Residents of a 55-and-up mobile home park in Missoula have incurred two recent increases in lot rent, and Missoula County officials are asking the new property owner to answer questions regarding their plans for the neighborhood.

Commissioners last week signed a letter to Axia Investments LLC, based in Dallas, expressing concerns over what the county described as the company's “radio silence” amid requests from residents and officials for a meeting.

The firm purchased the 103-lot manufactured home community earlier this year. Since the sale, residents have sought assurances about the neighborhood's future and concerns over recent rent increases.

“They (Axia) were very responsive after the purchase with the tenants' questions and concerns,” said John Wilke, the county's housing policy sp

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