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Mobile home park residents granted rent victory
After having their mobile home park sold, rent rates hiked 70% and a series of frustrations such as water supply interruptions, residents of a local mobile home park north of Gunnison took legal action against their new owners and last week secured an initial victory in the case.
City of Boise Purchases Sage Mobile Home Park to Preserve Affordable Housing
As our community continues to experience growth and rising housing prices, the City of Boise is doing everything we can to ensure a home for everyone, which includes preserving existing affordable housing. Recently, the city finalized its purchase of Sage Mobile Home Park, a 2-acre mobile home park located on the Boise Bench.
Perez: 'Goal for the Oasis Mobile Home Park is closure' due to unresolvable health issues
A multi-party effort to shut down a hazard-plagued 60-acre mobile home park in Oasis is advancing, with agreements toward a unified resolution in the works, Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez said Wednesday.
Development in Gallatin County looks to add 260 homes with price that hasn’t been seen in years
Gallatin County Commissioners approved a large development between Bozeman and Belgrade. The homes could cost, and the number is one we haven’t heard of in years.
Film spotlighting North Liberty’s Golf View Mobile Home Park community to screen in Iowa cities
A Decent Home played to packed houses at FilmScene when director Sara Terry held screenings of the documentary this spring. The film tells the story of mobile home park residents as they try to preserve their communities and their homes after the parks are bought by private equity funds and other investors determined to maximize profits at their expense.
River’s Edge Mobile Home Park residents seek help from selectmen
Residents from River’s Edge Mobile Home Park say the community’s new out-of-state owners are making living there unaffordable for the residents — many of whom are elderly and on fixed incomes.
From floods to slime: Mobile home residents say landlords make millions, neglect them
Five years ago, Mike Noel was newly retired from his manufacturing job in Rhode Island and had just gone through a rough divorce. "I hooked up my boat and headed down here, without having a place to live," he recalls in the living room of his home near Vero Beach, Fla.
Residents of Pembroke Park mobile home community continue to protest after receiving eviction notices
Lakeside Park Estates residents are looming eviction as their mobile home park was purchased by Trinity Broadcasting Network, a Christian telecaster.
Academics ‘debunk stereotypes’ around mobile home parks in search for affordable housing solutions
A group of North American professors is seeking to debunk commonly-held stereotypes about mobile home parks in the United States.
Helping Residents Buy Their Manufactured Housing Communities
Lenders versed in these transactions are helping maintain the affordability of this multifamily segement, according to Owen Breheny of Lument.
General Real Estate News
Blackstone Single-Family Landlord to Halt Home Purchases in 38 Cities. (Link)
It’s the Economy, Stupid
Regulatory and Affordability
Public Markets Corner
Equity LifeStyle Prop. Buys N.C.’s Holiday Trav-L Park
Legendary Emerald Isle, N.C., businessman and politician Ronnie Watson has sold his 46-year-old resort, the Holiday Trav-L Park off Coast Guard Road, to Equity LifeStyle Properties, according to News-Times.
Recent Acquisitions
The Capstone MH Team has closed the sale of a 222-Site MHC Portfolio in Sarasota, FL
SOLD - a two park all-age portfolio with 67 spaces in SE Idaho
BoaVida Communities Spotlight: Possum Kingdom RV Resort and Marina
BoaVida Group Buys West Nevada MHC for $13M
Just Closed! | 62-Space Park in Glendora, CA including 40 MH Sites, 22 Apartments including 32 Park-Owned Homes
Nashville based investor/operator completes acquisition of Ohio Manufactured Housing Community
HARRI5 Closed Sun Vista Park Model & RV Resort, Yuma, AZ, 5 Star, 55+ Community, 1230 Sites
The Manufactured Housing & RV Group's successful acquisition of Tall Oaks MHC in Florence, South Carolina
Deals We’re Reviewing
Lots: 164 | # of Parks: 4 | POH: 27 | Tenants: 104
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Residents and supporters protesting after mobile home park was purchased | Watch Video ▶
Bakersfield mobile home park without water for four days | Watch Video ▶
Dozens forced out after investors buy Hollister mobile home park | Watch Video ▶
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