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Mount Shasta council directs staff to investigate mobile‑home rent hikes after residents testify to steep increases
Summary
Following public testimony from mobile‑home residents and managers, the council voted to direct staff to gather baseline data and research state rules after residents reported large annual increases and new utility fees that they say make formerly affordable lots unaffordable.
Mount Shasta city councilors instructed staff to gather facts about rent increases at local mobile‑home parks after several residents described steep hikes and new utility charges that they say pushed housing costs beyond what many long‑term residents can afford.
During public comment, a resident who lives in the Shasta Veritas Mobile Home Park said ownership has changed and ‘‘we've seen steep increases and confusing utility fees’’ that mean for many seniors ‘‘housing now consumes more than half of what we earn.’’ Richard Farway, who identified himself as a resident of Space 9 at the same park, said the lot rent rose from $484.18 to $572.28 after the new owners took over and that the operator began listing a separate water utility fee despite the park…
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