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Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing

  • Written by Zachary Lamb, Assistant Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housingSaralake Estates Mobile Home Park in Sarasota, Florida.Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

When you hear the words “trailer park” or “mobile home park,” what comes to mind? Crime? Poverty? Vulnerability to natural disasters? These negative images reflect the stigma, reinforced by popular culture, that...

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