Mobile Home Park News Briefing

Nearly 60 residents took to the streets of Clover Commons in Plum last week to protest their rising land rent.

The quiet modular-home community in Plum has housed residents 55 and older for nearly 40 years. Now, folks that have lived there for decades are pinching pennies as they brace themselves for an 11% rent increase.

“It’s what you call an excessive rent increase,” Clover Commons resident Larry Forbes said.

Forbes and his wife, Patty, have lived at Clover Commons for six years. When they moved in, their rent was $590 per month.

“Currently, we pay $722 per month for the land our home sits on. Starting in October, our rent will jump to...

PLUM, Pa. —

Plum Borough Council backed residents in a senior housing community faced with rent increases by passing a resolution to encourage action from the state legislature.

On Monday, several Clover Commons residents attended the borough council meeting to speak out on rent increases at the 55+ adult community.

“It's just hard to afford it,” Maris Wentworth told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 Reporter Jordan Cioppa.

Wentworth moved to Clover Commons in 2019. She said back then, her rent was $590, but that number continued to jump.

“Well, they're raising our rent from $722 to $800. We already got the notice,” Wentworth said. “We own our...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act authorizes new programs and major regulatory changes, but most provisions need appropriations and rulemaking. HUD must complete 9 rulemakings and 70% of 125 federal actions, pointing to timelines into 2028.  AI Summary

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law two months ago.

Now comes the hard part: getting the money to get the results.

The implementation process, including securing funding for new programs and finalizing regulatory changes, could take from now until well into 2028, optimistically speaking.

After that, possibly, some early outcomes.

The bill, the most comprehensive...

Clark County is considering permanent restrictions on redevelopment of manufactured home parks. (KATU)

When Robert Meade noticed a storm had blown a number of shingles off the roof of his four-room manufactured home several years ago, his heart sank. Meade, who is in his 80s, didn’t know how they would fix the roof until his granddaughter told him she had found a county program that would help. 

“We don’t have a lot of money and we can’t do it ourselves,” said Meade, when interviewed by Arizona Luminaria in the summer of 2025. “They did such a good job, I would recommend them to anyone.” 

The county repair program that helped make a $10,000 investment in fixing the roof on the Meade family’s manufactured home will now receive an infusion...

The South Haven City Council has rejected a proposed ordinance to rezone a property at 120 Baseline Road, where a developer is proposing a manufactured home community of 24 units.

At a Tuesday meeting, council once again heard from a long line of residents opposed to the plan from property owner Eric Rothner, who has said he already has parties lined up and willing to move into the modular homes. Opposing neighbors say rezoning the site from Multiple Family Residential to Manufactured Housing Community to allow that will cede some local control to the Michigan Manufactured Housing Commission, result in less local taxes being collected,...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which was passed by Congress with broad bipartisan support and became law in July 2026, includes several provisions intended to expand the use of manufactured housing in the United States. However, many states will need to update their policies in accordance with the federal changes so that manufactured housing can grow. Individual states can prepare for and ultimately multiply the effect of federal legislation by passing laws and enacting policies that make it easier to install manufactured housing in more places. Some changes would cost little to nothing and could have a rapid effect.

Manufactured...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Dozens of seniors living at Maycliffe Estates, a mobile home park in East Las Vegas, say they are being priced out of their homes. Residents accuse the park’s new owners, a Utah-based corporation, of raising lot rents while the property deteriorates.

Residents told FOX5 News that this is just one of the reasons they are opposing the increase. Residents have gathered signatures for a petition and are demanding that local officials step in.

Because many tenants are seniors, residents are calling the rent hike elder abuse. They have begun the process of filing a petition with the...

SACO, Maine – The Saco City Council voted to enact a new local ordinance Monday to regulate mobile home park rental rates.

The ordinance controls how often and by how much landlords can raise lot rents in parks such as the Blue Haven Mobile Home Park on Portland Road.

“Certainly, the important thing right now is to get this passed and get as much protection as possible to the residents in Blue Haven and mobile home parks,” Councilor Sandra Guay said at Monday night’s meeting.

The ordinance indicated that landlords cannot raise rents more than once a year. It also mandates a 90-day notice to tenants before raising the rent. It also limits...

FLORIDA — A new federal housing law could change how manufactured homes are financed and, over time, how some are built.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, signed into law July 11, raises FHA-insured loan limits for manufactured housing and changes the federal definition of a manufactured home by allowing homes to be built with or without a permanent chassis.

At Jacobsen Homes in Florida, longtime industry veteran Mike Wnek said manufactured housing has changed dramatically since he entered the business in 1978.

“Night and day. Back in ’78, we were building trailers. We were building a new modern manufactured home, but it was still...

Leaders in the manufactured housing industry believe they can be part of the solution to America’s housing problem.

And they believe the recently passed federal housing bill makes a change that will allow them to do just that.

Congress passed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act in June, and the bill became law in July without President Donald Trump’s signature. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., addresses a variety of housing issues from regulatory reforms to the administration of public housing.

The bill also addresses a long-standing concern in the manufactured housing industry by eliminating the requirement for a...

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Residents of San Lazaro Mobile Home Park have until Dec. 8 to assemble financing for a competing offer after an unidentified buyer offered $42.5 million for the property.

The full-price offer adds urgency to a resident-led effort to turn San Lazaro into a cooperative. Residents say owning the park would give them more control over lot rents, infrastructure and the future of a community where some families have lived for decades.

San Lazaro has 213 households. The park’s public water system reports serving 844 people.

