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City Council I nformation Packet
November 27, 2019
IP1.Council Tentative Meeting S chedule
December 3 Work Session
IP2.Work Session Agenda
IP3.2019 Mobile Home Task Force: F inal Report [P reviously Distributed in 11/14 I P]
IP4.Pending City Council Work S ession Topics
Miscellaneous
IP5.L etter from Mediacom: Rate A djustments
IP6.Civil S ervice E xamination: Maintenance Worker I I - Wastewater Treatment
Draft Minutes
IP7.Planning & Z oning Commission: November 7
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Item Number: 1.
November 27, 2019
Council Ten tative Meeting Sched u l e
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Council Tentative Meeting S chedule
City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
Subject to change
November 27, 2019
Date Time Meeting Location
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Thursday, January 2, 2020 8:00 AM Special Formal (Organizational Meeting) Emma J. Harvat Hall
Saturday, January 4, 2020 7:30 AM Breakfast on a Budget Reception Emma J. Harvat Hall
8:00 AM Budget Work Session
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 3:00 PM Budget Work Session (CIP)Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Monday, January 13, 2020 4:00 PM Reception City of North Liberty
4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 7:00 PM Joint Meeting with UISG 125 N. Madison Street
Black Box Theater-Room #360
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00 PM Formal Meeting
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Work Session Agen d a
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Work Session Agenda
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November 27, 2019
2019 Mob ile Home Task F orce: F inal Rep ort [Previously Distributed in 11/14
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2019 Mobile Home Task Force: F inal Report
JOHNSON COUNTY
MOBILE HOME
TASK FORCE
FINAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 2019
Previously distributed in 11/14 Info Packet
2 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
SUMMARY
The Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force has issued a set of twelve
recommendations to be adopted by city and county governments. The recommendations
comprise policy solutions, improvements to practices, funding priorities, and public
advocacy.
In addition to recommendations for city and county leaders, this report details needed
state-level funding vehicles and improvements that will protect the rights of
manufactured housing residents. The report also contains existing data about
manufactured housing communities in Johnson County.
TASK FORCE MEMBERS
Sara Barron Johnson County Affordable Housing
Coalition
Rockne Cole
Iowa City City Council
Terry Donahue
Mayor, North Liberty City Council
Charles Eastham
Center for Worker Justice
Candance Evans
Vice President, Golfview Residents
Association
Meghann Foster
Coralville City Council
Lisa Green-Douglass Chair, Johnson County Board of
Supervisors
Jim Kringlen Iowa Legal Aid
John McKinstry Johnson County Affordable Housing
Coalition
Rafael Morataya
Center for Worker Justice
Royceann Porter
Johnson County Board of
Supervisors
Larissa Rosenquist
Cole Mobile Homes
Mazahir Salih
Iowa City City Council
Leonard Sandler
University of Iowa College of Law
Pauline Taylor Mayor Pro Tem, Iowa City City
Council
Zach Wahls Iowa Senate District 37
Paula Vaughan Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition
3 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
INTRODUCTION
Manufactured housing communities, also referred to as “mobile home parks” or “trailer
parks,” provide housing to approximately 3,000 households in Johnson County 1 and are
one of our nation’s most “naturally-occurring” (i.e., unsubsidized) affordable housing
sources.2
It is critically important to preserve the affordability and quality of manufactured housing
communities. The monthly cost of lot rent in Johnson County manufactured housing
communities averaged $250-450 in 2019. Nationwide, 80% of mobile home residents
own their home.3 Even for those paying a loan or rent on the dwelling itself, the total
housing cost is often significantly below the monthly cost of a modest two-bedroom
apartment.4 Thus, manufactured housing communities provide a level of housing
affordability that is otherwise unmet in the private market.
Because of this lack of options, owners of manufactured housing communities who
dramatically raise the monthly lot rent can be assured that residents lack reasonable
alternatives. Residents can quickly become severely housing insecure as rents rise, forced
to choose between housing costs and meeting other basic needs.
Before 2019, few manufactured housing communities in Johnson County were owned by
large, non-local companies (Breckenridge, located on Hwy 6 southeast of Iowa City, and
Regency, located on Old Highway 218 southwest of Iowa City are notable exceptions). In
April 2019, a new-to-the-area private equity group purchased three local parks: Golfview
in North Liberty, Sunrise Village just east of Iowa City, and West Branch Mobile Home
Park. This same company completed the purchase of Western Hills in Coralville in
September.
