Pennsylvania lot rent cap bill stalled in Senate committee late in the session
Pennsylvania advocates pressed the Senate to pass a lot rent bill tied to the consumer price index, with 11 session days left in 2026.
Key facts
- A bill amending the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act would tie annual lot rent increases to the consumer price index.
- The bill passed the Pennsylvania House in June 2025 by a 144-59 vote and then sat in the Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee, chaired by Sen. Joe Picozzi.
- Pennsylvania has roughly 2,300 manufactured home communities with about 56,000 households, according to a 2023 Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia analysis.
- Bob Besecker of the Coalition of Manufactured Home Communities of Pennsylvania said lot rents at Douglass Village rose about 50% after the community was sold in 2022.
- The Pennsylvania Manufactured Housing Association opposed the bill, arguing that rent caps would keep owners from covering rising costs.
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Source: Advocates call on Pa. lawmakers to pass reforms to protect manufactured homeowners — Reading Eagle, September 25, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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