Most residents own their manufactured homes but pay slightly more than $1,000 each month to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called on the House Financial Services Committee to hold a hearing on institutional investors’ impact on Manufactured Housing Communities (MHCs) across the country. Congressman Vasquez led a letter to Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) — along with five other Members — urging the Committee to hold a hearing to address reports from MHC residents across the country who have said they have experienced price jacking, utilities neglect, and abuse in these communities after private equity firms purchased their communities.

“Congress recently passed a...

ABettendorf developer is pursuing state and local tax incentives to build a 168-unit apartment complex to replace the Hillside Community mobile home park along State Street. 

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI — Resources are available for residents affected by the abrupt closure of Mona Lake Mobile Home Park in Muskegon Heights.

Public Health Muskegon County is hosting a resource fair from 2-6 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 3, across from the park at 3527 Hoyt Ave.

Local organizations and businesses will be onsite providing information on topics such as housing options, moving services and supplies, school enrollment, legal assistance, senior services, referrals and more.

Participating organizations include United Way Lakeshore, Trinity Health, The Salvation Army, Legal Aid of Western Michigan and Health...

In early August, a manufactured housing community formerly known as North Morris Estates in Thetford Township, Michigan met an important milestone: the park is now fully licensed to operate by state regulators.[1]

The new license marks a historic win after a period of extended tumult under the park’s former owners, the hedge fund Alden Global Capital and its manufactured housing subsidiary Homes of America. In August of 2024, the Genesee County Prosecutor filed criminal charges against former owner Homes of America for running the mobile home park without a license in the city of Mount Morris. Homes of America pleaded guilty to a one-year...

WELLS — During one of his first campaign stops on what’s scheduled to be a jam-packed Labor Day weekend, Troy Jackson met with residents of a mobile home park to discuss the upcoming election.

Yet the conversation at Blueberry Ridge Mobile Village was less about the Democrat’s campaign for the U.S. Senate and more about the residents’ success getting a local ordinance on the November ballot to cap annual rent increases based on the rate of inflation.

“When we come together, we can do great things — you’ve shown it right here,” Jackson told a few dozen residents, who gathered Saturday morning in Diane Whiteside’s backyard, sitting in...

The trade group representing Maine’s mobile home industry told officials in one southern Maine town it is preparing to sue them and other municipalities if they pass ordinances restricting how much mobile home park owners can raise lot rents.

The Eliot select board was considering such a rent stabilization ordinance at its meeting last week, part of a growing effort by towns across the state to protect residents of local mobile home parks who say they are dealing with poor conditions and sharp rent hikes. At least seven municipalities, including Brunswick, Old Orchard Beach and Waterville, have adopted these ordinances since 2024, and...

A 19-unit mobile-home park won approval from the St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Agency despite objections from nearby property owners.

The board voted 4–2 last month to grant a zoning variance for the 4.77-acre property at 1045 Cypress Road.

County regulations ordinarily require at least 10 acres for a mobile-home park.

The property is already zoned for manufactured and mobile homes. The applicant’s attorney, James Whitehouse, argued that the proposal meets the county’s other requirements for fire access, stormwater management, utilities, parking, landscaping and buffers.

The owner intends to provide and retain ownership of all 19...

The final two years of the Trump administration could be pivotal for the manufactured housing industry, experts say, as political pressure mounts to address the nation's massive housing shortage.

Manufactured housing—a category ranging from prefabricated materials to factory-built housing—has for years struggled to expand beyond a niche building type. But 2026 has brought the bipartisan housing reform package, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which includes reforms to encourage manufactured housing.

"That's a response to an affordability crisis," Suzanne Garwood, a managing director and associate general counsel for JPMorgan Chase,...

Broader placement and occupancy of manufactured homes — particularly in neighborhoods zoned for single-family dwellings — could be one of the major consequences in New Hampshire of the new federal housing law.

Known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the bipartisan legislation seeks to address the lack of supply in the Granite State and across the country by, among other features, reducing barriers to development, protecting neighborhoods from corporate raiders and attracting more capital for builders.

The consequences of the housing act, which became law July 10, were discussed Aug. 13 among a group of housing advocates in a  Read More

America is plagued by a housing crisis. One possible solution is manufactured housing, which can be produced quickly and relatively cheaply. A new federal housing law could open the door to the sector’s expansion. To succeed, though, manufactured housing must overcome the stigmas against mobile homes and trailer parks.

Manufactured homes are quietly “filling the suburbs,” said The Washington Post. The dwellings were long looked down on as “low-quality, less-safe housing” that was mostly “limited to trailer parks and rural properties” for decades, but higher-quality models are springing up in the “typical American...

Residents at Katoonah Lodges, a 55-plus community in Missoula, are struggling with a 35% increase in lot rent since the park was purchased by an out-of-state investment firm. Many fixed-income seniors say they now feel trapped, as home sales stall and affordability declines, prompting the formation of a tenants union seeking rent protections.

Families at Green Mountain Mobile Manor in Fair Haven are facing a possible Sept. 1 closure deadline that residents say threatens their housing stability.

In the letter, Turi wrote that the closure "threatens the housing stability of 25 residents, including 11 children."

According to reporting by VTDigger and Vermont Public, Turi moved her family of seven into the park a year ago after relocating from northern Maine to be closer to medical specialists and her parents. The home cost $15,000, an amount her family could manage on her part-time income as a substitute teacher and her husband's work in property maintenance.

Carol DeAngelis first learned Aug. 7 that her mobile home park near Asheville had been purchased by COARE Communities. A day later, she attended a meeting held at the mobile home park, where a representative from COARE told her that her lot rent would rise from $350 to $850, an account confirmed by two other tenants who attended the meeting.