, FL

At least 30 Tallahassee mobile home owners have sought legal assistance after hundreds of dollars in lot rent hikes from new landlords at Lake Bradford Mobile Home Park.

Meeting to Discuss Relocation Grants for Oasis Mobile Home Park Residents — Riverside, CA

A community meeting will be held Wednesday evening to provide an update on the troubled Oasis Mobile Home Park, with Riverside County housing staff giving an overview of a program that would provide about 150 relocation grants of up to $100,000 for eligible households.

Mobile home residents could be first Southington rent complaint — Southington, CT

Residents of a local mobile home park could be the first to file a complaint with the newly formed Fair Rent Commission. The commission held its organizational meeting Monday and reviewed its charter of determining if rent charges are “unconscionable.”

City board of directors rejects RV park proposal — Hot Springs, AR

Residents of the densely-populated Lakeland Drive peninsula the city annexed in 2018 and the new owners of Shorecrest Lake Cottages agree the latter has a crime problem.

Congress Mobile Home Park tenants sue developer over intimidation, coercion — Austin, TX

Former residents of the Congress Mobile Home Park filed a lawsuit Wednesday against California developer Reza Paydar, claiming he violated the Deceptive Trade Practice Act (DTPA). Specifically, the plaintiffs claim they were not given the legal amount of time to move out of their former homes.

In California, Desperate College Students Compete for Spots in Trailer Park — Santa Cruz, CA

Laura Chappell lives with six other roommates in a house near the University of California, Santa Cruz that has termite damage, annual rat infestations, and gopher holes throughout the backyard.

Frustrated Huntington Beach mobile home owners continue to seek answers — Huntington Beach, CA

Members of the Mobile Home Resident Coalition rallied outside of Huntington Beach City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, continuing to fight steep rent hikes that have put many of them in a perilous position, leading them to ask the City Council for assistance.

Trailer park declared nuisance — Wytheville, VA

In the end, Supervisors followed the recommendation of the Building & Grounds Committee, but it wasn’t without some consideration.

Pines residents await park sale in limbo — Bradenton, FL

Pines Trailer Park residents are holding out hope that a buyer might keep the property for mobile homes. Residents failed in a drive to purchase the park, 103 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach.

• Peter Thiel cites soaring housing costs in hesitancy over South Florida move. (Link)

• Nonprofit affordable housing developers say they’re in dire straits. (Link)

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