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Fairway Estates residents ask Everett to create manufactured-home overlay amid rent spikes
Summary
A representative for Fairway Estates homeowners asked the Planning Commission on May 6 to create a manufactured-home overlay and protections after ownership changes and rent increases at the Park, citing mostly older residents living on fixed incomes.
Kim Pearson, representing the Fairway Estates Homeowners Alliance (PHEAA), asked the Planning Commission on May 6 to create a manufactured-home zoning overlay and rent-stabilization measures for Fairway Estates Mobile Home Park, which he said has 71 units and 259 voting members, many aged late 60s to 90s.
Pearson told the commission the park is located about a half mile east of the airport and was purchased in February 2019 by a private-equity owner; he said rents "have gone up" since that sale and currently "are between $1,625 to $1,675" for 2025. He described residents as veterans, widows, people with special needs and others who depend primarily on Social Security.
Why it matters: Manufactured-home parks often house lower-cost homeownership options for older and lower-income residents. Speakers argued the park’s residents pay for their homes and pads and face economic vulnerability if lot rents rise. They asked the city to consider a zoning overlay that could preserve affordability and limit speculative resale or redevelopment pressures.
What residents asked for
Pearson asked the commission to consider a manufactured-home overlay and rent-stabilization or other protections for the park. He said residents pay for home upkeep, pad rental and property taxes on their personal property and warned that steep lot-rent increases can make homes essentially unsellable and push older households into housing instability.
Staff and process notes
The Fairway Estates request was one of many public-comment items the commission heard during the Everett 2044 public hearing. Planning staff said they are collecting public comment for the final draft and will share public input with council members ahead of pending hearings and ordinance readings. The commission did not adopt a new overlay at the meeting; staff noted additional opportunities to submit written comments.
Next steps
Pearson was advised he may submit further written comments to the planning department. The planning timeline provided by staff calls for additional commission review on May 20, a council briefing and hearing May 21 and final council ordinance readings in June.
