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Investors Buy Mobile-Home Parks, Triggering Mold, Rents, and Displacement
business1 month ago

Investors Buy Mobile-Home Parks, Triggering Mold, Rents, and Displacement

NBC News reports that investment firms acquiring mobile-home parks are raising rents and neglecting maintenance, leading to mold, pests, and evictions in communities like Buck Island, Mississippi. Buck Island is owned by Homes of America, an affiliate of Alden Global Capital, part of a broader trend that residents say harms vulnerable households who often can’t afford to move. The piece details alleged maintenance neglect, buyout pressures (including a $1,000 unit sale), lawsuits accusing concealment of mold and “Abandoned Trailer” sales, and state efforts in Maine and Michigan to bolster protections, illustrating a wider housing‑inequality issue as parks shift toward owner‑occupied models.

via NBC News|
#business#evictions#institutional-investors
Surviving the Storm: Incredible Tales of Tornado Survival
natural-disasters2 years ago

Surviving the Storm: Incredible Tales of Tornado Survival

NewsChannel 5 has launched the "Safe Places" program in response to the recent deadly tornado outbreak in Clarksville, Tennessee. The program allows organizations to sign up as safe places for people during severe weather. The EF3 tornado destroyed dozens of mobile homes, highlighting the need for safer shelter options. Montgomery County EMA Director, Ed Baggett, believes that having designated safe places will save lives during future tornado outbreaks and plans to partner with NewsChannel 5 to gather more safe places for their list.

via News Channel 5 Nashville|
#clarksville#mobile-homes#natural-disasters
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis prepares for Hurricane Idalia's impact on mobile homes and campaigns.
natural-disasters2 years ago

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis prepares for Hurricane Idalia's impact on mobile homes and campaigns.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis praised the resilience of mobile homes during Hurricane Ian and suggested that they might be sufficient shelter for those not in the direct path of the storm's eyewall. While newer manufactured homes could likely withstand tropical storm-force winds or a Category 1 hurricane, DeSantis acknowledged that major hurricanes may pose a different challenge. He also noted that some areas, particularly in the Big Bend region, have issued directives for people in mobile homes to evacuate to safer locations. DeSantis has previously highlighted how newer construction tends to fare better than buildings constructed in the 1970s and 1980s during hurricanes.

via Florida Politics|
#hurricane-ian#mobile-homes#natural-disasters
natural-disasters2 years ago

Surviving the Unthinkable: Mississippi Family's Harrowing Tale of Tornado Survival

A Mississippi family recounts their harrowing experience surviving a tornado that destroyed their mobile home and claimed the lives of many in their community. The family, who lived in a mobile home park, had little space to seek shelter, resulting in cramped living arrangements during the storm. The tornado lifted their home multiple times, leaving them suspended in the air before crashing back down. Despite sustaining injuries, the family survived, but their home was destroyed. Tornadoes in the United States disproportionately affect those living in mobile or manufactured homes, particularly in the South, where poverty and limited job opportunities contribute to such living arrangements.

via ABC News|
#destruction#mississippi#mobile-homes
The Deadly Impact of Tornadoes on Mobile Homes: AP Analysis Reveals Disproportionate Fatalities
natural-disasters3 years ago

The Deadly Impact of Tornadoes on Mobile Homes: AP Analysis Reveals Disproportionate Fatalities

Tornadoes in the United States are disproportionately killing more people in mobile or manufactured homes, especially in the South, often victimizing some of the most socially and economically vulnerable residents. Since 1996, tornadoes have killed 815 people in mobile or manufactured homes, representing 53% of all the people killed at home during a tornado. The percentage of total tornado deaths that happen in mobile homes has been increasing, partly due to federal housing rules that only apply in hurricane zones. Experts argue that mobile homes are "death traps" compared to permanent homes when it comes to tornadoes, as they are not secured enough to the ground.

via The Associated Press|
#mobile-homes#natural-disasters#safety-standards
Surviving Tragedy: Tales of Hope and Resilience Amidst Extreme Weather and Poverty.
natural-disasters3 years ago

Surviving Tragedy: Tales of Hope and Resilience Amidst Extreme Weather and Poverty.

A tornado with a 59-mile path struck Mississippi, hitting the predominantly Black community of Rolling Fork particularly hard, where half of the deaths occurred. The prevalence of mobile homes and manufactured housing made the town of about 2,000 people particularly vulnerable to extreme weather. On average, 54% of tornado-related fatalities are in mobile homes, according to the National Weather Service. People who seek shelter in mobile homes are also 15 to 20 times more likely to be killed compared to those who take refuge in permanent homes. The tornado that hit Rolling Fork was also an intense, fast-moving storm that struck under the cover of night, when visibility is low and people are more likely to be asleep and caught off guard.

via NBC News|
#climate-change#mississippi#mobile-homes