THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO AID PEOPLE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES (MHCS) SO THAT AS A GROUP THEY CAN PURCHASE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND OPERATE THEM AS RESIDENT-OWNED AND/OR CONTROLLED ENTITIES THEREBY: (I) PRESERVING LONG-TERM EXISTENCE AND AFFORDABILITY OF THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING SECTOR;(II) CREATING A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR REASONABLY PRICED(NON-PREDATORY) SINGLE-FAMILY LENDING AND THE RESULTING ASSET APPRECIATION;(III) LESSENING THE BURDENS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARISING OUT OF THE LOSS OF THIS SECTOR OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING (I.E. PRIMARILY THE DEMANDS FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING ALTERNATIVES ARISING FROM MHC CLOSURES); (IV) COMBATING DETERIORATION OF MHCS; AND (V) ELIMINATING THE ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA SUFFERED BY OWNERS OF MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES WITHIN MHCS.