UMH PROPERTIES, INC. ACQUIRES NEWLY DEVELOPED COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA

FREEHOLD, NJ, December 23, 2022........ UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE: UMH) closed, through its joint venture, on the acquisition of a newly developed all-age, manufactured home community located in Sebring, Florida for a total purchase price of \$15.1 million. This community contains 144 developed homesites. It is situated on approximately 20 acres.

Samuel A. Landy, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are happy to announce the acquisition of Rum Runner, our second newly developed manufactured housing community through our joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate. This is a high-quality community, located in Sebring, with a clubhouse, fitness center, dog park, bocce ball, shuffleboard, pickleball, pool and more. We are pleased with our performance at Sebring Square and anticipate strong demand at this location as well. We continue to make progress building a high-quality portfolio of newly developed manufactured housing communities through our joint venture. Nuveen Real Estate has been an excellent partner and we look forward to growing this partnership."

UMH Properties, Inc., which was organized in 1968, is a public equity REIT that owns and operates 134 manufactured home communities with approximately 25,600 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Alabama and South Carolina. UMH also owns and operates two communities in Florida, containing 363 sites, through its joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate.

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Contact: Nelli Madden 732-577-9997

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K ______________________________

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CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2022 ______________________________________

UMH Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ______________________________________

Maryland 001-12690 22-1890929 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

Juniper Business Plaza, 3499 Route 9 North, Suite 3-C, Freehold, NJ 07728 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 577-9997

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, \$.10 par value	UMH	New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, \$.10 par value	UMH PRD	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 23, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing that it closed on an acquisition of one community in Florida for \$15.1 million.

The information being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99 to this report, shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this report, including Exhibits 99, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically incorporated by reference into any such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99 Press Release dated December 23, 2022
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.