Mobile and manufactured homes are a relatively affordable option for those in Maine seeking housing. Many of these homes are grouped in parks or communities, and residents pay rent to live on these sites. We’ll discuss how living in mobile or manufactured homes can become unaffordable if corporate entities purchase the sites, as well as how some residents are finding ways to work together to take control of their communities. And how are the state and other agencies helping them?
This show is part of our series “The Cost of Living: Maine’s Housing Shortage.”
Panelists:
Liza Fleming Ives, executive director, Genesis Fund
Nora Gosselin, market development and acquisitions specialist in Cooperative Development Institute’s New England Resident Owned Communities Program
Erik Jorgensen, senior director of government relations and communications, MaineHousing
VIP Callers:
Janet Fournier, resident, Linnhaven mobile home park in Brunswick; organizer of Blueberry Fields Cooperative
Margaret Jones, board president, Mountainside Community Cooperative, a resident-owned community in Camden
