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Katoonah Lodges: Tenants of another Missoula mobile home park unionize after rent hikes

The residents of yet another mobile home park near Missoula have formed a tenants union after their landlord, an out-of-state private equity firm, raised rents twice in the last year. The Katoonah Lodges Mobile Home Park, located off Mullan Road a couple miles west of Reserve Street, was

Cashing in: Across Montana, mobile home courts fall prey to out-of-state investors

If you live in a mobile home community in Montana, you could easily come home one day to a piece of mail informing you that the land underneath your home has been sold. And your new landlord is an out-of-state, private equity company looking to maximize profits for

‘I’m a happy guy’: Gary Oakland finalizes mobile home parks sale as tenants strike to stay

Days after finalizing the sale of King Arthur Park and Mountain Meadows Estates, former landlord Gary Oakland wanted the Chronicle to write a nice story about him. After four decades of ownership, Oakland is parting ways with the properties just a week after tenants launched Montana’s first rent strike

Bozeman trailer park tenants threaten strike as landlords warn of eviction

Bozeman trailer park tenants threaten strike as landlords warn of eviction

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Bozeman Tenants United announced tenants at King Arthur and Mountain Meadows trailer parks had authorized a rent strike that could have begun May 1 if the landlord did not reach an agreement with the union before Thursday, April 30. The group reported residents at both parks had received

England’s ‘once in a generation’ housing law takes effect as US housing legislation sits in congressional purgatory

England’s ‘once in a generation’ housing law takes effect as US housing legislation sits in congressional purgatory

Housing costs are eating up more and more of Americans’ monthly budgets. Half of renters and a quarter of homeowners are cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than a third of their income to pay their rent or mortgage. Roughly 27% of renters are spending more than half of their

'Final straw': Bozeman mobile home tenants authorize strike amid rent hikes

The tenants of King Arthur and Mountain Meadows mobile home parks and the owner of the land beneath them are both aware that Montana law forbids withholding rent as a form of protest. Yet, after a late-night April 28 vote, the two sides are on a collision course as

'They're gouging us': Residents unionize after 2nd big rent hike at Missoula trailer park

The residents of yet another large trailer park in Missoula have formed a tenants union after their new out-of-state owners imposed a second big rent hike. "They're gouging us," said Katoonah Lodges resident Vicki Reynolds. "90% of the people who live here are