rentcontrol
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rentcontrol
My park, along with a lot of other parks in my area are experiencing large rent increases. Does anyone know a way to stop a corporation from raising rent so high no one can afford to live in the park? There has to be a way to stop this madness. We own our homes, but may have to walk away if we can't sell them. We need help fast.
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Mary
Re: rentcontrol
I don't know where you live, but around here (central California) publicity seems to help.
This can be Letters to the Editor, and perhaps a reporter coming out and telling the story of seniors on a fixed income, etc. Perhaps attending and speaking at local city council meetings would be useful. Maybe a rent control ordinance could be suggested and passed. (What a hot political potato that would be!)
Writing lots of letters to the CEO or Big Cheese of the corporation could help as well. Can't hurt.
Good luck. Our park raises the rents (so far, anyway) about $5-12 a year based on some sort of a sewer bypass, whatever that means. It's a senior park, which may also inspire the owner to not attract negative publicity.
This can be Letters to the Editor, and perhaps a reporter coming out and telling the story of seniors on a fixed income, etc. Perhaps attending and speaking at local city council meetings would be useful. Maybe a rent control ordinance could be suggested and passed. (What a hot political potato that would be!)
Writing lots of letters to the CEO or Big Cheese of the corporation could help as well. Can't hurt.
Good luck. Our park raises the rents (so far, anyway) about $5-12 a year based on some sort of a sewer bypass, whatever that means. It's a senior park, which may also inspire the owner to not attract negative publicity.
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Mary
Re: rentcontrol
I don't know where you live, but in our area (central California) publicity seems to help.
This could take the form of Letters to the Editor; having a reporter come out and do a story on seniors on a fixed income; or attendance at a city council meeting. Perhaps even a rent control ordinance could be passed!
Letters to the CEO (Big Cheese) of the corporation might also help. Surely that person has a parent who is a senior citizen on a fixed income. (After all, a word from his mother was all it took for a member of congress to add the winning vote on women's suffrage in the 1920's.....)
Our park raises the rents by about $5 to $12 a year, based on some sort of a sewer bypass, whatever that means. I only hope it continues to be so reasonable.
I would imagine that the owners of this park (a senior community) would like to avoid any negative publicity, making hardships for seniors, etc. so the rent increases are kept at a mimimum (so far, anyway).
Good luck.
This could take the form of Letters to the Editor; having a reporter come out and do a story on seniors on a fixed income; or attendance at a city council meeting. Perhaps even a rent control ordinance could be passed!
Letters to the CEO (Big Cheese) of the corporation might also help. Surely that person has a parent who is a senior citizen on a fixed income. (After all, a word from his mother was all it took for a member of congress to add the winning vote on women's suffrage in the 1920's.....)
Our park raises the rents by about $5 to $12 a year, based on some sort of a sewer bypass, whatever that means. I only hope it continues to be so reasonable.
I would imagine that the owners of this park (a senior community) would like to avoid any negative publicity, making hardships for seniors, etc. so the rent increases are kept at a mimimum (so far, anyway).
Good luck.
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