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Mobile‑home residents press Petaluma for stronger enforcement and relief from rent increases
Summary
Several residents told the council that large investment owners are raising ground rents and using loopholes to force increases; speakers asked the city to enforce vacancy‑control clarifications and restore parking and trash service in parks.
Multiple mobile‑home park residents addressed the council on Jan. 5 to press for enforcement of Petaluma’s rent‑stabilization and vacancy‑control rules. Speakers described recent sales of park lots with steep increases in ground rent and alleged that some owners have used loopholes to charge triple ground rents when lots change hands.
"Ground rents on 4 Bell went previously for $720 ... now listed at…
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