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Pennsylvania

FakeNoose

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5. Yes that's exactly what's happening, and not just in Pennsylvania but all over

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 7, 2023, 08:26 AM

Jul 2023

There's a layer of anonymity because the owner-companies are called things like "ABC Property Management" and they buy in states where they can't be taken to court. Or maybe they can but it would be cost prohibitive.

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Manufactured home communities aren't just in rural Pa. Owners on rented land are often unprotected. [View all] FakeNoose Jul 2023 OP

Usually there is a time limit on the lease, like 99 years bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #1

I'm in Allegheny County and I know there are zoning laws that prohibit them FakeNoose Jul 2023 #2

On rented land everywhere (I am in CA) the home is cheap but the land rent is insane. usonian Jul 2023 #3

The New Yorker had a big story a while ago on the rented land Deminpenn Jul 2023 #4

Yes that's exactly what's happening, and not just in Pennsylvania but all over FakeNoose Jul 2023 #5