Immediately following their purchase of Golfview, the new owners announced a steep
hike to lot rents—an up-to 63% increase. Following pushback from residents, the
company modified their approach and staggered the increases over a one-year period.
Still, residents face unprecedented uncertainty and continued concerns with ongoing
management practices that threaten the stability of their neighborhood.
The purchase of manufactured home communities by large, multistate corporations is a
nationwide trend. National advocacy group MHAction provides insight into the intentions
1 See Appendix A
2 Ehrenfeucht, Renia. “Moving Beyond the Mobile Myth: Preserving Manufactured Housing Communities.”
Grounded Solutions Network. https://groundedsolutions.org/sites/default/files/2018-
11/Moving%20Beyond%20the%20Mobile%20Myth.pdf
3 Ibid
4 Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rent was $958 for a two-bedroom unit in the Iowa City Metro Area in 2018. Purchase prices for manufactured homes vary widely, ranging from $5,000 or less to $80,000 or more, depending on age and size. Monthly rent or loan payments generally range from $200-600, based on a survey of residents and mobile home listings and a survey of manufactured housing community managers.
4 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
of these owners in their 2019 report, “Private Equity Giants Converge on Manufactured
Homes”:
Over the past 20 years, manufactured home communities increasingly have gone
from “mom and pop” enterprises to ownership by large, multi-state corporations…
With limited affordable housing options to turn to, the homeowners are forced to
choose between paying for increasing housing costs and other basic necessities, like
food and medicine, or abandoning their homes. This economic trap is not a side
effect but a building block of the business model. RV Horizons co-owner Frank
Rolfe notoriously said that a manufactured home park “is like a Waffle
House where the customers are chained to their booths.” emphasis added
The report estimates that the top 50 manufactured housing community owners now own
around 680,000 home sites, representing a significant and growing segment of the
nation’s mobile homes.5
In response to increasingly predatory practices from private equity firms, “resident-owned
communities” are growing in popularity. Under this model, residents cooperatively own
and manage the parks for themselves. National advocacy groups like MHAction and ROC
USA provide technical assistance and, in the case of ROC USA, funding for residents
seeking to purchase and manage their manufactured housing community.
Because of Iowa state laws that offer little protection to manufactured housing residents,
residents impacted by new ownership found they had very limited legal recourse, and our
cities struggled to respond to this unexpected crisis. The task force was convened to
identify what local government can do to protect residents. Our recommendations
include but are not limited to strategies that would encourage and financially support a
transition to resident-owned communities in Johnson County.
THE BASICS OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING
Manufactured housing communities consist of land, rented by the parcel, or “lot,” to
residents; roads; utilities; and recreation amenities. Private ownership of the land by an
individual or corporation generally means that the community owners are responsible for
maintenance of infrastructure. Communities outside of city limits are not connected to
municipal water or sewer, and individual homes are not generally metered for these
utilities.
Many residents of manufactured housing own their home (and rent the land on which it
sits), while others rent both the home and the land. In Iowa, mobile homes are regarded
as “personal property,” rather than real estate.6 This impacts many economic factors for
5 MHAction. “Private Equity Giants Converge on Manufactured Homes” (February 2019). https://mhaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PrivateEquityGiantsFinal.pdf
6 If a mobile home is permanently placed outside a mobile home park, the home is assessed and taxed as real estate.
5 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
mobile homes, including their eligibility for traditional mortgages, their assessed value,
rates of taxation, and the process required to transfer ownership.7
Although manufactured homes are referred to as “mobile,” moving a manufactured home
is costly and often structurally infeasible. The local rate for relocating a mobile home from
one community to another is $5,000-7,000 per unit.8 The moving process involves
removing any attached structures, such as porches or ramps; packing and securing every
object, from the largest to smallest, inside the home; raising the home onto a trailer bed;
navigating the oversized load around roads and obstacles; leveling the home on its new
site; and unpacking and reattaching structures. Even with care and expertise, many
manufactured homes in Johnson County are not possible to relocate because of their age
and/or lack of stability.9
RECOMMENDATIONS
Funding
1. Make rental assistance and/or relocation assistance available to residents
harmed by unexpected, sharp rent increases
Although it is not financially feasible for municipalities to provide rental assistance or
relocation assistance to every household that faces eviction, displacement, or rent
increases, the large number of residents impacted at once through the sale of their
manufactured housing community justifies one-time funding that can mitigate the
damage caused. Because of the difficulty residents of manufactured housing will have
in finding another comparable option that fits their monthly housing budget, a short-
term investment that keeps them in their home is preferable to other outcomes, such
as homelessness or severe housing instability. Temporary assistance will give a
household more time to find a suitable alternative.
