Title
Approval of Manufactured Home Communities Preservation Strategies Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to approve the Land Use & Environment Committee recommendations for Manufactured Home Communities Preservation Strategies.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve recommendations for Manufactured Home Communities Preservation Strategies.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the recommendations for Manufactured Home Communities Preservation Strategies.
Staff Contact:
Christa Lenssen, Senior Housing Program Specialist, Community Development, 360.570.3762
Presenter(s):
Christa Lenssen, Senior Housing Program Specialist
Background and Analysis:
Manufactured housing landscape and displacement impacts
Manufactured home tenants are uniquely at risk of economic and physical displacement. Manufactured homes comprise between 2 and 3% of the city’s housing units but represent an important affordable unsubsidized housing option. There are twelve known manufactured home communities in Olympia city limits with an estimated total of 800 housing units.
Manufactured housing may be rented or owned by the resident. Residents rent the lot space for the underlying land where the home is located. Some residents rent both the home and the lot. These tenancies are covered under the Washington State Residential Landlord Tenant Act and Olympia Rental Housing Code, like other apartments and dwellings. Residents who own their home and rent the underlying land are covered by the Washington Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Act and not covered under Olympia Rental Housing Code. Because many residents own their homes and homes are difficult to relocate, they face unique challenges compared to other types of residential tenancies.
Economic displacement can occur when lot rents are increased beyond what residents are able to afford and residents must relocate. Residents may face physical displacement if a community is closed due to red...
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