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Words Matter: How Terminology Shapes Policy for Manufactured Home Communities (MHCs)
Why Say Manufactured Home (Not “Mobile Home” or “Trailer”)? Why Say Manufactured Home Community (Not “Park”)? Why Say Landowner or Business Owner (Not “Park Owner” or “Community Owner”)? • MHCs Represent Shared Investments—a Hybrid Model. There are dual stakeholders—homeowners own… Read More »Words Matter: How Terminology Shapes Policy for Manufactured Home Communities (MHCs)
The solutions are clear. The path is obstructed.
In 2004, the AARP’s Public Policy Institute (PPI) and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) collaborated to develop a model state statute aimed at protecting residents of manufactured housing communities. Their joint publication, Manufactured Housing Community Tenants: Shifting the Balance… Read More »The solutions are clear. The path is obstructed.