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On a hot August day, a few renting residents at University Mobile Home Park received a couple papers saying the park’s ownership was terminating their tenancy, along with two others on their street. They had 60 days to move.
For decades, the mobile home park has served as a housing option for seniors. The park is under a local rent control ordinance, meaning rent has stayed below market rate. Neat trailers with small yards are clustered together along narrow roads. Some trailers show signs of age, but tenants keep the park neat and quiet…