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20 years ago In my area, a an owner of a mobile home part wanted to kick everyone out, sell the land do developers. The land is worth a lot due to its location
by jmclnx 1y ago
20 years ago In my area, a an owner of a mobile home part wanted to kick everyone out, sell the land do developers. The land is worth a lot due to its location very near a "tier 1 city".
The residents contacted the AG and the AG and State forced the owner to sell to the residents. Which happened. When I drive by that park now, even now it looks 100x better then it did before they bought it.
Hopefully the same happens to these parks.
- kylehotchkiss 1y agoThat's an incredible outcome. I don't think it'd be an option for every park in the country (tier one indicates they probably were better off financially).
- thankyoufriend 1y agoWashington State Housing Finance Committee has worked with residents to help them buy the land and turn it into a housing co-op, in partnership with ROC Northwest. That company also helps private businesses convert to worker-owned businesses. If we really love democracy as much as we claim here in the USA, let's bring it to where we live and work :)