Associations
Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona
Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona (MHCA) is a non-profit trade association created in 1947 to protect and promote the interests of manufactured housing community owners. It works on legislative and legal issues, educates community owners and managers, and publishes material aimed at improving Arizona's manufactured housing communities.
The association retains a lobbying team that works at the state legislature, along with an attorney and staff. Issues it lists having worked on include rent control, zoning, the state's Mobile Home Relocation Fund, cable television wiring in communities, assistive animals, and manager and owner education.
Education is delivered through manager certification, offered both as an online course and as classroom sessions such as a Tempe class. MHCA also publishes operating guidance for owners and managers on topics including power outages, Fair Housing Act enforcement, and background screening under the FCRA, plus an online member directory and forms.
MHCA is governed by a volunteer board of community owners elected annually by the membership, and the board meets through the year to set the association's positions. Listed membership benefits include discounted event pricing, online manager training, form creation, and up to 20% savings on products and services. The 2027 MHCA Conference is set for May 12-14, 2027 at Fort McDowell, Arizona.
Best for
Arizona manufactured housing community owners and on-site managers who need state lobbying, manager certification, and park operating forms; the association is organized around community owners rather than retailers or home buyers.
What they do
- Legislative and regulatory lobbying in Arizona
- Manager certification training, online and in classrooms
- Online member directory
- Community operating forms
- Annual MHCA conference
- Member discounts on products and services
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 |
| Ownership | Nonprofit |
What stands out
- Created in 1947 as a non-profit trade association for manufactured housing community owners.
- Retains a lobbying team at the Arizona legislature along with an attorney and staff.
- Manager certification is offered as an online course and as in-person classes.
- Membership benefits include discounted event pricing and up to 20% savings on products and services.