The task force recommends a maximum period for rental assistance of 180 days, with
each municipality determining for itself the extent of the assistance, including
household eligibility criteria. Similarly, each municipality should create a relocation
assistance program that meets the needs of its residents. Some considerations
include the feasibility of moving the dwelling itself and if lots are currently available in
other parks. For households that need to leave a mobile home, relocation assistance
should evaluate whether the owner is able to sell their home or loss of assets due to
relocation, security deposit costs for a suitable rental and moving and other expenses.
7 Freddie Mac. Manufactured Homes website. https://sf.freddiemac.com/working-with-us/affordable-lending/duty-to-serve/manufactured-housing
8 Local estimates provided by manufactured housing community owners of Regency and Holiday Lodge in 2019
9 Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity. “A Study of Older Manufactured Homes in Johnson County: Too Dangerous to Ignore” (March 2010).
6 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
The federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (1970)
provides a comprehensive model for administration of a relocation program and a
complete list of household costs to consider when assessing the expense associate
with relocation.
2. Partner with local banking institutions to back loans to owner-occupants of
manufactured housing
Because manufactured homes are considered personal property and not real estate,
and because residents do not own the land on which their home sits, the value of
manufactured houses depreciates over time. When owner-occupants need financing
for repairs or updates, they find that they do not have enough equity in their home to
secure a loan, regardless of their credit history or income. Cities and counties can use
their resources to enable secured loans and can work with financial institutions to
fulfill the institutions’ obligations for community reinvestment.
3. Establish Urban Renewal districts, triggering the option of tax-increment
financing and revenue, which can then help to fund the purchase of
manufactured housing communities by resident cooperatives
Urban Renewal districts can extend up to 2 miles outside a city’s limits, providing
protections even for communities that exist just outside incorporated areas (e.g.,
Sunrise Village or Modern Manor). Using this lever, cities can generate revenue—
beyond general revenue and without a referendum—to be used toward the financing
of manufactured housing communities purchases by resident cooperatives. Each
municipality can execute this strategy based on need and the opportunities it may
present.
Local Policy
4. Strengthen zoning ordinances for manufactured housing communities
Johnson County, Coralville, and North Liberty have zoning ordinances (Class RMH,
R-5 Mobile Home Park District, and R-FB, respectively) that affirmatively designate a
neighborhood as manufactured housing. Iowa City’s manufactured housing
communities have a more general zoning, but each has an additional planned
development overlay that designates manufactured housing. In order for an owner to
redevelop these properties, they must gain approval from Planning and Zoning and
the city/county elected body. This protection is significant, as new owners have raised
the threat of redeveloping properties and displacing current residents. The rezoning
process grants more power to municipalities to prevent redevelopment and resulting
displacement/loss of affordable housing.
Another function of zoning ordinances may be to allow for smaller, individual lots
which together with a manufactured or modular home can be sold and owned as real
estate.
7 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
Adopting the best practices from each municipalities’ zoning for manufactured
housing communities will lead to quality improvements in safety standards,
amenities, etc. as well as uniformity in requirements and protections, countywide. The
task force recommends reviewing the zoning ordinances of other cities and counties
in Iowa to develop the strongest zoning ordinances allowed by existing law.
5. In case of annexation, implement zoning and conditional zoning agreement
standards that assure the continued presence of manufactured housing and
that assure protections for residents
Benefits to being annexed by a city include infrastructure investments and
redistributed responsibilities for maintenance, etc. In order to access these benefits,
owners should be expected to retain manufactured housing and to offer protections
to residents. Annexation agreements should consider the opportunity to extend
protections for residents such as rental increase caps and stronger just-cause eviction
standards.
Practices
6. Be specific about manufactured housing as a housing type when drafting
plans, reports, and programs
In the task force’s review of housing documents and housing programs,
manufactured housing was often not included or marginally included as a housing
type. Because manufactured housing is a significant segment of our community’s
affordable housing, it is critical that we more intentionally discuss and plan for its
future. Residents of manufactured housing who own their homes exist somewhere in
between “owners” and “renters,” and municipalities must be more specific in
acknowledging this housing scenario in housing overviews.
Additionally, we found a high degree of uncertainty among residents of
manufactured housing and service providers about whether manufactured homes
were eligible for repair programs, loans, or other housing assistance. Stating clearly
whether owners or renters of manufactured homes are eligible for a program will
make it clear when services are available and when there is a gap in services for
manufactured housing residents.
