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Auburn council imposes 180‑day moratorium on lot‑rent increases at mobile home parks after residents testify of steep hikes
Summary
After residents from local mobile‑home parks described repeated steep lot‑rent increases and risk of displacement, the Auburn City Council voted 7–0 on Feb. 2 to adopt a 180‑day moratorium on rent or fee increases to allow time for public forums and ordinance drafting addressing protections for owners of mobile homes on leased lots.
Auburn residents and councilors pressed the city Feb. 2 to address rapid lot‑rent increases at mobile‑home parks after public testimony describing multiple recent hikes and the outsized cost of relocating manufactured homes.
Several residents spoke during a public hearing on Ordinance 0412026, asking the council for temporary relief and stronger oversight of lot rents. "If he does raise the rent another $110, there's no way we're going to do it," resident Juliet Sama told the council,…
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