Rules & rent controlBy RISE Community editors
Shapiro backs Pennsylvania lot rent bills stalled in Senate committee
In his budget address, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro urged lawmakers to pass stalled bills tying manufactured home lot rent increases to the consumer price index.
Key facts
- House Bill 1250, sponsored by Rep. Liz Hanbidge, cleared the House 144-59, and 42 Republicans were among its supporters.
- Companion Senate Bills 745 and 746 from Sen. Judy Schwank sat with the House bill in the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee from June 2025.
- Pennsylvania has over 2,200 manufactured home communities, and some residents saw lot rents rise as much as 50% in one year.
- Bob Besecker said Gov. Josh Shapiro told him he would sign the bill, and Besecker's coalition counts 122 member communities.
- Bills not enacted by the end of the calendar year would need to be reintroduced in the next session.
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Source: Manufactured home owners seeking rent relief find new ally in Gov. Josh Shapiro — The Morning Call, February 11, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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