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Lewiston council approves six-month moratorium on lot-rent increases in mobile‑home parks
Summary
Facing testimony from dozens of mobile‑home residents about double‑digit lot‑rent hikes after out‑of‑state purchases, the council approved a moratorium on lot‑rent increases (first passage) to give the city time to study permanent protections; vote 6–1.
The Lewiston City Council voted to approve first passage of a moratorium ordinance that would pause lot-rent increases for mobile‑home park lots while the council studies longer-term protections. The vote on the first reading passed 6–1.
Councilors and dozens of residents described recent sales of parks to out‑of‑state investors followed by rapid rent increases that many occupants—often seniors on fixed incomes—say they cannot afford. Residents from Fox Run, Country Lane, Stetson Brook and…
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