7. Commit to a regular review of manufactured housing communities housing
stock, assessed value, and other data
Included in this report is data compiled by University of Iowa College of Law students
under the direction of Len Sandler, task force member and faculty at the UI College of
Law. In order to make effective public policy and implement effective programs, cities
and the county need reliable and current data. Cities and the county should establish
a mechanism for collecting and reporting this data on a regular, ongoing basis.
8 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
8. Issue a public, joint statement in partnership with all Johnson County elected
bodies against predatory ownership practices and in support of increased
rights for manufactured housing residents.
Although local government cannot prohibit the sale of manufactured housing
communities to predatory owners, elected officials can be vocal about expectations
for owners of manufactured housing communities who want to do business in
Johnson County. This statement can include a commitment to preserving
manufactured housing communities (rather than redeveloping them), disapproval of
steep rent increases and other predatory management practices, and unequivocal
support for state law changes that protect residents’ rights. We need our leaders to
publicly rebuke new ownership that threatens housing stability for our some of our
most economically vulnerable neighbors. The task force recommends that each
elected body collaborate on a joint public statement.
9. Divest from private equity funds that generate returns for investors using
predatory manufactured housing community management practices
Institutional investments such as public pensions and government retirement plans
may be funding private equity firms with predatory ownership practices. For example,
research is currently underway to uncover whether IPERS is investing with companies
that make their money by exploiting manufactured housing residents. The task force
recommends a review of municipal investments and amending municipal investments
as appropriate.
10. Connect with an organization like ROC USA, which assists residents in forming
cooperatives to purchase and manage their manufactured housing community,
e.g., “resident-owned communities.”
From rocusa.com 10:
“ROC USA is a non-profit social venture scaling resident ownership of manufacture
home communities since 2008. Together with ROC USA Network, a group of nine
regional non-profit affiliates, and ROC USA Capital, a CDFI lending subsidiary, we
work with 250 resident-owned communities in 16 states.”
In order to protect our manufactured housing communities, we need to ensure that
these communities are owned by good-faith operators who will not sell the land to
predatory owners. ROC USA provides both capital and technical assistance to
residents who want to purchase their community.
Municipal leaders can facilitate this connection, ensuring that residents have the
knowledge and resources, with city/county support and guidance, to acquire
ownership if they so choose.
10 https://rocusa.org/about-roc-usa/
9 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
Cities may also consider amending zoning ordinances in order to allow current lease
lines to become separate lots for purchase (which are likely to be smaller lots than
currently allowed). Resources for the purchase of land by residents include ROC USA’s
CDFI, Urban Renewal funds, state funding, and/or financing specifically designated for
manufactured housing through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
State advocacy/laws
11. Support, through lobbying and relationships with other municipalities, the five
advocacy statements from the Iowa Manufactured Housing Residents’ Bill of
Rights 11:
Rent protection Right now, with only 60-day notice, park owners can impose rent
increases of any amount they choose. We can no longer allow predatory out-of-state
investors to target Iowa residents of manufactured housing communities with rent
gouging. We need statewide protections against unjustified rent increases, including a
statewide cap on frequency and percentage of rent increases and a much longer
notice period for proposed increases.
Good Cause Eviction Standards Owners must be required to show good cause
before evicting a resident. Standards for good cause must be consistent and enforced
across the state.
Fair Fees Fees must be capped at reasonable levels and tied to good cause, so that
owners cannot abuse fee systems to circumvent rent protections or target individual
families for eviction. We need statewide limits on how much owners can charge in late
fees, and a standard time frame before late fees can be assessed.
Fair, Legal Leases State law must require lease provisions that spell out park owners’
responsibilities to maintain clean and safe parks and prohibit abusive lease provisions.
The state must adopt a clear, effective mechanism for enforcing these guidelines and
requiring owners to remove illegal provisions from leases.
Resident Rights if Property Up for Sale To prevent mass displacement of low-
income Iowans and destruction of affordable housing stock, local residents must be
offered first right of purchase when their communities are up for sale. Current owners
should be barred from evicting residents for a period long enough to allow residents
to pursue local ownership. If residents are forced to move as a last resort, owners
profiting from the sale of park must be required to provide significant relocation
assistance.
12. Support, through lobbying and relationships with other municipalities, a tax
credit program that incentivizes the transfer/sale of land to residents of the
community.
