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Senate committee weighs remedy after Williston Woods HOA excluded from mobile-home registry
Summary
Residents of a 34-unit homeowners association say owning their individual lots has left them ineligible for state programs designed for mobile home parks, exposing them to large stormwater and sewer costs. Housing officials said they will review statutory definitions and consider interim help.
State senators and housing officials on Feb. 21 heard testimony from residents of Williston Woods, a 34-unit manufactured-housing community, who said the association’s ownership structure has left it off Vermont’s Mobile Home Park registry and ineligible for several state programs and grants.
The exclusion has immediate consequences, residents told the Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee: a $32,000 pump-replacement project and engineering planning for a stormwater plan that has already cost roughly $51,000, expenses the association says it cannot absorb without state aid.
Committee members said the testimony raised a definitional and policy gap that could be resolved administratively or, if needed, by legislation.
"We own the lot our house sits on, which means we're not able to get listed on the mobile home park registry," said Tim Cook, treasurer of Williston Woods Homeowners Association. "But we're a mobile home park. ... We consist of 34 units recognized by HUD as affordable senior housing."
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