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Mobile Home Initiative

Contact

Services and Referrals
Colorado Poverty Law Project
contact@copovertylawproject.org
303.532.2641

Partnership Inquiries
Francisco Medina
fmedina@adamscountyco.gov
720.523.6942

Yellow and blue mobile homes surrounded by trees and a wooden fence

Program Purpose

The Mobile Home Initiative (MHI) was launched in spring 2020 in partnership with the Colorado Poverty Law Project (CPLP) to address systemic inequities and housing instability faced by mobile home park residents. Mobile homes represent one of the last remaining sources of unsubsidized affordable housing in Adams County, but residents often face risks such as eviction, predatory park rules, poor infrastructure, and park sales that may result in displacement.

MHI exists to protect these communities by providing legal advocacy, education, and organizing support so residents can preserve housing stability, exercise their rights under state law, and pursue opportunities for collective ownership.

Program Overview

The program provides three main types of support:

  • Know Your Rights Clinics & Education: Residents learn about the Mobile Home Park Act (MHPA), the Mobile Home Park Oversight Program (MHPOP), and protections such as Opportunity to Purchase (OTP).
  • Legal Services: Residents receive legal advice, representation, and navigation support for evictions, complaints, and housing rights enforcement.
  • Resident Organizing & Park Sales Support: CPLP works with resident councils and community partners to strengthen collective bargaining power, prevent displacement, and pursue resident-led park purchases.

Between January–April 2025 alone, CPLP trained 272 community members in Know-Your-Rights sessions and assisted 587  through legal services and resident council representation, serving 1,264 individuals overall.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Target: Residents of Adams County mobile home parks.
  • Eligible services include legal advice, limited/full representation, and access to Know-Your-Rights trainings.
  • Resident councils are prioritized when park face sale, eviction threats, or infrastructure challenges.
  • No cost to residents; CPLP services are funded through county partnerships.

Partner Referral Process

  • Who Can Refer: Community partners, resident councils, Adams County staff, and local officials.
  • Referral Process: CPLP accepts direct requests from mobile home residents and councils; county staff and community partners can also connect residents.
  • Self-Referrals: Yes, indvidual residents may contact CPLP directly.

Outcomes & Community Impact

  • Legal Services: In 2024, CPLP successfully defended residents against unjust evictions, including cases where landlords enforced local ordinances more harshly than local code enforcement.
  • Resident Education: Between 2024–2025, hundreds of residents attended clinics on financing, OTP, MHPA rights, and organizing strategies. Nearly half of attendees (47%) focused on OTP, demonstrating strong community interest in collective ownership.
  • Park Sales Support: CPLP assisted residents at Denver Cascade, Elm Ridge, Cottonwood, and Advance Mobile Home Parks during park sales, coordinating with partners such as 9to5 Colorado, Thistle ROC, various housing authorities, and Adams County.
  • Policy Advocacy: CPLP helped lead the passage of HB24-1294, a major update to the MHPA, strengthening protections against retaliatory evictions, ensuring language access, clarifying rent-to-own agreements, and pausing rent increases for non-compliant parks.

Overall, the initiative not only defends residents from displacement but also strengthens community capacity to preserve affordability and dignity in Adams County’s mobile home parks.