The sale of land to residents protects against “bad-actor” ownership and allows
residents to build equity. The tax credit works by refunding, to the seller, capital gains
taxes assessed after the sale of a manufactured housing community, when the sale is
11 This Bill of Rights will be circulated as a petition and presented to the Iowa Legislature for the 2020 session.
10 | Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force Final Report, November 2019
to the residents of the community. Tax incentives to encourage sale to residents are
currently available in states like Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.12
CONCLUSION
These twelve recommendations outline the opportunities and limitations of local
municipalities to protect and stabilize manufactured housing as a continued source of
affordable housing in Johnson County. The Johnson County Mobile Home Task Force
urges Johnson County and the cities of Coralville, Iowa City, and North Liberty to
collaboratively enact each of the recommendations in a manner which will best serve our
community.
These recommendations will not fully reverse the harm caused by predatory owners. They
can, however, set a course for a future where the rights of manufactured housing
residents are strengthened and preserved, where cooperative ownership by residents of
manufactured housing communities and the stability it can provide is nourished by
partnerships among local and national resources, and where manufactured housing can
continue to be a stable, safe, and affordable housing option for Johnson County
households.
12 National Consumer Law Center. “Promoting Resident Ownership of Communities” (February 2015).
https://www.nclc.org/images/pdf/manufactured_housing/promoting-resident-ownership2.pdf
APPENDIX
Data on Manufactured Housing in Johnson County
Data compiled by students with the UI Law Clinic (under the supervision of Len Sandler,
Task Force Member)
Narrative
Private equity firms earn huge returns on their investments by taking advantage of mobile home
owners’ insecurity. These firms maximize profits by jacking up lot rents. For example, available
numbers on mobile home parks in Johnson County shows an average increase in lot rent since 2012
of over $170 for parks purchased by private equity firms. This well exceeded the $40 uptick for those
that have not been purchased by equity firms. At one park owned by an equity firm, the current lot
rent is the highest in the county: $510. Indeed, of the lot rents we could obtain, the three highest lot
rents in Johnson County are all at parks owned by investment firms. See chart 2019 + 2012 Snapshot.
Investment firms have also made lease agreements harder to understand. One park’s lease agreement
is 24 pages long, saturated with dense legal terminology.
Johnson County’s mobile home park market is attractive to potential investors. According to the Iowa
City and Johnson County assessors’ offices, mobile home park values have skyrocketed. See
chart Iowa City Assessor’s Original. From 2012 to 2019, numerous mobile home parks have more than
doubled in value, several have doubled in value, and many others have substantially risen in
value. See chart 2019 & 2012 Compared. For one park, the assessed value leaped from about $1
million in 2012 to around $10 million in 2019. See chart 2019 & 2012 Assessments Compared. Even
these assessed values are far less than the sale prices of recently-sold mobile home parks. See
chart 2019 Assessment & Recent Sales Compared. A majority of the parks that have sold since 2014
have sale prices approximately twice that of their 2019 assessed values. See chart 2019 Assessment &
Recent Sales Compared. Based off the assessed values, we can’t predict mobile homes’ market values,
and market values are what drives equity firm investment. So, with these charts, we can’t predict
which mobile homes are at risk of being purchased by equity firms.
Johnson County thrives only when all our communities are thriving, and the displacement of families
has negative impacts on our entire community. It is unfair for a families’ housing security to depend
on whether they live in a manufactured or traditional home.
