https://www.wusf.org/tags/mobile-homes Mobile Homes en-US Copyright Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wusf.org/economy-business/2026-07-04/rising-cost-mobile-home-park-living-hits-seniors-hard The traditional mobile home living is no longer sustainable for lower income and lower middle class senior citizens retiring to Florida, a Lee County attorney concluded. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wusf.org/economy-business/2026-07-04/rising-cost-mobile-home-park-living-hits-seniors-hard Melanie Payne - Florida Trident https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2025-07-25/for-millions-in-mobile-home-parks-clean-and-safe-tap-water-isnt-a-given An AP review found nearly 70% of the parks that run their own systems violated safe drinking water rules over a recent five-year stretch. That's higher than utilities that supply water for cities and towns. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:49:32 GMT https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2025-07-25/for-millions-in-mobile-home-parks-clean-and-safe-tap-water-isnt-a-given Associated Press https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2023-11-20/how-florida-law-fails-protect-mobile-home-owners-facing-eviction When tenants face eviction from a mobile home park, they are often at risk of losing their own property, too. One Dade City woman shares her story. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2023-11-20/how-florida-law-fails-protect-mobile-home-owners-facing-eviction Gabriella Paul https://www.wusf.org/weather/2022-10-09/hurricane-ian-highlighted-the-vulnerabilities-of-older-mobile-homes Mobile homes built before 1994 can't withstand the kind of ferocious winds of a major hurricane. In Florida, there are thousands of these older homes that crumble during big storms like Ian. Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:00:38 GMT https://www.wusf.org/weather/2022-10-09/hurricane-ian-highlighted-the-vulnerabilities-of-older-mobile-homes John Burnett https://www.wusf.org/economy-business/2022-08-21/from-floods-to-slime-mobile-home-residents-say-landlords-make-millions-neglect-them Elderly homeowners in Florida are suing the billion dollar company that owns their mobile home park. Big companies are buying up parks around the country, but critics say residents pay the price. Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:01:10 GMT https://www.wusf.org/economy-business/2022-08-21/from-floods-to-slime-mobile-home-residents-say-landlords-make-millions-neglect-them Chris Arnold, Robert Benincasa https://www.wusf.org/news/2016-07-21/1-adult-1-child-killed-in-fire-at-mobile-home-near-tampa Authorities say firefighters found an adult and a child dead inside a burning mobile home near Tampa.Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews were called to… Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:12:24 GMT https://www.wusf.org/news/2016-07-21/1-adult-1-child-killed-in-fire-at-mobile-home-near-tampa Associated Press