RVBusiness says the Vancouver Sun reports a new community of factory-built micro cottages is being developed at Port Renfrew, British Columbia, in Canada. The first 40 unit phase of the Wild Coast Cottages Oceanside, each 400 square feet, is nearly sold out. The second, Water’s Edge at Wild Coast Cottages, …
SustainableBusinessOregon reports Ideabox is developing a five-home neighborhood community based on the small homesite idea of manufactured housing communities. Founder and CEO Jim Russell says, “The goal was to take tiny lots and see what we can do with them. We’re trying to create a small, livable community. We wanted …
The Prescott Daily Courier states the report of a Chino Valley contractor noted faulty drainage hook-ups in a recent conversion of septic tanks to sewer lines in Chino Meadows 2 manufactured home community. Of 171 homesites inspected, eleven needed extensive repair due to sewage back-up and sagging drain lines, 105 …
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CityBiz in Philadelphia reports that MHC operator UMH Properties, Inc., based in Freehold, NJ has passed a resolution to increase the size of its board of directors from nine to ten members. According to Eugene W. Landy, UMH Board Chairman, the tenth spot will be filled by Stuart Levy, vice …
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Investors reports SmarTrend, that inveterate tracker of 5,000 stocks daily, says as measured by dividends, the number one company in the Residential REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) Industry is UHM Properties (UMH). It ranks at the top with a dividend yield of 7.7 percent, followed in second place by Sun …
SouthCoastToday reports that the 51 residents of Edgeway Mobile Home Park in Middleboro, Massachusetts may finally get street lights that were supposed to be installed over a decade ago. Only 51 sites 0f the planned 74 are currently occupied because the city revoked the license of the MH community owner, …
MHC has Long-standing Issues Between Owners and Town Board Read More
The Herald in Monterey County, California reports a preliminary hearing concerning rent control for Marina’s five manufactured housing communities was approved by the Marina City Council by a 3-2 vote. First proposed by residents 20 years ago, the Mobile Home Rental Stabilization Ordinance allows the annual rent increase to 80 …
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The Minot Daily News reports the apparent standoff in resolving the issue of who is responsible for removing the damaged manufactured housing in Minot following the ravaging floods of last spring has led to frustration on the part of city government, residents, and community owners. Mayor Curt Zimbelman said, “We …
Standoff in North Dakota: Who Will remove the Flood-damaged Homes Read More
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Manufactured Housing Division (MHD) executive director, Joe A. Garcia, addressed the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) annual meeting this morning in Fort Worth. Garcia praised the TMHA for the low incident of complaints from consumers, and the high level of legal …
In an op-ed piece in the Minot Daily News in Minot, North Dakota, Lance Kennedy, president of the North Dakota Manufactured Housing Association, says eight manufactured home communities, representing 800 homesites, were wiped out by the flooding of the Souris River earlier this spring. He says the government removed trash …
The Journal of Commerce in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada reports the largest modular housing project for seniors in B.C. officially opened as the result of the Senior’s Rental Housing (SRH) program. The 36-unit Baker Gardens will also provide housing for persons with disabilities, and will be managed by Kootenays, a …
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The Rapid City Journal reports from South Dakota that while a veteran developer’s plan to replace aging factory-built homes with new manufactured homes is a noble idea, the project falls short of meeting city codes. Bob Akers bought Deluxe Mobile Home Park and other MHCs from a bank after the …
Developer Eager to Replace Old Mobile Homes with New Manufactured Homes Read More
The Lebanon Daily News in Lebanon, PA reports the residents of Northcrest Acres manufactured home community have won their lawsuit against community owner Palmyra Homes, Inc., which sought to force them to change the heating system in their homes as part of a new lease agreement. Most of the 200 …
The New Haven Independent in Connecticut asserts that Garden Homes Management Corporation has plans to develop two manufactured home communities in Oxford. The filing with the Planning and Zoning Commission for the first proposal, called Oxford Commons, would have 99 multi-section manufactured homes on 32 acres. The second project, Donovan …
The Chicago SunTimes, Chicago Tribune, Journal Record and Des Monies Register have all reported in recent months on issues relating to resident complaints in manufactured home communities. A recent example is in Glenview, IL, where the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunset Village MHC, which is now in the hands of …
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The Curry County Reporter in Oregon reports the residents of what was a land lease community (LLC) in Gold Beach, Oregon, have successfully formed a non-profit co-op that has become Saunders Creek Homeowners Cooperative. When the owners put the 43 home site land up for sale, the residents received purchase …
The Union Leader reports Gov. John Lynch of New Hampshire for the second time has vetoed a measure that prevents local government from mandating sprinkler systems in planned one and two family homes as a prerequisite for a permit. The bill would also prevent enforcement of existing regulations that require …
In a communiqué to MHMSM.com, Mountain View Estates community owner David Roden and Spencer Roane, the Georgia Manufactured Housing Association’s (GMHA) Community Owners Representative, have an upcoming meeting with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) officials to discuss housing for disaster victims. Noting that the …
The Keremeos Review in British Columbia, Canada, reports the Lower Similkameen’s newest manufactured home community will be ready for residents by mid to late August. The Copper Ridge Manufactured Home Park will have 20 home sites, and electrical and plumbing connections are being completed. Owner Richard Sadovick said he has …
CoStar Group reports Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) (NYSE:ELS) has closed on 35 of the 76 manufactured home communities it is acquiring from Hometown America LLC. These 35 properties represent 12,057 sites in seven states including Florida, Arizona and Michigan. This $451 million purchase is part of a larger $1.43 billion …
ELS Closes on 12,057 of Hometown’s 31,167 Home Sites Read More
