LANSING, Mich. (May 19, 2026) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed a bipartisan bill package to deliver the most comprehensive update to the state’s mobile home laws in nearly four decades, helping preserve affordable housing options for working families, seniors, and retirees.
Championed by Sen. John Cherry (D-Flint) and cosponsored by senators on both sides of the aisle, Senate Bills 934–939 would strengthen enforcement against bad actors, level the playing field for responsible park operators, expand protections for residents, and create new pathways for residents to purchase and preserve the communities they call home.
“As one of the largest mobile home states in the country, Michigan’s laws must reflect the realities that both residents and responsible park operators are facing,” said Sen. Cherry. “Crafted from over a year of discussions with stakeholders and resident advocates, the bill package we passed today would be a game-changer for residents across the state — including many of my own constituents in Genesee County — who would be provided a meaningful path to preserve and protect the communities they have built. I couldn’t be more thrilled to see it advance with overwhelming support from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, who know that the issues facing mobile home residents do not stop at district or partisan lines, nor should their support on serious solutions to address them.”
Michigan is home to roughly 1,100 licensed manufactured housing communities and nearly 250,000 manufactured homes, a significant number of which are under the control of private equity firms and hedge funds. The legal framework regulating these communities has not been meaningfully updated since 1987, resulting in a growing pattern of unlicensed operations, deteriorating infrastructure, sudden park closures, and water service shutoffs that have left Michigan families with little recourse — while putting responsible park owners at a competitive disadvantage against operators who simply ignore the law.
The bill package passed today would secure much-needed protections and support for tenants, including a modernized eviction process, the right of first negotiation, and financing and tax credit tools that make resident ownership achievable. Learn more about the legislation here.
“I’ve seen residents struggle with unsafe conditions, from discolored drinking water to failing infrastructure and even sewage issues,” said Holly Hook, a mobile home community member and constituent of Sen. Cherry’s who flagged these issues for his attention while he was serving in the Michigan House. “These long overdue reforms, shaped by residents, LARA, and the industry working together, give people hope and a real way to fix these problems when they come up.”
This legislative package now heads to the House for consideration.