Pennsylvania Senate Weighs a CPI-Linked Cap on Mobile Home Lot Rent Increases
A Pennsylvania bill tying mobile home lot rent increases to inflation sits in a state Senate committee, with the session ending in November.
Key facts
- The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Liz Hanbidge, would tie lot rent increases to the Consumer Price Index, within a range of 2% to 4%, with exceptions for extraordinary operating expense increases.
- The Pennsylvania House passed the bill 144-59 in June 2025, and it has since sat in the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee.
- Gov. Josh Shapiro has said he would sign the measure, while Senate Republicans, who control the chamber, have not committed to a vote.
- The Senate was set to return on Sept. 28 with 11 voting days before the session ends in November; unpassed bills must be reintroduced in 2027.
- A 2023 Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report counted about 2,288 mobile home communities in the state, home to roughly 55,900 households.
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Source: PA bill would limit mobile home fee increases — Spotlight PA, September 28, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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