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looks like the number of mobile homes and mobile home parks in Bozeman is shrinking and that means fewer options for lower-income residents MTN's Cody Boyer's live in Bozeman with more on this trend Cody Kalin Kevin according to tax records in the Gallatin County Treasurer's Office mobile home parks like the one that I'm actually in right now have been seeing a steady deer decline for nearly eight years actually even before that now those who work to find and help other people find affordable housing fear that this could make that a challenge losing that affordable Holiday's housing stock is pretty devastating when being able to afford a place to live becomes a problem mobile home parks are a more affordable option but when those start vanishing there's a new problem it's very challenging for those current residents and and folks trying to help that's where the Bozeman HRD see usually steps in to help a growing challenge we haven't seen a decline in mobile home in trailer parks usually those linked that land has being sold for other residential development or commercial development right now HRD see housing director sherry Eslinger says the jury is out as to why trailers have a short lifespan and so sustainable affordable housing moving forward is in might they might be looking at a sustainability they may be looking at cost of infrastructure according to Gallatin County Treasurer's Office declines in neighborhoods like this one have been going on for some time it's not new news since 2011 they've been seeing a drop and even before that from 2011 up until this year almost 170 residents had to be evicted from their homes due to subdivisions moving in this has happened before in 2006 more than 90 residents were evicted from bridge review trailer court north of town for a subdivision project and a year later again the same number in a mobile home park in four corners that's a large number as something that we can't eat many are given about 180 days to relocate but with a waiting list 12 to 18 months long in most cases Esslinger says that's a whole other task one that the HR DC and other are trying to find a solution for we're ensuring that it's something that they can sustain moving forward Esslinger says the HR DC is a good resource for those feeling the weight of this seemingly growing trend now you can also schedule an appointment with a housing counselor there to get help there live in Bozeman Cody Boyer back to you okay Thank You Cody well our chief meteorologist Mike Harding us now