UMH Properties, Inc. Receives The Manufactured Housing Institute's Community Of The Year Award

FREEHOLD, N.J., May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE: UMH) is pleased to announce that on May 4, 2016, Pine Manor won the Manufactured Housing Institute's Land-Lease Community of the Year Award for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region. Pine Manor is an active adult community set in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, that provides a peaceful country setting while being located in close proximity to the state capital of Harrisburg.  UMH is proud to receive this award as it showcases our dedication to providing quality affordable housing at all of our locations.

Samuel A. Landy, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Pine Manor is one of UMH's premier locations. Tom Stewart, a former Vice President who passed away this year, was the lead developer on this project. He would have been extremely proud to receive this award and it commemorates all of his years of dedicated service."

UMH Properties, Inc., which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates ninety-eight manufactured home communities containing approximately 17,800 developed homesites.  These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana and Michigan.  In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.

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