'We are drowning': Trend of higher rent and lower quality of life at mobile home parks statewide

'We are drowning': Trend of higher rent and lower quality of life at mobile home parks statewide

What started as a rat problem in Hamburg is now pointing to a larger issue for neighbors who live in mobile home parks."We gotta help these families," said Yvonne Maldonado, organizer with Manufactured Housing Action, an advocacy group. "We are drowning. The cost of living is so high."Let's go back to December 2024. That's when Diana Patton told us about a rat issue at Eagle Crest Mobile Home Park.Since then, she says the quality of life has dec…