IndustryMichiganOrganizations: Brookfield Asset Management, YES! CommunitiesBy RISE Community editorsPosted on RISE
Members of Congress Question Brookfield After Its Michigan YES! Communities Deal
In an Oct. 13 letter, three members of Congress pressed Brookfield Asset Management on rents, fees and upkeep after its purchase of YES! Communities made it one of Michigan's largest landlords.
Key facts
- Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Maxwell Frost and Gabe Vasquez sent Brookfield a letter dated Oct. 13 about its treatment of manufactured housing residents.
- The YES! Communities deal, valued at about $10 billion, added more than 21,000 Michigan home sites, according to CoStar data cited by PESP.
- The acquisition made Brookfield Michigan's third-largest landlord.
- The lawmakers asked for written answers by Nov. 20 on rent increases, fees, retaliation and eviction practices.
- PESP and MHAction had earlier asked Brookfield for a meeting and for commitments on rents and resident concerns.
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Source: Tlaib presses Brookfield after firm becomes Michigan’s 3rd-largest landlord — Private Equity Stakeholder Project, October 20, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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