 manufactured housing reform advocating for better homes and neighborhoods cranc is seeking to promote reinvestment in manufactured housing this is a popular form of housing at affordable prices one in six north carolinians lives in manufactured housing there are issues from lack of consumer protections to issues around asset building but also plenty of opportunities  the burnsville land community has been redeveloped as a nonprofit controlled by residents and community leaders to provide affordable and secure housing for fourteen families in yancey county north carolina legislative advocacy cranc participated in several legislative efforts to help residents of manufactured housing two bills passed in the north carolina general assembly in 2008 rep phillip haire s bill on abandoned homes h1134  was passed in the appropriations act rep susan fisher s bill to prevent the displacement of manufactured homes h1700  passed giving park owners that sell their communities to residents through a coop or a nonprofit a 5 percent deduction  park acquisition and rehabilitation cranc has partnered with two other groups to create the first nonprofit owned manufactured housing park in north carolina through funding from bb t and grants from several sources the park provides affordable housing for fourteen families in burnsville north carolina view a slideshow of the park in burnsville make sure to turn your sound on and click on small  control the land control your destiny we are articulating a wider political agenda through research on manufactured housing cranc believes that manufactured housing can become a significant tool within the housing stock that is affordable to working familiesour agenda seeks to address the systemic shortcomings of the landlease park by giving residents more control over the land where their homes are located this can be achieved through a variety of strucures nonprofit owned parks are oneway residentowned cooperatives are another to get there we need more actors to participate in manufactured housing this includes foundations county governments state housing finance agencies planners and banks  media cranc s work is highlighted in bob geary s profile of a park threatened by closure in raleigh north carolina subsequently a rezoning application is denied and the park is saved  research and policy cranc is developing policy materials to articulate the pathways to reform in this sector the myths and realities of manufactured housing  published by the federal reserve looks at the financing market for manufactured homes  transforming trailers into assets  published by the university of north carolina s school of government outlines how nonprofit ownership can create opportunities for the revitalization of distressed parks this is my home the challenges and opportunities of manufactured housing  is a resource for groups interested in understanding the issues that surround manufactured housing policy burnsville96colorbjpg  advocacyresearch  