Pennsylvania resident coalition renews push to cap mobile home lot rent increases
A resident-led Pennsylvania coalition is pressing to amend Act 261 and cap annual lot rent increases after Democrats won control of the state Senate.
Key facts
- Pennsylvania law lets park owners raise lot fees once per 12-month period, with no cap on the amount of the increase.
- The Coalition of Manufactured Home Communities of Pennsylvania wants Act 261 amended to set firm limits on annual lot fee increases.
- The Pennsylvania House passed a reform amendment in June of last year, but it stalled in a state Senate committee without a full vote.
- Democrats took the majority in the Pennsylvania Senate last week following the midterm elections.
- Coalition founder Bob Besecker expects new bills put forward in January of 2027 to pass both the House and the Senate.
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Source: PA coalition seeks to end inflated rent prices in mobile home communities — WJET, November 10, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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