SC Tenant Union

05/30/2026

SC Tenant Union x Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union

"The tenant union formed as more than a dozen residents pushed for additional time to relocate and increased financial support, noting many families in the park are elderly, disabled or living on fixed incomes."

After weeks of organizing, residents at Ferndale Mobile Home Park in North Charleston have reached an agreement with the property’s new owner, New Tide LLC, that provides more time and added relocation support as families prepare to leave the community.

05/29/2026

After weeks of organizing, the Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union has reached an agreement with New Tide LLC by negotiating directly with its president, Antonio Ribeiro. The agreement will provide additional relocation support and more time for union families to move.

As part of the agreement, New Tide LLC will transfer $70,000 in relocation assistance to a nonprofit third party for disbursement to members of the Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union, representing a majority of Ferndale households, including both renters and homeowners. Union families will also now have until July 22 to relocate from the property.

This agreement comes after residents organized together to demand dignity and meaningful support during displacement. Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union members appreciate Antonio Ribeiro and New Tide, LLC taking steps to respond to residents’ concerns and work toward a resolution that provides families with greater stability during this transition.

This outcome shows what can happen when working-class people come together, raise their voices, and are met with a willingness to negotiate in good faith.

While relocation will still be difficult for many families during North Charleston’s affordable housing crisis, Antonio Ribeiro and New Tide, LLC's willingness to work with the Ferndale residents gives them a chance to relocate from a place of power and dignity rather than desperation.

05/28/2026

Two weeks, two victories for working class tenants across South Carolina 😤 😎 ✊🏾

COME ROCK WITH A WINNING TEAM tonight at the monthly Tri-County Tenant Union Meeting.

🕕️ May 28th, 6pm
📍 Keith Summey North Charleston Library
🍕 Food, Childcare, and transportation support available if you register online at https://www.sctenantunion.org/events/tricountytenants/may-2026 ✅

05/24/2026

Tomorrow at 5pm - Block Party at Ferndale Mobile Home Park!

Join us tomorrow in North Charleston for a Memorial Day cookout. Good food, great company, and a stand against unfair displacement.

Bring the fam, bring the energy, and let’s make it memorable!

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05/23/2026

First he lied to the media.

Then he refused to meet with Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union members.

Then he tried to divide the renters from the mobile home owners.

These are all typical landlord tactics. But every time the tenants have moved, he has responded to their power.

So when elected tenant leaders showed up at his office on Friday demanding a meeting, he sat down to negotiate. And when he refused to make a serious offer, tenants leaders walked away because they know what's fair and what's not.

Let Antonio know that you stand with the Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union by leaving a review for his business, Master Homes ✊

Do the right thing, Antonio!

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05/21/2026

On Tuesday, residents of Ferndale Mobile Home Park launched the Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union, representing more than 50% of the occupied lots at the time of the property's sale and nearly 100% of the remaining residents.

They have issued a set of demands to the developer who bought the land out from underneath them and who has publicly threatened them with evictions if they don't leave by May 31st.

05/19/2026

Today residents of Ferndale Mobile Home Park announced the launch of the Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union, representing more than 50% of the occupied lots at the time of the property's sale and nearly 100% of the remaining residents.

The tenant union is demanding that the new developer who purchased it give them more time to vacate, relocation assistance, and a halt to eviction filings.

Tenants received notice on 3/25/26 that the property had been sold and that residents would need to vacate their homes by 5/31/26. Many residents have lived in the park for decades and cannot afford the high costs of moving manufactured homes, securing new housing, and relocating families, elders, and disabled residents.

“I work full time and have been doing everything I can to keep us afloat while my partner recovers from a recent surgery. Right now, we do not have the money it takes to move our home. And the reality is this: if we cannot move it, our home will likely be demolished,” said Ferndale Mobile Home Tenant Union member Cherolina Snyder.

"We are demanding more time and real relocation support because tenants and homeowners like me should not lose everything simply because a property was sold,” said union member Bruce Ford, an employee at North Charleston Elementary School.

05/13/2026

We’re not done yet.

The legislative session is closing in—and tenants are STILL showing up, speaking out, and demanding change.

But we need the resources to keep going.
We’re raising $5,000 in May to fund this final push.

This is people-powered. No corporations. No shortcuts. Just us.
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to support—this is it.

Donate: https://southernvision.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?id=84&reset=1
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05/08/2026

✨ May the Rent Be With You ✨
We’re in the FINAL stretch of the legislative session—and we need your help to cross the finish line.
Our goal: raise $5,000 this month to power tenant organizing across South Carolina.
This is what your support makes possible:
Debriefing our eviction campaign
Meals for tenant leaders at the statehouse
Organizing renters across our state
We’ve come too far to slow down now.
Give what you can:https://southernvision.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?id=84&reset=1
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May the rent be with you—and with all of us fighting for housing justice.

05/07/2026

If you're reading this, but you haven't attended an orientation session yet, this is your sign! 🍀 We've been so lucky to meet so many of y'all during our eviction sealing campaign, and we'd love to get to know you better this upcoming Wednesday, May 13th, from 6:30-7:30 pm. We'll get you acquainted with not only our lovely Orientation Team 🥰 , but also Tri-County Tenant Union as an organization. Learn how YOU can play a part in improving tenant welfare across the state! 🌴

‼️ RSVP at the link in our bio ‼️