Sincerely,
Joe Porter
Clinic Law Student
On behalf of Len Sandler, Zack Martin, and Cailin Smith
From Brad Comer, Iowa City Assessor, 10/3/2019
Johnson County Mobile Home Parks
Parcel Number Owner Name Spaces 15 Assmt/Space 2017 Assmt 17 Assmt/Space 19 Assmt 19 Assmt/Space Sale Date Sale $$/space
10-33-177-001 Regency 233 9,578$ $1,967,600 8,445$ 2,839,500$ 12,187$
05-22-177-002 / 05-23-326-001Parkview Development 104 10,083$ $1,134,200 10,906$ 1,206,100$ 11,597$
09-32-252-002 Iowa City Mhp, LLC 104 13,004$ $1,396,900 13,432$ 1,550,600$ 14,910$ Jun-14 1,250,000$ $12,019
06-13-152-002 Holiday Mobile Lodge, Inc 262 17,459$ $4,683,700 17,877$ 5,056,600$ 19,300$
17-10-302-005 Burr, Richard 20 18,890$ $380,800 19,040$ 388,400$ 19,420$
09-19-251-002 Hames Manufactured Homes 132 19,339$ $2,650,640 20,081$ 2,658,400$ 20,139$ Apr-19 5,500,000$ $41,667
06-28-464-006 Cocr Castle Mhp (Tiffin)74 21,792$ $1,638,500 22,142$ 1,661,300$ 22,450$ Jan-19 3,500,000$ $47,297
06-13-426-008 Golfview Investors LC 274 21,947$ $6,117,249 22,326$ 6,154,100$ 22,460$ Mar-19 12,300,000$ $44,891
09-18-351-018 / 09-18-351-016Modern Manor, Inc 314 23,332$ $6,208,430 19,772$ 6,208,300$ 19,772$
06-26-301-001 Western Hills 285 24,267$ $7,018,610 24,627$ 7,035,700$ 24,687$
10-21-376-050 Lake Ridge 392 25,748$ $9,878,280 25,200$ 9,878,300$ 25,200$
County Totals & Weighted Average 2194 20,100$ $43,074,909 19,633$ 44,637,300$ 20,345$
19,339$
Iowa City Mobile Home Parks
Parcel Number Address Spaces 15 Assmt/Space 2017 Assmt 17 Assmt/Space 19 Assmt 19 Assmt/Space Sale Date Sale $$/Space
10-04-101-001 1205 Laura Dr (Forest View)155 11,965$ 2,216,880$ 14,302$ 3,121,130$ 20,136$ 1/6/2016 4,000,000$ $25,806
10-22-135-002 2018 Waterfront Dr (Hill Top)152 12,457$ 2,156,070$ 14,185$ 3,744,060$ 24,632$ 7/28/2017 6,425,000$ $42,270
10-22-329-006 2128 S Riverside Dr 137 13,917$ 2,252,370$ 16,441$ 2,951,850$ 21,546$ 5/1/2013 $3,000,000 $21,898
10-24-376-003 2801 Hwy 6 (Bon-Aire)406 15,221$ 6,873,920$ 16,931$ 8,455,090$ 20,825$
10-25-203-006 Heinz Rd (Saddlebrook)150 20,093$ 3,335,400$ 22,236$ 3,935,370$ 26,236$
10-22-351-009 2254 S Riverside Dr 55 21,941$ 1,433,730$ 26,068$ 1,653,800$ 30,069$ 12/1/2014 $2,200,000 $40,000
Iowa City Totals & Weighted Average 1055 15,218$ $18,268,370 $17,316 $23,861,300 22,617$
14,569$ $16,686 $23,089
Assessment Asessment Per
Space Assessment Asessment Per Space
Lake Ridge 392 9,878,300$ 25,200$ 1,017,618$ 2,596$ 8,860,682$
Western Hills 285 7,035,700$ 24,687$ 5,850,500$ 20,528$ 1,185,200$
Modern Manor, Inc 314 6,208,300$ 19,772$ 2,386,300$ 7,600$ 3,822,000$
Golfview Investors LC 274 6,154,100$ 22,460$ 4,940,600$ 18,031$ 1,213,500$
Holiday Mobile Lodge, Inc 262 5,056,600$ 19,300$ 4,468,520$ 17,055$ 588,080$
Regency 233 2,839,500$ 12,187$ 3,300,000$ 14,163$ (460,500)$
Sunrise 132 2,658,400$ 20,139$ 1,141,300$ 8,646$ 1,517,100$
Clear Creek 74 1,661,300$ 22,450$ 1,020,400$ 13,789$ 640,900$
Breckenridge 104 1,550,600$ 14,910$ 1,434,700$ 13,795$ 115,900$
Parkview 104 1,206,100$ 11,597$ 517,050$ 4,972$ 689,050$
Burr, Richard 20 388,400$ 19,420$ ---
Totals & Weighted Average 2194 44,637,300$ 20,345$ 26,076,988$ 11,886$
Median $19,772 13,792$
Assessment Asessment/ Space Assessment Asessment/ Space
Forest View 155 3,121,130$ 20,136$ 1,257,120$ 8,110$ 1,864,010$
Hill Top 152 3,744,060$ 24,632$ 1,353,180$ 8,903$ 2,390,880$
Cole's 137 2,951,850$ 21,546$ 1,414,480$ 10,325$ 1,537,370$
Bon-Aire 406 8,455,090$ 20,825$ 4,985,180$ 12,279$ 3,469,910$
Saddlebrook 150 3,935,370$ 26,236$ 2,604,450$ 17,363$ 1,330,920$
Cole's 55 1,653,800$ 30,069$ 860,030$ 15,637$ 793,770$
