My name is Angela Silas. I live in Lake Runnymeade Mobile Home Park in St. Cloud, FL. I moved here in September 2011 because, being on disability and raising a 2 year old, it was an affordable option for me and my family.

My name is Jean Hansen from Billings, MT. I moved to Golden Meadows Mobile Home Park 17 years ago last May. At the time, I was recently divorced and was able to buy my home at a reasonable price. I fell in love with the porch and wanted to make this my forever home.

My name is Pam Gutierrez from Billings, MT. I’ve always lived in mobile homes and was able to purchase this one in 1999. I had to move from where I was living before and decided to move my home here to Golden Meadows in October 2021. I wanted to avoid bad weather in the heights and loved our little cul-de-sac.

I have been a resident of Lawndale Estates for 23 years. We are owned by Yes Communities, which is owned by investors in Singapore. Whenever I try to call the office, nobody answers.

I have lived in Independence Woods in Clarkston, Michigan for 10 years. I have experienced numerous issues with this rental home since moving here. They installed the wrong size HVAC unit for the house. The floor warped and had to be replaced two times in 10 years. Whenever we request maintenance, the park is always “short staffed” or “the truck is broken down,” but they had people and money to renovate the park office.

Our names are Keith and Christina Stoudt, and we’ve lived in Baltimore Terrace in Hastings, MI for just over five years with our kids. One of us (Keith) works as a tank tester at a company that manufactures water heaters, and the other (Christina) takes care of our kids and lives with a disability.

My name is Melissa Sherer, and I cook in a local nursing home. I love adding something to the meals and baking them special desserts, like the scratch-made chocolate cake I made last week. I have lived in Hillcrest with my three kids for almost a year, after living in another RHP property, Colonial Manor for five years.

My name is Randy Fitzpatrick, and I’ve lived in Northern Cove Mobile Home Park in Charlevoix, Michigan for 11 years. I moved in with my mother when I got hurt working as a CDL driver and had to fight for disability.

My name is Shirley Warner, and I lived in Baltimore Terrace in Hastings, Michigan for about two years.

My name is Melinda Sadiki. I moved to Pleasant Valley MHP in Gansevoort, NY, in November 2023. I moved here because I was desperate for a place to live. Our area is becoming more touristy and affordable housing is becoming less available as a result. Right now, I can only afford to rent here at the park.

My name is Steve Foss. I’m a veteran that’s lived in Baltimore Terrace for 37 years. When I first moved in, the lot rent was about $100. When Homes of America bought Baltimore Terrace, lot rent started increasing each year. Today lot rent is up over 190%. I own my trailer, but soon I’ll be paying as much as some rentals.

My name is Janice Prude, and my husband Sam and I have rented our house in Swansea Mobile Home Park in Swansea, Illinois for over 15 years. The people who own this place, they just don’t keep it up to par.

My name is Janella Ortega Acevedo. I currently live in Silver Stream Village in Orange County NY, where I have lived with my four young children for the past four years. Being a single mom, it’s not easy to raise them by myself and be the only provider in the house.

My name is Leah Reeves, and I have lived in Independence Woods in Clarkston, Michigan for 25 years. I’m disabled and have a lot of trouble getting around. Our community has lots of widows and widowers and regular working class people.

My name is Vivian Mackenzie, and my wife and I live in River’s Edge in Clinton Township with our baby daughter. We have a cute little house, and I talk to the neighbors on both sides. I love the community and recommend manufactured housing to everyone I know. It is so much better than apartment living.

My name is Tony Purdum, and I’ve lived in Baltimore Terrace in Hastings, Michigan, for 7 years. I worked in concrete for 25 years with our family business before I injured my back and had to have surgery that left me disabled.

We’re Todd and Renee Fye, and we live in Pine Ridge, in Argentine Township, MI. This was going to be our forever home, our retirement community. We projected what we could handle – with normal lot rent increases. Since Havenpark came in, expenses have doubled in 3 years. What about the next 3 years?

My name is Gail Rinehart, and I live in Carriage Way MHC in Chesterfield, Michigan. I’m a licensed professional counselor, and I always wanted to live in a log cabin in the woods but could never afford it. I could afford a mobile home. I was looking at them and had decided that Carriage Way was too close to I-94 when I turned the corner, and there was my log cabin! I’ve been here 23 years.

My name is Diane Hull, and I will have been living in Baltimore Terrace in Hastings, MI for 14 years this July. I live here with my disabled cat and three exotic birds, one of which is almost 52 years old! (Back in the day I ran an animal rescue.)

I moved here when I was looking for housing after my ex kicked me out. I was able to pay cash for this house so I had a place to stay. The park was clean. We had swing sets for the kids.

My name is Carla Kinsey, and I have lived in Avon on the Lake in Rochester Hills, Michigan for 13 years. I spent a long time looking for my home because I’ve been fighting a terminal disease for 14 years, and I wanted it to be the place where I died.