Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Ordinance

The mobile home park rent stabilization issue originated from the need to develop permanent regulations while an existing moratorium on rent increases remained in effect.

On May 4, 2026, the Town Council held a public hearing on extending the moratorium to provide additional time for ordinance drafting and data collection.

The extension was approved to create breathing room for completing the new rules on rent stabilization, maintenance standards, and Rent Review Board authority.

This directly led to the June 1, 2026 meeting where staff presented a draft ordinance that had been in development for two years.

The Council reviewed technical provisions including CPIU-tied affordability thresholds, hazardous tree definitions, utility charges in lot rent, and Rent Review Board expansion to five members with staggered terms.

After discussing amendments such as striking certain lot rent language, reverting bylaws authority, and adding anti-retaliation provisions, the Council unanimously voted to schedule a public hearing.

The ordinance addresses maintenance standards and board enforcement mechanisms while the prior moratorium extension prevented interim rent actions.

As of the latest evidence, the process remains in the pre-adoption stage with no final vote on the ordinance itself.

On June 15, 2026, the Council held the scheduled public hearing on the draft ordinance. After reviewing amendments from prior workshops and hearing resident comments on rent increases and maintenance, the Council unanimously adopted the ordinance.

On April 21, 2026, prior to the May hearing, the Town Council took up the mobile home park moratorium extension as part of its regular agenda and unanimously approved setting a public hearing for May 4, 2026, to allow the housing committee and attorneys more time to finalize the ordinance.