state associations
Families living in manufactured homes in the United States are 10 million strong, yet consistently struggle against a host of injustices and are often treated as second-class citizens.
More than half the states have statewide homeownership associations and NMHOA is working to form associations in others. We can make an enormous impact, but we are only strong if home owners are active.
Join other homeowners to create real solutions to:
Guide to Forming Your Own HOA
The following guide is adapted from the Manufactured Home Owners Guide to NMHOA and APAC's Community Organizing Manual and provides clear explanations and examples for steps you can take to form a home owners association (HOA) and protect your home and community. Download File
More than half the states have statewide homeownership associations and NMHOA is working to form associations in others. We can make an enormous impact, but we are only strong if home owners are active.
Join other homeowners to create real solutions to:
- Parks closing when developers or cities prioritize condos, big box developments, or road projects ahead of your homes.
- Community owners acting like slumlords and making no repairs or improvements to your communities.
- The loss of affordability due to unreasonable rent increases, poor financing options, and predatory lending practices.
- Stereotypes or ignorance of what is manufactured housing is, what it offers, and the families who call it home.
- Federal, state, and local government not prioritizing manufactured housing as a real affordable housing option.
- Racial discrimination in manufactured home communities, including denied tenancy, higher rents, fewer amenities, and harassment.
Guide to Forming Your Own HOA
The following guide is adapted from the Manufactured Home Owners Guide to NMHOA and APAC's Community Organizing Manual and provides clear explanations and examples for steps you can take to form a home owners association (HOA) and protect your home and community. Download File
I'M HOME Network Membership for State Organizations
Below is a great offer for manufactured home owners’ state associations who are members of NMHOA to become part of an even bigger network of manufactured housing advocates. Prosperity Now, through the I'M HOME Network, is offering a unique opportunity for state association members of NMHOA to become lead organizations which will give them access to technical assistance from Prosperity Now as well as scholarships to attend Prosperity Now events. We encourage all State Association members of NMHOA to contact Prosperity Now and become lead organizations.
Below is a great offer for manufactured home owners’ state associations who are members of NMHOA to become part of an even bigger network of manufactured housing advocates. Prosperity Now, through the I'M HOME Network, is offering a unique opportunity for state association members of NMHOA to become lead organizations which will give them access to technical assistance from Prosperity Now as well as scholarships to attend Prosperity Now events. We encourage all State Association members of NMHOA to contact Prosperity Now and become lead organizations.
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