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The Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday spent hours debating a bill that would strengthen protections for mobile and manufactured home owners, many of whom are seniors, but decided to stop the discussion in the face of Republican opposition.
The sticking point — even in a limited capacity — was a proposal to create a rent cap.
Mobile home owners typically own their homes, but not the land they sit on. Residents pay rent to the park owner on the land. House Bill 5428 would limit annual rent increases to 2% of rent plus any increases in the annual consumer price index and provide a process for park owners to appeal that limit...
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Republicans opposed it as well, saying it interfered with landlords’ rights and the free market.
Even though the Republicans are right on all counts, Connecticut has a Democrat trifecta of Governor, House and Senate so the Republican voting block in the state has no power at all. But quietly, in the background, many of the Democrats also agree with the Republicans on this. Rent control is housing suicide and has been well proven in all those states that have enacted it. That’s really why they don’t enact rent control.