Wells, Maine park residents put inflation-based rent cap on November ballot
Wells, Maine mobile home park residents put an inflation-linked rent cap on the November ballot and hosted Senate candidate Troy Jackson.
Key facts
- Residents of Blueberry Ridge Mobile Village in Wells, Maine, got a local ordinance on the November ballot that would cap annual rent increases based on inflation.
- Resident Diane Whiteside said her monthly payment rose from $435 to $625 over three years.
- Residents said they have struggled to reach Phillips International, the out-of-state company that owns the park, about water quality problems. Phillips did not respond to a request for comment.
- Sanford and Brunswick have already passed mobile home rental control measures.
- Maine law now gives residents a right of first refusal when their park is sold, and Hidden Circle residents in Jay were the first to use it in August.
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Source: Troy Jackson takes on affordable housing issue at mobile home park in Wells — The Portland Press Herald, September 5, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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