Mobile home parks are among the few affordable options that remain for extremely low-income people.
“We are in the deepest affordable housing crisis we’ve ever experienced,” said Joanna Carr, acting head of the Arizona Housing Coalition. “Housing for many people is getting completely out of reach. It’s very dire.”
Efforts under way to revitalize old mobile homes have limits. Despite their name, most aren't truly mobile, and moving them can be very costly. The oldest homes are often too decrepit to move at all. “The state laws don't protect us," said Jason Williams, who sold his mobile home for half what he asked for and will now live in a motorhome.Florida City Campsite and RV Camp was built decades ago for vacationers headed to the Florida Keys or the Everglades.
The university said it initially gave residents six months to leave, then extended the deadline to 13 months. It offered free rent for the first five months of this year, early departure compensation, relocation assistance and some household goods.
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