Jay put mobile home lot rent cap tied to Northeast CPI on November ballot
Jay's Select Board voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to send a mobile home park lot rent stabilization ordinance to November voters.
Key facts
- Jay's Select Board voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to put the lot rent ordinance on a November secret-ballot referendum.
- Annual increases would generally be capped at the Northeast Consumer Price Index, with 2025 as the base rent year.
- Owners could petition the Planning Board for larger increases, but total increases could not exceed 10% in a calendar year.
- Parks owned by resident cooperatives, including Hidden Circle Mobile Home Park, would be exempt.
- A temporary rent freeze approved April 28 applies retroactively to Dec. 8, 2025, and was scheduled to expire Dec. 8.
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Source: Jay sends mobile home lot rent ordinance to voters — Sun Journal, August 31, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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