Brunswick, Maine Adopts Lot Rent Stabilization for Mobile Home Parks
Brunswick, Maine adopted a rent stabilization ordinance for mobile home parks, which WGME counted as the sixth Maine municipality with such a rule.
Key facts
- WGME counted Brunswick as the sixth Maine municipality with a mobile home park rent stabilization ordinance; other counts are higher.
- The ordinance takes effect in September.
- Old Orchard Beach, Waterville, Searsport, Sanford and Arundel had passed their own ordinances earlier, and Lewiston and Auburn were considering similar rules.
- In Brunswick, an annual increase above a threshold tied to the Northeast Urban Consumer Price Index needs prior approval from a new rent review board.
- Lori Centineo, who rents in Brunswick, is one of more than 800 people living in corporate-owned mobile home parks in the town.
- Councilor Ramona Thieme said nearly 1 in 5 Brunswick residents live in a mobile home park.
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Source: Brunswick becomes 6th Maine town to adopt rent stabilization for mobile home parks — WGME, June 17, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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