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Frenchtown Villa / Elizabeth Woods
Newport, MI · Owner: Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI)
About this community
| Community | Frenchtown Villa / Elizabeth Woods |
|---|---|
| Address | 1250 Paree St, Newport, MI 48166 |
| City / State | Newport, MI |
| Acquired by Sun | 2014 |
| Sites / lots | 692 (MHBO directory profile) |
| Year built | 1968 (MHBO directory profile) |
| Source | Sun Communities FY2025 Form 10-K, Schedule III (SEC filing) |
Directory listing: MHBO community page (third-party directory; address data cross-checked against it).
The numbers reported here
No verified figures have been filed for this community yet. The first residents to report lot-rent history, fees and pass-through charges set the baseline this page tracks — every figure labeled with its source and date.
Resident reports
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Buyback & blocked-sale record
This page tracks reported cases where a resident says the park bought their home, or a sale to an outside buyer was blocked or stalled: what the resident was offered, what independent buyers offered, and what the home later sold for. No cases filed yet for this community.
What residents say elsewhere
Collected from public sources, summarized and attributed, with links to the originals. Summaries describe what reviewers and reporters say; allegations are not findings.
- google-reviews · Birdeye 3.4 (612 reviews) — Large mixed aggregate. A highlighted review alleges water bills are never consistent and are extremely high, lot rent has risen at least $40 every year since Sun Communities/Homes bought the park, constant move-outs at month boundaries, and rude office staff; other reviews praise a clean, well-kept community with quick help on requests. Original source
Themes: utilities, rent, management - other — Review compilation includes a buyer alleging a remodeled older home hid serious defects (failed furnace, missing insulation, new piping left on the ground to freeze), staff who were friendly during the sale but rude and dismissive afterward, and maintenance described as a joke with the office passing blame. Original source
Themes: sales, maintenance, management - news · 2015-02-21 — Trade-press summary of Monroe News coverage: a smoke detector alerted a couple to a February 21, 2015 fire at a Frenchtown Villa home; both escaped, the fire appeared to start near the furnace, and the home was judged repairable. The item notes the park is owned and managed by Sun Communities. Original source
Themes: safety
Fight back in MI
State Attorney General — file a consumer complaint with the MI Attorney General's office: official complaint page · Office phone: 517-335-7622. (Officeholder listings change with elections; this route is to the office, verified October 2025.)
Build an AG-ready packet: a dated, specific account — what happened, when, what it cost you, what management said — carries more weight than a phone call. This portal's report flow turns your account into exactly that, with an optional signed affidavit.
Sun Communities' response
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