Havenpark Communities to increase rent on Johnson County manufactured home parks despite calls for rent moratorium

Advocates say the Utah-based private equity firm will implement a lot rent increase effective December
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  • Residents of Havenpark Communities' manufactured home parks in Johnson County, along with supporters, walk to the manager's office at Modern Manor.

    Residents of Utah-based Havenpark Communities’ manufactured home parks in Johnson County say despite a plea for a two-year moratorium on lot rent while the company addresses neglected maintenance, Havenpark plans to implement an increase effective this December.

    “Since 2019, when Havenpark Capital and other out-of-state private equity groups began rapidly purchasing manufactured home communities in our county and across the state of Iowa, they have introduced a…

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