Dennis Matthews’ life is unrecognizable since he enrolled in the IDA program. In 1999, Dennis was $10,000 in debt, had lost his job and had taken a new job with a 45% salary reduction. “I was in so much trouble,” he says. “The cost of living was so high.”

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Policy Resource Guides are longer documents that provide more detailed information to help advocates make the case for manufactured housing

Protecting Fundamental Freedoms in Communities – Resource Guide
Manufactured homes represent a pathway to affordable homeownership for millions of Americans, but their potential as a wealth-building vehicle remains tenuous in many states. Resident ownership of manufactured home communities is one strategy to help low-income homeowners build assets, but certain basic freedoms must be protected if homeowners are to purchase their communities.  This guide identifies four types of homeowner protections that pave the way for asset building. It also identifies several key elements of strong policies to protect homeowners, suggests model legislative language, and lists states with precedents for policy adoption.

Protecting Fundamental Freedoms in Communities – Resource Guide

Promoting Resident Ownership of Communities – Resource Guide
This tool summarizes the case for resident ownership of manufactured home communities as a path to affordable housing preservation and asset building. The guide establishes key elements of strong policy and suggests model legislative language, as well as giving examples from states that have adopted purchase opportunity legislation.


Promoting Resident Ownership of Communities – Resource Guide updated!

Titling Homes as Real Property – Resource Guide
Manufactured homes are the largest source of unsubsidized, affordable housing in the United States. Although a modern manufactured home may be indistinguishable from a site-built home to many observers, a manufactured home is typically considered personal property, rather than real estate. This guide provides a state by state analysis of the current statutes in regards to property classification. Further, the guide features recommendations for strong policies for the conversion of manufactured homes to real property.

Titling Homes as Real Property – Resource Guide  new!