Totals & Weighted Average 1055 $23,861,300 22,617$ 12,474,440$ 11,824$
Median $23,089 11,302$
2012
Change in ValueNameSpaces
Johnson County Mobile Home Parks: 2019 and 2012 Change in Assessed Value
Iowa City Mobile Home Parks: 2019 and 2012 Change in Assessed Value
2019 2012
Change in ValueNameSpaces
2019
University of Iowa Law and Policy in Action Clinic, October 2019
Sale Date
Name Spaces Assessment Per Space Date Sale Price Per Space
Lake Ridge 392 9,878,300$ 25,200$ --
Western Hills 285 7,035,700$ 24,687$ --
Modern Manor, Inc 314 6,208,300$ 19,772$ --
Golfview Investors LC 274 6,154,100$ 22,460$ Mar-19 12,300,000$ 44,891$
Holiday Mobile Lodge, Inc 262 5,056,600$ 19,300$ --
Regency 233 2,839,500$ 12,187$ --
Sunrise 132 2,658,400$ 20,139$ Apr-19 5,500,000$ 41,667$
Clear Creek 74 1,661,300$ 22,450$ Jan-19 3,500,000$ 47,297$
Breckenridge 104 1,550,600$ 14,910$ Jun-14 1,250,000$ 12,019$
Parkview 104 1,206,100$ 11,597$ --
Burr, Richard 20 388,400$ 19,420$ --
Totals & Average 2194 44,637,300$ 20,345$ ---
Sale Date
Name Spaces Assessment Per Space Date Sale Price Per Space
Forest View 155 3,121,130$ 20,136$ 1/6/2016 4,000,000$ 25,806$
Hill Top 152 3,744,060$ 24,632$ 7/28/2017 6,425,000$ 42,270$
Cole's 137 2,951,850$ 21,546$ 5/1/2013 3,000,000$ 21,898$
Bon-Aire 406 8,455,090$ 20,825$ --
Saddlebrook 150 3,935,370$ 26,236$ --
Cole's 55 1,653,800$ 30,069$ 12/1/2014 2,200,000$ 40,000$
Totals & Average 1055 23,861,300$ 22,617$ ---
Johnson County Mobile Home Parks 2019 Assessment & Recent Sales Comparison
Iowa City Mobile Home Parks 2019 Assessment & Recent Sales Comparison
2019 Recent Sale
2019 Recent Sale
University of Iowa Law and Policy in Action Clinic, October 2019
Name Owner Year Location Acres Total
Lots
Empty
Lots Assessment
2012: Baculis MH Lodge
David Sr. and Karen
Baculis 1970 Iowa City 20 115 10 $1,414,480 $300 ALL
2019: Cole's MHP BTM & J Ltd.1970 Iowa City 17.95 139 $2,951,850 $345 ALL
2012: Bon Aire MH Lodge
Bon Aire Mobile Home
Lodge Inc.1967 Iowa City 61.11 351 52 $4,895,180
$275
$290
SW
DW
2019: Bon Aire MH Lodge
Bon Aire Mobile Home
Lodge Inc.1967 Iowa City 61.11 384 $8,455,090
$345
$360
SW
DW
2012: Breckenridge
Estates
Dennis & Connie
Huedepohl 1959
Johnson
County 12.49 94 5 $1,434,700 $290 ALL
2019: Breckenridge
Estates Iowa City Mhp LLC 1959
Johnson
County 32.77 104 $1,690,154 $445 SW
2012: Clear Creek MH
Park James F. Riggan Tiffin 62 11 $1,020,400
2019: Clear Creek MH
Park Cocr Castle Mhp, LLC 1973 Tiffin 14.26 76 $1,810,817 $420 All
2012: Forestview Trailer
Ct Btm & J Ltd 1950 Iowa City 15.6 153 2 $1,257,120 $290 SW
2019: Forestview Trailer
Ct North Dubuque LLC 1950 Iowa City 15.6 154 $3,121,130 $310 All
2012: Golfview MH Park Golfview Investors LC 1984
North
Liberty 48.581 222 30 $4,940,600
$275
$285
SW
DW
2019: Golfview MH Park Mh Golfview, LLC 1996
North
Liberty 48.58 274 $6,201,200
$475
$450
Corner
Other
Reported Lot
Rent
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Name Owner Year Location Acres Total
Lots
Empty
Lots Assessment
2012: Hawkeye Trailer Ct Hawkeye Trailer Court 1966 Iowa City 1.89 10 1 $192,320
2019: Hawkeye Trailer Ct TP Holdings 1966 Iowa City 1.89 10 $338,260
2012: Hilltop MH Park MJ Dahlen Hilltop LLC 1957 Iowa City 15.38 147 3 $1,353,180 $290 SW
2019: Hilltop MH Park Cole Family Investment, Inc.1957 Iowa City 15.42 152 2 $3,744,060
$335
$350 SW DW
2012: Holiday MH Court Holiday Mobile Lodge Inc.1966
North
Liberty 32.77 248 25 $4,468,520 $255 ALL
2019: Holiday MH Park Holiday Mobile Lodge Inc.1966
North
Liberty 32.77 262 $5,056,600
2012: Knollwood MH Park
Knollwood Mobile Home
Park LLC 1960
Johnson
County 3.5 12 $337,510
