Four uninhabitable manufactured homes at Florella’s Park in Northfield, Minn. that have been empty for years will be removed by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) using funds from a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Block Grant, as southernminn tells MHProNews. According to federal standards, HRA must acquire the homes before removing them, which it will buy for $500-2000 each. The Edward Teske Trust, owner of the pre-HUD Code homes, was quoted $4,500 each for disposable, resources it does not have. The units must first be tested for hazardous material contamination before removal. HRA is working with the community management, which hopes to replace the homes with newer models.

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