Resident-owned communities (ROCs), are an affordable housing model where residents of manufactured home communities collectively purchase the land their homes sit on, forming a cooperative that both owns and manages the community. The goal of a ROC is to provide long-term affordability, security, and wealth-building opportunities, especially for low-income homeowners in manufactured housing communities.

Back by popular demand, AWC is teaming up with Victoria O'Banion, the Housing Cooperative Development Manager at the Northwest Cooperative Development Center, for a follow-up to our recent webinar on building affordable housing through cooperative ownership in Washington using the ROC-USA model.

In this follow-up training, our panel of experts will go beyond the basics of how the Resident-Owned Community model works and take a deeper dive into planning processes and funding options. Get inspired by success stories and strategies, including practical advice from a Grandview councilmember who recently leveraged available resources to help residents purchase their mobile home park.

• Explore funding options for ROC housing models and compare their benefits and differences
• Understand how to establish a path forward through the planning and policy development processes
• Get answers to your questions about potential or future projects in your own city or town

This webinar is for city/town mayors, councilmembers, city administrators/managers, planning, and housing staff.

Presenters

Victoria O'Banion, Housing Cooperative Development Manager, Northwest Cooperative Development Center
Carl Schroeder, Deputy Director of Government Relations, AWC
Joan Souders, Councilmember, Grandview
Chet Baldwin, Government Affairs, Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington
Beau Harer, Government Affairs Chair, Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington

Resources

• Presentation slides
• Northwest Cooperative Develop Center | ROC Northwest
• Association of Manufactured Homeowners
• Connect Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) funding
• Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington
• Washington Manufactured Housing Association
• WA State Dept of Commerce | Manufactured/Mobile Home Relocation Assistance Program
• WA State Housing Finance Commission | Preserving Manufactured Housing

City elected officials earn 1 credit toward the Certificate of Municipal Leadership in the Land use competency area. Click here to let us know you’ve completed the training.