Ocala weighs mobile home repair loans and relocation grants under Florida SHIP changes
Ocala City Council will consider mobile home repair loans of up to $15,000 and relocation grants of up to $10,000 on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Key facts
- Ocala City Council will consider amending its Local Housing Assistance Plan on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
- Senate Bill 594 requires local governments to add manufactured housing programs to keep SHIP eligibility and repeals the 20% cap on manufactured housing spending.
- Relocation grants of up to $10,000 would go to owners or tenants displaced by a park closure, and lot rent grants of up to $5,000 would cover up to six months.
- Repair funds of up to $15,000 would be a zero-percent deferred loan, forgiven after five years if the owner stays in the home.
- The strategy targets low-income residents in mobile homes built after June 1994.
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Source: Ocala considering new relocation grants, repair loans for mobile home residents under new state rules — Ocala News, November 12, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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