When talking about housing, detached homes and multifamily apartments get most of the attention, but more than 18 million Americans live in manufactured housing in mobile home parks—which are de facto the largest source of affordable housing in the United States.
But as lot rents rise, this source of affordable housing is at risk. Fortunately, in response, there has emerged a growing movement of resident-owned cooperatives, also known as ROCs. Today, more than 22,000 families who own manufactured housing units in more than 300 mobile home parks across the United States are member-owners of these cooperatives.
In this 90-minute webinar, cosponsored and co-moderated by NPQ and Shelterforce, a panel of folks, including residents, advocates, and technical assistance providers will discuss the ins and outs of how to build land security for manufactured housing owners, by enabling mobile home communities to come together and own the land jointly.
Andrea Chiriboga-Flor is executive director of Justice for the People Legal Center, in Denver, Colorado, where she helped organize the Montevista Comunidad cooperative.
Kelly Jensen is Board President at Paradise Village Cooperative in Johnstown, CO and represents the Mountain West Region of the ROC Association board of directors.
Doug McElroy is the former president of the board of the Pleasant Park Mobile Home cooperative in Great Falls, Montana and helped create the community’s cooperative.
Emily Thaden is president of ROC-USA, a national organization launched in 2008 with the mission of supporting quality resident ownership of mobile home communities nationwide.
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