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Hemet residents urge council to investigate steep mobile-home rent hikes and press for transparent annexation process
Summary
Mobile-home residents told the Hemet City Council they face repeated rent increases — including notices of an 8.6% rise effective Jan. 1, 2026 — and urged the council to refer the matter to the city’s rent-review commission; speakers also raised broad concerns about a proposed annexation and possible conflicts of interest in the review process.
Several Hemet residents used the city council’s public-comment period on Nov. 12 to press for action after repeated rent increases at London Spires Mobile Home Park and to demand more transparency on a proposed annexation.
"I'm respectfully asking that this council to refer this matter to the city's rent commission for investigation to determine if increases are lawful and to protect Hemet residents from potential abuse," said Antonia Mengler, who identified herself as a London Spires resident. Vicky Kitchen, another park resident, told the council that ownership changes and a series of increases have left many seniors on fixed incomes vulnerable: "For the fourth time in 4 years,…
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