Michigan Senators Unveil Bipartisan Overhaul of Manufactured Housing Laws
On April 29, 2026, a bipartisan group of Michigan senators introduced bills for the biggest change to state manufactured housing laws since 1987. The Senate passed them May 19; the House has not acted.
Key facts
- Sen. John Cherry (D-Flint) and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the package, Senate Bills 934-939, on April 29, 2026.
- The Senate passed the package on May 19. As of Oct. 24, 2026, the House Committee on Government Operations had not acted, per MichiganVotes.
- According to the sponsors, Michigan's manufactured housing laws had not been meaningfully updated since 1987.
- WWMT reported roughly 1,200 mobile home parks with more than 140,000 homes in Michigan.
- Private equity firms and hedge funds hold nearly 200 Michigan parks with more than 50,000 home sites, according to the sponsors' release.
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Source: Sen. Cherry Leads Bipartisan Efforts to Overhaul Michigan’s Manufactured Housing Laws — Michigan Senate Democrats, April 30, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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