Council members debate proposal to let advisory council approve rent increases above CPI+1%

Members of the Mobile Manufactured Home Advisory Council discussed an amendment to House Bill 5428 that would limit lot‑rent increases in mobile-home parks and authorize the council to review and approve exceptions.

The amendment circulated to the council requires that an owner proposing a rent increase above the cap submit an application to the council at least 90 days before the effective date. The application would be made in a form and manner prescribed by the council and must demonstrate that the proposed increase is necessary because of one or more listed reasons: increases in operating expenses, increased municipal real‑property taxes payable by the owner, or costs related to capital improvements, including itemized deferred maintenance and amortized capital costs. The bill text referenced the consumer price index (CPI) as the baseline: a proposed…