When Linda Jackson and her son moved into the Willow Mobile Home Park in the East Bay town of San Pablo five years ago, they paid roughly $900 to rent the space where they parked the home they own. The costs for their mortgage and rent felt manageable.
“We can be comfortable,” the 75-year-old recalled thinking. “We can do this.”
Since then, however, Jackson’s monthly rent has climbed to just over $1,200. And another increase scheduled for January will bring it to nearly $1,300…