Maine towns put mobile home lot rent limits to voters on Nov. 3
Voters in at least eight Maine municipalities will decide Nov. 3 whether to add rent limits for mobile home parks.
Key facts
- The ballot towns are Augusta, Eliot, Farmington, Jay, Oakland, Standish, Wells and Wiscasset.
- Eight municipalities passed similar measures earlier this year, and two others already had permanent protections.
- Caps vary by town, running from the Consumer Price Index change up to 5 percent.
- In Eliot, residents of Marshwood Estates absorbed lot rent increases totaling 37 percent between 2021 and 2026, which pushed the town to draft its ordinance.
- The Maine Manufactured Housing Association has said it plans to sue towns that adopt such ordinances.
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Source: See where mobile home lot rent ordinances are on the ballot across Maine — The Maine Monitor, October 28, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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