All Parks Alliance for Change

04/08/2025

National Manufactured Home Owners Association:
Tell us your Manufactured Home Financing Story

We are looking for manufactured home owners to tell their stories. If you can take a minute to respond to this questionnaire about your experience buying or selling a manufactured home, it would help a lot. We are hoping to capture a broad range of stories – and we hope you will help.

We do ask for some demographic information, just to make sure we are not leaving anybody out. The information we collect will not be publicly shared. It is only being collected to help to identify participants for this Manufactured Home Owner Story Sharing Project.

We are looking for manufactured home owners to tell their stories. If you can take a minute to respon​d to this ​q​uestionnaire about your experience buying or selling a manufactured home, it would help a lot. We are hoping to capture a broad range of stories – and we hope you will help. Pri...

13/12/2023

After over 40 years of dedicated service, All Parks Alliance for Change (APAC) has played a pivotal role in defending the rights of manufactured home communities, influencing positive changes to Minnesota laws for the protection of manufactured home owners, and educating our communities about their legal rights.

I am excited to share that APAC has merged with the Housing Justice Center, a move that reflects our commitment to advancing the cause. Effective January 1, 2024, APAC will transition, and our organization will no longer exist. However, the legacy lives on through the Housing Justice Center, which will continue the fight for the rights of over 180,000 manufactured home owners in Minnesota.

I express my deepest gratitude for the unwavering support you have provided over the years. As we move forward with a new name and a renewed spirit within the Housing Justice Center, rest assured that we will persist in answering your questions and working to maintain affordable homeownership in Minnesota.

Thank you once again for being an integral part of our journey.

Best regards,
Trevor Nelson
President, All Parks Alliance for Change

06/08/2023

The average American manufactured homeowner (MHO) in 2022 made $35,000 a year. This would mean they can afford to spend $377 a month on housing monthly. The average lot rent in the Minnesota 7-county metro area as of 2023 is currently ranging from $400-1000 a month. On top of that is utilities, housing payments, car payments, and everything else. Support passing HF 1976 authored by Rep. Matt Norris to curtail the rent increases MHO face. We all do better when we all do better!

Affordable Housing Solution: Manufactured Homes Manufactured Homes Provide Housing for Working People A Solution to the Nation’s Lack of Affordable Housing In towns across the country, workers are struggling to make ends meet – and the high cost of housing is a big part of the problem. Manufactu...

05/08/2023

Current research shows that adults 65 and older living in manufactured homes are more likely than their peers in other housing type to have a disabling condition. This is not because of the manufactured homeowners's (MHO) actions, but the correlation that MH parks are usually by highways, industrial zones, and other "undesirable" locations due to zoning laws- in addition to the inequities in income, healthcare, and access to resources. Reduce stigma, know the facts.

Although remarkably understudied, manufactured or mobile homes are the housing choice for nearly 20 million Americans and little is known about the health of older persons living in mobile homes.We sought to investigate disability levels and other health ...

04/08/2023

We want to highlight that if you or someone you know is being "evicted" by a park owner/manager, they cannot evict you... only the courts can. Know your rights so you are not taken advantage of!
From the Attorney General's Handbook on Manufactured Home Parks "Eviction Proceedings: To evict a resident, a court must issue a Writ of Restitution, or a Conditional Writ. These writs provide different timelines for eviction:
Under a Writ of Restitution, a resident must be allowed a reasonable period of time (up to seven days) to arrange to remove the resident’s home from the lot.
Under a Conditional Writ, a resident must be allowed to reside in the park for a reasonable period (up to seven days). However, the resident’s home is allowed to remain on the lot for 60 days to allow for an in-park sale of the home."

29/07/2023

This Manufactured Housing Glossary of Terms will help you learn and understand common housing terms that homebuyers should know.

27/07/2023

In the last couple of weeks we here at APAC have been hearing a lot from homeowners across the state that park owners are implementing unreasonable and burdensome rules in parks due to new out-of-state owners.
Currently the law does not define "unreasonable" rule changes- but a way to fight back against these new rule is to file a complaint with the Attorney General Keith Ellison's Office. He has stepped in on many occasions to protect manufactured homeowners and renters (see attached article).
If this scenario applies to you you can visit the Tenet Complaint Form (https://www.ag.state.mn.us/office/Forms/TenantReport.asp) to make a report or call HomeLine (612-728-5767) to obtain legal advice on your specific situation.

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27/07/2023

The hidden biases and discriminatory practices embedded in tenant screening algorithms create huge challenges faced by low-income renters seeking a place to call home.

25/07/2023

Join us on Tuesday, July 18, at 8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. CT / 6:30 p.m. MT / 5:30 p.m. PT as we present Steal Estate! This interactive project created by Rise-Home Stories creatively tells the stories of four courageous residents as they fight to save their homes and communities from corporate inter...

24/07/2023

While the story we are highlighting today is not taking place in Minnesota it echoes the exact same issues being faced by Minnesotan manufactured homeowners/renters. Lot rents are increasing by $60-100 a month up to twice a year, amenities are no longer being provided or are no longer in working condition, and utilities once covered by lot rent are now coming out of pocket. Minnesotan MHO's deserve better. Make your voice be heard by taking our rent survey to help pass the APAC bill to limit amount of times to once a year and the percentage allowed to be increased. https://forms.gle/BFaftZX9ABhGrFcv7

Federal funding created to help average people buy affordable homes is now being used to price low-income residents out of their homes.

21/07/2023

shows how difficult it is for renters to find affordable housing. Find out how much a renter must earn to afford a modest home at https://nlihc.org/oor