Shapiro Pushes Pennsylvania Lot Rent Caps During Berks County Community Visit
In March, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro visited Douglass Village in Berks County to urge lawmakers to limit annual lot rent increases in manufactured housing communities.
Key facts
- Pennsylvania has 56,000 households living in manufactured home communities.
- The Pennsylvania House passed HB1250, a bill from Reps. Liz Hanbidge, Melissa Cerrato and Joe Webster.
- Senator Judy Schwank introduced related legislation in the Pennsylvania Senate to protect manufactured homeowners and limit steep lot rent increases.
- Douglass Village is a 55+ community with 333 homes that Utah-based Kingsley Management purchased in 2022.
- Shapiro tied the rent proposal to his 2026-27 proposed budget and the Commonwealth's first Housing Action Plan.
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Source: Governor Shapiro Calls for Reform to Protect Pennsylvanians Living in Manufactured Home Communities from Greedy Out-of-State Management Companies During Visit to Berks County Neighborhood — Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, March 12, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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