Manufactured Home Industrys Other Image Campaign Unpacking Tenants Continue to Protest as Demolition Begins at Sweetwater Mobile Home Park MHI and FMHA Responses to Li’l Abner MHP Drama [Video]

“Tenants continue to protest as demolition begins at Sweetwater mobile home park,” proclaims the headline of regional news outlet NBC 6 South Florida. Other recent metro area headlines read as follows. “Rough police takedown of woman at Sweetwater mobile home park sparks outrage.” “Sweetwater commissioners expected to hear from residents after mobile home park sale.” “900 families being evicted from mobile home park in Sweetwater.” “Mobile home park residents protest eviction.” This is a recent example of what Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) lifetime achievement award-winner Marty Lavin, J.D., sarcastically referred to as the industry other image campaign. What has MHI or the Florida Manufactured Home Association said about these reports? This article will examine that and more in the additional facts and analysis segment found in Part II, following the headline report excerpts and fisking in Part I.

Part I – Per NBC 6 South Florida by Niko Clemmons (MHProNews notice: provided under fair use guidelines for media) …