HARRISBURG, PA — June 9, 2026 — Pennsylvania lawmakers joined advocates and manufactured home residents today to voice support for legislation that would protect homeowners from steep land-lot rent increases.
Across the country, manufactured home communities are increasingly being purchased by private equity firms, hedge funds and multi-state corporations that then dramatically raise rates. Manufactured homeowners own their homes, but not the land beneath them, and relocating a manufactured home is often costly and difficult.
As a result, homeowners living in communities purchased by private equity firms have little recourse when rates sharply increase. Many manufactured homeowners are seniors, veterans and people with disabilities who live on fixed incomes and are increasingly at risk of being priced out of their homes.
Legislation has been introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to significantly strengthen protections for residents of manufactured home communities. Proposed provisions include requiring 180 days’ notice of all rent and fee increases, capping annual increases based on the Consumer Price Index (with justified exceptions and temporary capital improvement surcharges), and granting residents and resident associations a 90-day right of first refusal when parks are put up for sale.
HB 1250, introduced by Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D-Montgomery), passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 10, 2025, by a vote of 144-59. Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee passed SB 746, introduced by Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), which gives manufactured home residents the right of first refusal, on June 8, 2026 unanimously.
Gov. Josh Shapiro called on the Legislature earlier this year to pass bills to protect manufactured homeowners and included the reforms in his 2026-27 budget proposal. Participants at Tuesday’s press conference expressed urgency to get the legislation enacted before the end of the current session.
“The clock is ticking, and further delay isn’t an option,” said Schwank. “These are commonsense reforms that will protect hardworking Pennsylvanians and help keep them in their homes. It’s critical that we stand with these homeowners and enact this legislation before the session ends, so we don’t have to start this entire process over again in 2027.”
“It was an honor today to support the residents of manufactured home communities as they fight to protect themselves from out of state bad actors,” said Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa. “I look forward to championing the legislation put forward by Senator Schwank to empower Pennsylvanians who call these communities home. Let’s get this done.”
“Manufactured housing is one of the last pathways to affordable homeownership in Pennsylvania,” said Hanbidge. “HB 1250 provides reasonable protections against excessive and unjustified rent hikes. It creates fairness, predictability, and stability while still allowing community owners to operate successfully. That’s why Democrats and Republicans in the House came together to pass it. Because housing affordability should never be a partisan issue.”
Video of today’s press conference can be found here.
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