Tampa Bay manufactured home residents struggle with rising lot rents
Tampa Bay 28 reports that Hudson and other Tampa Bay area residents who own homes on rented lots say rising lot rents are straining budgets.
Key facts
- Harry Moniz of Club Wildwood in Hudson says his lot rent rose from about $675 a month to $850, with a further increase expected to bring it close to $900.
- Moniz says his contract sets a ceiling of 6% on increases.
- Bills in the Florida House and Senate that would have required park owners to justify certain rent increases did not make it out of committee.
- Andrew Rumbach of the Urban Institute points to investment firms buying parks as one factor changing the industry and notes that New York has moved toward caps on increases.
- Sun Communities advises residents to budget for possible increases, understand their legal rights and review their leases.
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Source: Rising mobile home lot rents leave Tampa Bay residents struggling to keep up — Tampa Bay 28, October 9, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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