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Pennsylvania House debates manufactured-home protections as rent-cap amendments fail
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 1250, which would add protections for residents of manufactured-home communities. Multiple amendments aiming to change or strengthen protections failed; the transcript does not record final passage of the bill.
House members debated House Bill 1250, a measure described by supporters as providing “protections to residents of manufactured home communities,” and considered multiple amendments that sought to alter its approach to rent increases and relocation costs.
Supporters of stronger homeowner protections described manufactured-home residents as effectively land renters who “own their home, but they rent the land upon which it sits,” and said relocation can cost about $8,000 and in some cases be impossible for older homes. Representative Barger (Schuylkill) said the bill “attempts to address this situation by capping the rate at which a landowner can increase the rent.” Representative…
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