Johnson County mobile home park residents frustrated at unsafe water, rent increases

Landlord has license revoked due to negligence, tenant shares their story

TRENTON, Tenn. — Tenants in one local county are facing legal issues after alleged negligence from a former landlord. Gibson County renter Jessica Stemmer tells us she’s been forced to move out of the duplex where she currently resides on Christmasville Road in Trenton due to ongoing legal issues, lack of property upkeep and utility problems since she moved from California in 2019. According to Stemmer, the landlord unexpectedly turned off their…

Residents of Johnson County mobile home parks call for rent freeze - Radio Iowa

A group of residents from three mobile home parks in Johnson County says the rent for their lots has increased dramatically and the out-of-state company that owns the parks has not addressed health and safety issues. Nicole Platz is a resident at Modern Manor, one of the manufactured home parks Utah-based Havenpark Communities bought in […]

Johnson County mobile home park residents frustrated at unsafe water, rent increases

Tenants union in Johnson Co. unveils demands on owner Havenpark

Remember the 2023 story of mobile home residents in Johnson County whose parks were bought by investment company Havenpark Communities, then had their services taken away while their lot rents were jacked up? The residents started a couple of tenants’ unions—the Iowa Manufactured Home Residents Network, and Johnson County Residents United (JCRU)—and have been working behind the scenes to try and fix problems and keep their neighbors in their hom…

Eastern Iowa mobile home park residents air concerns about rent hikes

(Radio Iowa) – A group of residents from three mobile home parks in Johnson County says the rent for their lots has increased dramatically and the out-of-state company that owns the parks has not addressed health and safety issues. Nicole Platz is a resident at Modern Manor, one of the manufactured home parks Utah-based Havenpark Communities bought in 2019. “We need change. We need to ensure safe drinking water, stop excessive rent increases,” P…

Area mobile home residents demand moratorium on rent increases at Havenpark properties

Hunter 06/19/25 A group of mobile home park residents is asking for a rent freeze until conditions improve at properties owned by Havenpark Communities. The Gazette reports in 2019, the Utah-based Havenpark company began buying mobile home parks in Johnson County. Since then, residents of the Havenpark-owned parks have expressed concerns over sudden rent increases, questionable water quality and poor park maintenance. Residents in some mobile ho…