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Minnesota committee hears push for $30 million boost to manufactured home park redevelopment program
Summary
Lawmakers and residents urged the Senate housing committee to increase recurring funding for the Manufactured Home Community Redevelopment (MHCR) grant program, citing aging infrastructure, oversubscription to grants, and the role manufactured homes play in statewide affordable housing.
Chair Port opened the Minnesota Senate Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention hearing saying the panel would consider a slate of bills about manufactured housing, then yielded to Senator Clare Kunish to present Senate File 1775, a funding proposal for the Manufactured Home Community Redevelopment (MHCR) grant program.
Senator Clare Kunish, sponsor of SF 1775 and a member representing District 39, told the committee the bill would appropriate $30 million across fiscal years 2026–27 for MHCR, raising the program's annual base thereafter. “This Manufactured Home Park redevelopment program [is] for improvements related to the infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities, for down payment assistance, up to $10,000 per home or a buyout assistance of up to $4,000 per home,” Kunish said, adding that manufactured homes are the largest source of affordable housing in Minnesota and…
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