Jay, Maine residents buy Hidden Circle park under new right of first refusal law
Residents of Hidden Circle Mobile Home Park in Jay, Maine, completed a $1 million purchase of their park on July 30, according to Sen. Tim Nangle's office.
Key facts
- Hidden Circle Mobile Home Park residents in Jay completed a $1 million purchase on July 30, covering the land under 31 homes.
- Hidden Circle is now the 14th mobile home community in Maine owned by its residents, and the fourth park residents have bought since the state's 2023 opportunity-to-purchase law.
- It was the first purchase completed under LD 1145, sponsored by Sen. Tim Nangle, which created a right of first refusal for park residents.
- Under the law, residents get 90 days from a signed purchase and sale agreement to line up financing.
- Financing came from MaineHousing's Mobile Home Park Preservation Fund, Genesis Community Loan Fund and donors to the Maine Community Foundation.
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Source: Sen. Tim Nangle celebrates Hidden Circle purchase under mobile home park law he sponsored — Maine Senate Democrats, August 21, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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