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Inside Montauk’s Luxurious ‘Trailer Park’ — Montauk, NY

On a recent May evening, Janet O’Brien served up Old-Fashioneds and tequilas on ice to friends at her Montauk home. The conversational menu featured what one might expect for a tony Hamptons cocktail hour: past and upcoming trips to Morocco, Manhattanites bragging about rarely stepping foot in Brooklyn and gossip about how much neighbors spent on renovations.

How Lightner Creek tested Colorado’s Mobile Home Park Act — Durango, CO

When about 85 residents lost water for two months in the Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park earlier this year west of Durango, there was little anyone could do.

Riverdale mobile home park emptying; 152-unit apartment complex planned — Riverdale, UT

As the deadline to vacate the Lesley’s Mobile Home Park site looms, only a handful of stragglers remain. “I’m waiting to the last minute,” said one of the remaining residents, Flora Espinoza, who’s lived at the park for 23 years. Lesley’s, which sits in the shadow of Riverdale Road where it crosses the Weber River, has space for 55 units, but only five or six units are still occupied.

Mobile home co-op plan poised to get city bond funding — San Antonio, TX

The City of San Antonio plans to use part of its first housing bond to help create the city’s first mobile home park cooperative. As part of the second round of proposals to use bond and federal dollars, city staff on Wednesday recommended helping fund a plan to purchase a South Side mobile home park and convert it into a co-op. That means the tenants of the 56-site Riverside Terrace on Mission Road would then own the park themselves and have the authority to set rents and make any improvements.

Gianforte vetoes mobile homes park bill, CPS reform, among other legislation — Helena, MT

Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill that would have given protections for mobile home park residents, like requiring park owners give 60 days notice before taking action like increasing rent.

FEMA can finally place mobile homes on single-family lots in North Port — North Port, FL

North Port city commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday that allows FEMA to temporarily place larger mobile homes on single-family lots to help families impacted by Hurricane Ian, despite worries that they'll face problems later removing the structures after the allowance expires.

New manufactured home park called ‘Oak Ridge’ opens in Phoenix — Phoenix, OR

A new manufactured home community has officially opened in Phoenix. It’s called ‘Oak Ridge.’ It’s located in the same spot as a previous manufactured home park, ‘Bear Lake Estates,’ across from ‘Blue Heron Park.’

Poulsbo will spend $15k to help residents of mobile home park with property upgrades — Poulsbo, WA

The Poulsbo City Council has allocated $15,000 from a fund dedicated to affordable housing to help residents of a mobile home park off Lincoln Road, in an abrupt effort to respond to fears of pending eviction.

• Governor signs executive order creating affordable housing investment council. (Link)

• A tax credit designed to promote low-income housing has a loophole and Arizona is trying to fix it. (Link)

Public Markets Corner

Residents at Lake Elmo mobile home park say owner has forgotten them

Faced with what they describe as steep rent increases, a drop in services and poor management, the residents of a Lake Elmo mobile home park say it's too much: They want help.

Recent Acquisitions

Local group buys mobile home park north of Lafayette for just over $1M

SOLD! 🐎 Sammy Deeb and Ricardo Pages are pleased to announce the sale of this confidential Miami MHC

Just Closed | LaVergne, TN Mobile Home Park

Closed! Enchanted Forest MHC in Fayetteville, NC. 73 lots and 76% occupancy

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August 1st deadline remains for Mercer Co. mobile home parks to remedy health concerns

Inner loop of I-485 reopens after tractor-trailer carrying mobile home crashes

Six-O-Five Mobile Home Park in Louisa County

Move out deadline approaching for residents of Phoenix mobile home park

Rent for a Capitola mobile home park is increasing 56%, city council is stepping in

Mobile home park residents concerned with their water

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