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Harvey's tenants form super‑majority union; Oakwood agrees to drop lease "right of first refusal"
Summary
Tenants at Harvey's Mobile Home Park in Bonner launched a super‑majority union and said Oakwood Properties agreed to remove a lease clause that would have given the company first option to buy residents' homes. Organizers pressed for rollbacks of steep lot‑rent hikes, a 3% cap tied to cost‑of‑living adjustments and the option to pursue a co‑op purchase.
Harvey's Mobile Home Park residents on Tuesday announced the official launch of a super‑majority tenants union and said they have already won one concession from Oakwood Properties: the company agreed to remove a lease provision giving it first option to buy residents' homes.
"That's not right," resident Jackie told the crowd, describing what she said was a more than 70% increase in lot rent after Oakwood purchased the park. Organizers said they delivered a list of demands to Oakwood in bargaining, including reversing recent dramatic rent increases, capping future increases at no more than 3% tied to cost‑of‑living adjustments, and removing the company's right of first refusal from…
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