2019: Not in operation
2012: Lake Ridge Estates Jebb LC 1994
Johnson
County 74 400 5 $1,017,618 $325 ALL
2019: Lake Ridge Estates Jebb LC 1994
Johnson
County 113 428 $10,000,700 $350 All
2012: Michael F Camp
Prop.Michael F. Camp 1960 Iowa City 0.99 7 0 $140,140 $230 SW
2019: Not in operation
Reported Lot
Rent
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Name Owner Year Location Acres Total
Lots
Empty
Lots Assessment
2012: Modern Manor Modern Manor Inc.1983
Johnson
County 48.48 313 2 $2,386,300 $350 ALL
2019: Modern Manor Modern Manor Inc.1982
Johnson
County 48.85 315 $6,210,900 $340 All
2012: Parkview MH Parkview Development 1970 Oxford 79.82 79 62 $517,050
2019: Parkview MH Parkview Development 1970 Oxford 79.82 $948,400
2012: Regency MH
Community Regency Iowa City Inc.1971
Johnson
County 41.26 186 54 $3,300,000 $400 ALL
2019: Regency MH
Community Regency Iowa City Inc.1971
Johnson
County 41.26 234 $2,843,900
2012: Saddlebrook Paddock LLC 1999 Iowa City 31.66 136 0 $2,604,450
2019: Saddlebrook Paddock LLC 1999 Iowa City 28.63 133 $3,935,370
2012: Sunrise MH Village
Hames Manufactured
Home Communities LP 1971
Johnson
County 26.72 133 3 $1,141,300
2019: Sunrise MH Village Sinrise Village, LLC 1971
Johnson
County 24.42 132 $2,658,400 $510 All
2012: Thatcher MH Park Jim Hammes 1974 Iowa City 14.36 53 0 $860,030 $310 ALL
2019: Cole's MHP (former
Thatcher)Cole's Community LLC 1974 Iowa City 14.36 55 $1,653,800 $345 ALL
2012: Western Hills M
Estates Gordon Family Trust etc.1972 Coralville 81.43 209 70 $5,850,500 $325 DW
2019: Western Hills M
Estates Gordon Family Trust 1972 Coralville 72.1 $6,942,400
Reported Lot
Rent
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Item Number: 4.
November 27, 2019
Pen d ing City Cou n cil Work Session Topics
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Pending City Council Work S ession Topics
PENDING CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TOPICS
November 27, 2019
Other Topics:
1. Evaluate need for a Local Option Sales Tax (LOST)
2. Consider a plan for rubberized surfacing at park playgrounds and develop strategies to address equity gaps
noted in the Parks Master Plan and plan for the equitable distribution of destination parks within an easy and
safe distance of all residents. (Parks Commission to discuss in July)
3. Review of staff’s growth boundary analysis (Johnson County Fringe Area Agreement Update)
4. Discuss amending City Code to require staff and rezoning applicants of large-scale developments to
consider the effects of the proposed projects on future carbon emissions and absorption capacity, and to take
actions that will help achieve the City’s carbon emission reduction goals
5. Discuss alcohol usage policies in City parks
6. Possible joint work session with Planning and Zoning Commission on the South District Form Based Code
(Fall 2019)
7. Discuss possible changes to residential zoning classifications to allow and/or require a greater diversity of
housing types (i.e. missing middle)
Item Number: 5.
November 27, 2019
Letter from Mediacom: Rate Adjustments
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Description
L etter from Mediacom: Rate A djustments
Item Number: 6.
November 27, 2019
Civil Service Examin ation : Main ten ance Worker II - Wastewater Treatmen t
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Description
Civil S ervice E xamination: Maintenance Worker I I - Wastewater Treatment
Item Number: 7.
November 27, 2019
Plan n ing & Z on ing Commission : November 7
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Description
Planning & Z oning Commission: November 7