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Video: Resident-Owned Community

Jarrid Green

Jarrid Green

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Resident-owned communities (ROCs)—manufactured housing neighborhoods in which the land is community-owned and managed–are one of the leading sources of affordable housing in the U.S. This video explains their benefits.

Jarrid Green

Jarrid Green

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