Members of the Iowa Manufactured Home Residents Network are fighting for checks and balances in a one-sided system that is attracting unscrupulous out-of-state landlords who prey on manufactured homeowners. MORE
A bipartisan group of senators filed a bill to protect Iowans who own manufactured homes. The House filed a companion bill, which will get its first public hearing on Monday. MORE
Common sense tells us that people who own their own homes should have at least as much protection as people who rent, if not more. But that is not the state of Iowa law today. MORE
Iowa citizens speak out during a Statehouse hearing on the need for manufactured housing reform, particularly as it relates to “mobile home” parks or communities.
Four state lawmakers who created the Iowa Future Caucus this year led a tour of renewable energy facilities, including an ethanol plant, a biodiesel plant, a wind farm and a solar energy facility.
An out-of-state corporation called Haven Park Capital has acquired several mobile home parks across Iowa. This company is raising the rents on folks in some communities by 70 percent with only about 60 days’ notice.