DOUGLASSVILLE, PA — Governor Josh Shapiro on Thursday called on Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass legislation limiting rent increases in manufactured home communities, saying new protections are needed for residents facing rising lot rents from out-of-state property management companies.
What This Means for You
- Pennsylvania could limit annual lot rent increases for residents of manufactured home communities.
- New housing policies proposed in the governor’s budget aim to stabilize housing costs and protect renters and homeowners.
- Residents may gain stronger rights when manufactured home communities are sold or redeveloped.
Shapiro visited the Douglass Village manufactured housing community in Berks County to highlight the proposal and meet with residents who say rent increases have made it harder to remain in their homes.
Manufactured home communities are neighborhoods where residents own their factory-built homes but lease the land beneath them from a property owner. In Pennsylvania, about 56,000 households live in these communities, which are often considered one of the more affordable paths to homeownership.
However, some residents have reported significant increases in monthly lot rent in recent years after out-of-state companies purchased their communities…