Searsport voters will decide in March on mobile home rent control

Searsport voters will decide in March on mobile home rent control

Searsport voters will decide next month whether to stabilize lot rents at mobile home parks. The proposal is an effort to protect residents from excessive rent hikes as parks are increasingly bought by private equity firms and out-of-state investors. To get the measure before voters, supporters had to collect 140 signatures from registered Searsport voters by February 13. They submitted 160 valid signatures, town manager James Gillway said. Sear…