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 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 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.

Before moving to Landmark Estates, my children and I were living with relatives. There were 13 of us living in a three-bedroom home, and I slept in the basement with my three kids. Not only was this move a good financial investment, but buying my home in Landmark Estates cut my commute in half and allowed me to spend a lot more time with my kids.

Unlike many manufactured home buyers, I knew I was walking into a project.

My name is Kristina Steele Friske, and until recently I lived in Independence Woods in Clarkston with my husband and our two teenagers. We loved the quiet community, associating with our neighbors, and having all the kids come to our house to play. The problem was the owners, Kingsley Management.

My name is Margaret Bucelli. My husband Nick and I are raising our daughter and adopted son here in Valley Estates in Lansing. We have lived here for almost 8 years. We recently decided to move to Pennsylvania to help aging family members, and we found a buyer for the home. We were shocked when Cambio blocked the purchase.

My name is Sindy Malloy. I live in Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park in Argentine, Michigan. When Havenpark bought the community, the cost of living here increased drastically. They increased the lot rent, added sewage/water meter installations, and began charging trash, admin, and even pet fees.

My name is Rodney Perkins, and I have lived in Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park in Linden, Michigan for five years. When Havenpark took over here, they raised the lot rent, added water and fees for garbage, sewer, and everything else they can think of.

My name is Robert DeVries, and I live in Windmill Estates in Holland, Michigan. Since Havenpark bought the property, everything feels like an ‘us against them’ battle. Rent has increased and our monthly bills include new charges which are hard to understand.