Over 20 million Americans live in manufactured housing – more than in public housing and federally subsidized rental housing combined. Stereotype 2: Manufactured housing parks are always exploitativeWhile many manufactured housing residents own their homes, they may not own the land the homes sit on. Stereotype 4: Manufactured housing parks are uniquely disconnectedCritics often assert that manufactured housing parks are disconnected from surrounding neighborhoods. Manufactured housing, resilience and justiceWith economic, political and technical support, evidence shows that manufactured housing can overcome these challenges. Gavin Newsom has called for increasing state funding to preserve manufactured housing parks as affordable housing.

Source: Forbes July 28, 2022 12:48 UTC