Gwen Elliott has loved her mobile home in Blaine, Minnesota, for eight years, but she does not love the rent increases.
She owns her home, but not the land it sits on. Since a Utah company purchased the land, her rent has nearly doubled to $700 a month. Despite the name, the home is not, in fact, mobile.
Elliott described the situation as “frustrating. Stressful. Unknowing.” It’s an anxiety she feels every day, wondering when the next rent increase is coming…