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Article: $1 MOBILE HOMES NO DEAL, CITY SAYS OFFICIALS WARN THAT LOW-PRICED UNITS NEED EXTENSIVE, COSTLY REHABILITATION DEAL HOME DECLARED UNINHABITABLE BUYER BEWARE.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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Byline: STEVEN VERBURG sverburg@madison.com * 608-252-6118
Seniors and others with low incomes have bought deeply discounted mobile homes on Madison's North Side, then found they couldn't afford the extensive repairs needed to provide themselves with heat, water and electricity, city officials say.
A manager at Oak Park Terrace mobile home park told officials last week it would discontinue the types of deals that are leaving buyers without utilities, but the city is investigating, said Jennifer Zilavy, an assistant city attorney.
On Tuesday, a large sign advertising discounted pre-owned homes still stood near a park entrance on Packers Avenue, ...