The city of Sanford is the latest town in Maine to adopt a temporary moratorium on rent increases for mobile home lots.

City councilors Tuesday night cited reports from residents who said their lot rents had more than doubled over the last five years — and that quickly escalating rates presented a crisis for some.

The decision from Sanford comes as a growing number of mobile home residents across Maine are appealing to the municipal officials and state lawmakers about rising lot rents, and as parks in the state are increasingly attracting interest from corporate buyers.

The Sanford moratorium is in place until mid-December. In the meantime, city councilors say they will consider a model ordinance that a statewide working group is in the process of drafting for municipalities.

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