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West Village Estates
Romulus, MI · Owner: Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI)
About this community
| Community | West Village Estates |
|---|---|
| Address | See directory listing (being verified for this page) |
| City / State | Romulus, MI |
| Acquired by Sun | 2012 |
| Sites / lots | 629 (MHBO directory profile) |
| Year built | 1994 (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.
Court record
Filed cases and agency actions documented for this community, with outcomes stated exactly as the records support them. An allegation is not a finding; a settlement is a compromise, not an admission, unless a court record says otherwise. Full index: The Court Record.
- West Village Estates (Romulus) — sewage conditions complaints (documented dispute or pattern data — not a filed case)
Administrative complaints — no civil suit located · Michigan LARA; Michigan EGLE; City of Romulus intervention · Docket: — · Filed: Complaints ongoing; Michigan Advance coverage Jan 21, 2026
Resident Cynara Johnson, a homeowner of nearly nine years, alleges raw sewage pooled under and around her home for months due to park drainage failures, damaging her home, and that Sun denied responsibility. Michigan Advance (Jan 21, 2026) reported residents' concerns were stonewalled until Romulus officials stepped in. According to Johnson's GoFundMe, Sun's lawyers sent cease-and-desist letters to a community volunteer and to Michigan Advance over public statements about her situation, and EGLE was brought to the property.
Outcome: No adjudicated outcome — city officials intervened; Sun sent cease-and-desist letters to a resident advocate and to Michigan Advance (per the resident's GoFundMe)
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.
- news · 2026-01-21 — Michigan Advance investigation (Katherine Dailey, Jan 21, 2026): Cynara Johnson, who owns her manufactured home at West Village Estates and has lived there nearly nine years, alleges she has fought Sun Communities the whole time to address dangerous maintenance issues on her property and has been ignored, stonewalled and retaliated against; per the headline and reporting, Romulus city officials ultimately stepped in. Her account as reported by the outlet. Original source
Themes: maintenance, retaliation, management, governance - other — A GoFundMe organized by Tamara Graham for the same West Village Estates homeowner, Cynara Johnson (described as disabled): it alleges ten months of raw sewage pooling under her home, mold in the walls and floors sagging and cracking; that failed park drainage saturated the ground, shifted her foundation and dislocated her sewer pipes; that Sun's cleanup consisted of piling part of the sewage behind the home and liming it, followed by letters denying legal obligation and calling the pipe reattachment goodwill; and that Sun sent cease-and-desist letters to a community volunteer and to Michigan Advance. The organizer cites photos, video, city inspection reports, a formal LARA complaint and an EGLE visit. Fundraiser allegations, not findings. Original source
Themes: maintenance, utilities, safety, retaliation, management - other — Advocacy video from the Keep Our Homes initiative about the same case: it alleges Sun ignored Johnson's pleas for about seven months while raw sewage pooled under and around her home, rotting it and exposing her family to toxic fumes and mold, and links the GoFundMe for transitional housing. Original source
Themes: maintenance, utilities, safety - other · 2015-08-25 — Review set from 2014-2016 (Sun era; Sun acquired the park in 2012). A homeowner review (Aug 25, 2015) alleges management does not respond to homeowners' complaints, that lot rent has gone up every year for five years, and that the park wants first dibs on your house if you decide to sell but offers an insulting low amount - a first-person buyback-pressure allegation. A Sept 2015 reviewer alleges theft, break-ins and drug dealing go unaddressed and mentions residents discussing a class action; a Jan 2016 reviewer warns of theft even in daylight; a March 2016 reviewer complains the park sits across from a dump with constant garbage odor. Original source
Themes: buyback, rent, management, safety - other · 3.2 (234 reviews) — FLAGGED HARD - via Birdeye aggregate (pool-mixing documented; park attribution uncertain): this page's visible reviews are about OTHER Sun parks - one is from a resident of Creekwood in Burton and another is about Shelby Forest and Sun's Feb 2019 takeover there - which is direct proof of cross-park pool mixing. Nothing on this page is attributed to West Village Estates. Original source
Themes: management - other — SpaceRentGuide lists West Village Estates' average space rent at $466/month (undated aggregator figure; verify before republication). Original source
Themes: rent
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.)
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