NPR covers Mobile Home Park Crisis

NPR has a great story highlighting the plight of families being forced out of their mobile homes in Washington State.

It is a combination of increasing land prices, a lack of public concern, and lack of available resources that contribute to the problem, according to the report.

States like Florida, Nevada, and Washington are among the states with the greatest turnover, says NPR reporter Austin Jenkins.  In spite of its status as our nation’s largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing, no national response exists to address the needs of the manufactured housing sector.

Yet many local initiatives are burgeoning.  Jenkins’ story highlights the co-op model in New Hampshire.  It also acknowledges the need for complementary approaches, such as acquisition through the non-profit model when land costs exceed the buying power of residents on their own.