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Residents urge council to act on trailer-park rent hikes; council seeks legal guidance on moratorium
Summary
Multiple mobile-home residents told the council of steep lot-rent increases and deteriorating park conditions, asking for a moratorium. Councilors said they will seek a legal opinion on whether the city can impose a moratorium under new state rent-related law and may pursue follow-up actions.
Several residents of local mobile-home parks used the council’s open session to describe steep lot-rent increases, deteriorating park maintenance and threats of eviction, and urged the council to consider a moratorium or other relief.
Speakers described rent jumps from about $250–$440 to $550–$625 over recent years and said many residents are low-income, retired…
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