Manufactured Housing (MH)

Manufactured Home Park Acquisitions Pilot (MHPAP)

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has launched the Manufactured Home Park Acquisition Pilot (MHAP) Program, supporting efforts by manufacturing home park residents and nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3)) to acquire manufactured home communities in Virginia. By facilitating resident or nonprofit ownership, the program aims to preserve affordable housing options and prevent the involuntary displacement of current residents.

Through the duration of the loan term, MHPAP promotes the long-term affordability of existing manufactured home units. Key objectives of the program include:

Preserving affordable housing opportunities across the Commonwealth,
Encouraging resident ownership and cooperative community management, and
Leveraging local and state resources to support sustainable community development

We will be holding a how-to-apply webinar about the MHAP Program on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 10-11 AM. Registration is required to attend, and a meeting link will be sent via email. Register for the how-to-apply webinar here.

Manufactured Home Park Acquisitions Pilot (MHPAP) Guidelines

Notice of Intent to Sell and Notice of Purchase Offer

Per § 55.1-1308.2 of the Code of Virginia (Virginia Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act), DHCD is required to keep a Notice of Offer to Sell or List until a park owner sends a written notice to DHCD that the park has been sold to a third party, is no longer offered for sale or the transaction does not go to settlement. See sample “Notice of the Park Sale to a Third Party” form below. Additionally, a park owner is required to give this Notice of Offer to Sell or List at least 90 days prior to accepting an offer.

DHCD is also required to keep a Notice of Receipt of Offer to Purchase until the park owner sends a written notice to DHCD that the park has been sold to a third party, is no longer offered for sale, or the transaction does not go to settlement. See sample “Notice of the Park Sale to a Third Party” form below. The park owner of a manufactured home park must provide written notice to each tenant of a lot in the park if the park owner is in receipt of an offer from a third party to purchase the park, and accepts such offer. Prior to accepting the offer, the owner of the manufactured home park must consider other offers to purchase the manufactured home park from a tenant group representing at least 25% of the tenants with a valid lease. At the same time, the park owner sends the Notice of Receipt of Offer to Purchase to each of the park tenants, a copy of such notice also is sent by the park owner to DHCD to post on the department’s website.

Any notices required to be submitted to DHCD per 55.1-1308.2 Code of Virginia are listed below: