Boulder reviews manufactured-housing strategy; owners decline rent-stabilization talks, city wins state rehab funds

City staff reviewed implementation of Boulder’s Manufactured Housing Strategy during the July 24, 2025, City Council special meeting, outlining actions taken since the strategy’s 2019 adoption and the 2022 update.

Kirk Fernhaver, director of the Department of Housing and Human Services, introduced the agenda item and said the strategy has broadened from a housing-focused effort into a cross-departmental program. "...there's been a real growth, that we've seen, within our city," Fernhaver said, describing collaboration among departments.

Molly, a housing staff member who led the presentation, summarized accomplishments, the status of the city’s five in-city mobile home parks and recent state-level changes that expanded resident protections and operating requirements. "The strategy was adopted in 2019 and updated in 2022," she said. Molly cited a recent in-park survey: "75% of our residents identified self identified themselves as having incomes below 40,000 a year," and said many residents are seniors or long-term community members who want…