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Coronavirus dampens debut of program to give mobile home owners a fighting chance in disputes

A centerpiece of lawmakers’ 2019 push to challenge abusive actions by park owners was expected to bring an initial deluge of complaints. That hasn’t happened -- yet.

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Colorado’s mobile home owners are about to get more leverage in disputes with park owners

By Kevin Simpson Growth Primary category in which blog post is published

Parked: Colorado towns are taking action to preserve their remaining mobile-home parks

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Parked: New state law brings hope to Colorado’s mobile-home residents

By Jennifer Brown Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Parked: Ouray woman watches a mobile-home investment evaporate with her mother’s death

By Mike Wiggins Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published

Parked: Routt County manufactured homes by the numbers

By Bryce Martin Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published

Parked: Delta mobile-home resident poisoned by carbon monoxide; rental company denies anything is wrong

By Justin Tubbs Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published
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Parked: Aurora considers how to preserve mobile-home parks after park’s closure

State law on mobile homes has roots in Aurora

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Parked: One of the wealthiest counties in Colorado owns four mobile-home parks, an effort to hold on to affordable housing

Pitkin County owns four parks and the city of Aspen owns one

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Parked: Fort Collins considers reforms to preserve 30 mobile home parks and improve conditions

Moratorium on redevelopment of mobile home park properties will be in effect until August 2020 as city mulls options

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Parked: Eagle County mobile-home parks become immigrants’ home away from home

In a notoriously pricey area, nearly all of them are filled with workers in the hospitality, service and construction industries

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Parked: The saga of Steamboat Springs’ mobile-home parks: Still offering riverfront homes for less than $900K

A planned new development displaced mobile home owners on prime property. Then the recession put plans on hold -- for years.

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Parked: Mobile-home dwellers left behind after 2013 Colorado floods

In just Lyons, Evans, south of Greeley, and Miliken, southeast of Loveland, the flood destroyed 273 mobile homes, most of which were never replaced

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Parked: Fire can be risky, deadly drawback of living in mobile homes

The most severe risks are in homes built before 1976, when HUD set improved safety and construction standards

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Parked: “Priced out of our hometown,” rising lot rents squeezing out mobile-home park residents

Even for Durango's middle class, the numbers don't always add up to an affordable housing option -- and some point the finger at corporate park owners