Real Estate Acquisitions, Schedule of Properties Acquired (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) site development_site shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) expansion_site community sites shares	Dec. 31, 2019 site	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 development_site	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of sites suitable for development | expansion_site			900
Number of MH Sites | sites			201
Investment in property		$ 24,714,000					$ 825,266,000
Sites | site		529		10,390
Development Sites | development_site		0				926
Shares outstanding | shares					488,958
Inventory of manufactured homes							6,163,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets		$ 230,000					22,302,000
Other assets (liabilities), net		(686,000)					49,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net		24,258,000					853,682,000
Cash		15,258,000	$ 426,461,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							61,900,000
Total consideration transferred		24,258,000	853,682,000
Equity		9,000,000	$ 365,321,000
Number of RV Sites | sites			301
Number of Motor Home Communities | community			2
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares			1,972,876
Purchase of Tangible Property	$ 300,000
Slick Rock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sites | site				193
Development Sites | development_site						0
Cape Cod [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property		$ 13,350,000					8,250,000
Sites | site		230
Development Sites | development_site		0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets		$ 150,000					0
Other assets (liabilities), net		(295,000)					(8,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net		13,205,000					8,258,000
Cash		4,205,000	$ 8,258,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred		13,205,000	8,258,000
Equity		9,000,000	0
Jensen Property Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							374,402,000
Development Sites				5,230		466
Inventory of manufactured homes							3,605,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							7,752,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							(3,938,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							389,697,000
Cash			18,306,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							58,000,000
Total consideration transferred			389,697,000
Equity			$ 313,391,000
Number of Motor Home Communities | community			31
Jellystone Natural Bridge [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property		$ 11,364,000
Sites | site		299
Development Sites | development_site		0
In-place leases and other intangible assets		$ 80,000
Other assets (liabilities), net		(391,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net		11,053,000
Cash		11,053,000
Total consideration transferred		11,053,000
Equity		$ 0
Reunion Lake [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							23,493,000
Sites | site				202
Development Sites | development_site						69
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							1,153,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							22,340,000
Cash			$ 22,340,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			22,340,000
Equity			0
River Plantation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							22,589,000
Sites | site				309
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							75,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							22,664,000
Cash			22,664,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			22,664,000
Equity			0
Massey's Landing [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							36,250,000
Sites | site				291
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							220,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							446,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							36,024,000
Cash			36,024,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			36,024,000
Equity			0
Archview [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							19,070,000
Sites | site				142
Development Sites | development_site						351
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							92,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							18,978,000
Cash			18,978,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			18,978,000
Equity			0
The Sands [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							5,955,000
Sites | site				244
Development Sites | development_site						40
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							0
Other assets (liabilities), net							79,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							5,876,000
Cash			1,976,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							3,900,000
Total consideration transferred			5,876,000
Equity			0
Sun NG RV Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							43,632,000
Sites | site				502
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							18,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							850,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							678,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							43,822,000
Cash			43,822,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			43,822,000
Equity			0
Shelby Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							85,969,000
Sites | site				1,308
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							2,011,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							6,520,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							1,015,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							93,485,000
Cash			93,485,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			93,485,000
Equity			0
Buena Vista [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							20,221,000
Sites | site				400
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							439,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							1,590,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							93,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							22,157,000
Cash			22,157,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			22,157,000
Equity			0
Country Village [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							62,784,000
Sites | site				518
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							2,020,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							(31,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							64,835,000
Cash			12,905,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			64,835,000
Equity			51,930,000
Hid'n Pines [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							10,680,000
Sites | site				321
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							0
In-place leases and other intangible assets							70,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							233,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							10,517,000
Cash			10,517,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							0
Total consideration transferred			10,517,000
Equity			0
Hacienda del Rio [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property							111,971,000
Sites | site				730
Development Sites | development_site						0
Inventory of manufactured homes							15,000
In-place leases and other intangible assets							3,280,000
Other assets (liabilities), net							237,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net							115,029,000
Cash			115,029,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt							$ 0
Total consideration transferred			115,029,000
Equity			$ 0
Series D Preferred OP Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares outstanding | shares		488,958