This list of curated articles focuses on the challenges facing mobile home parks in Pierce County, primarily concerning resident displacement and potential solutions.
In Puyallup, 42 families had to move from a mobile home park to make way for new apartments. Meanwhile, in Parkland, residents of a mobile home community were able to stay in their homes after the county invested $750,000 to help them form a cooperative, allowing them to purchase the park and maintain affordable housing. In Tacoma, mobile home park residents mobilized to prevent the removal of 59 sequoias. They want to buy their park through a cooperative model, which would preserve both their homes and the trees.
NO. 1: FAMILIES ARE STILL LIVING AT A CLOSING MOBILE HOME PARK IN PUYALLUP. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW
There are 15 families still living at Meridian Mobile Estates, according to the city. | Published December 5, 2022 | Read Full Story by Angelica Relente
NO. 2: THE 42 FAMILIES AT A CLOSING MOBILE HOME PARK IN PUYALLUP HAVE MOVED. HERE’S WHAT’S NEXT
One family was finishing moving their belongings Feb. 1. The developer plans to demolish homes sometime this spring. | Published February 6, 2023 | Read Full Story by Angelica Relente
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NO. 3: RENT HIKE DISPLACES RESIDENTS AFTER A $7 MILLION MOBILE HOME PARK SALE NEAR PUYALLUP
“They’re messing with people’s lives, and that’s sad,” a resident at the Cottonwood Mobile Home Park said. | Published November 1, 2023 | Read Full Story by Angelica Relente
NO. 4: 42 FAMILIES HAD TO MOVE TO MAKE ROOM FOR PUYALLUP APARTMENTS. WHY IS THE LOT STILL EMPTY?
The developer gave the families until Jan. 31, 2023 to move. Now the company doesn’t anticipate starting construction until 2025. | Published June 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Angelica Relente
NO. 5: PARKLAND MOBILE-HOME PARK WAS BEING SOLD. COUNTY PONIED UP $750K TO HELP RESIDENTS BUY IT
It was a chance to retain affordable housing for the long term, supporters say. | Published November 22, 2024 | Read Full Story by Cameron Sheppard
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NO. 6: TRUMP CUTS MONEY MEANT TO RELOCATE PEOPLE FROM FLOOD-PRONE AREA OF PIERCE COUNTY
Residents interviewed by The News Tribune Thursday celebrated the cancellation of the grant, saying flooding has not been a big issue for them in recent years. | Published April 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most
NO. 7: TACOMA MOBILE-HOME PARK RESIDENTS SAVED 59 SEQUOIAS. NOW THEY HOPE TO BUY PARK
A wall of sequoias over 100 feet fall abuts a 25-unit mobile home park in Eastside Tacoma. | Published October 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
