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Cindy Newman, a trailer court resident from Great Falls, told a Legislative committee in Helena on Thursday that most of the residents where she lives are elderly and on fixed incomes and can’t afford the drastic lot rent increases that have been happening in recent years.
“We are here today because our communities are under threat,” she said. “Real estate investors have seized on the vulnerability of homeowners who own homes but rent the land. They have built a highly profitable business model that relies on our limited mobility to squeeze large profits out of moderate-income residents."
Newman was speaking as a proponent of House...
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When someone coins their proposed law as a “Bill of Rights” you know it’s just a P.R. stunt trying to pander to voters who don’t know any better. Behind the fancy title, all you have is a bill that will help deadbeats stay on property without paying and the very rules violators who ruin life for the entire community to continue with their antics without any accountability. Hopefully there are enough smart people in Montana’s state house to realize this is a terrible idea.