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Bozeman mobile home tenants keep rent strike going at two parks

Bozeman mobile home tenants keep rent strike going at two parks

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Tenants at two Bozeman mobile home parks are still refusing to pay rent after they said another increase took effect just before the properties changed hands. Rent was due May 1, and the strike reached day 12 as residents at Mountain Meadows Mobile Home Park and King Arthur

‘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

People in Business for May 2, 2026

• Dustin Barber has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer at Opportunity Bank of Montana. In this role, he will oversee the Bank’s lending and relationship banking functions, supporting growth and strengthening customer relationships across the state. Barber joined Opportunity Bank in 2014 and most recently served

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

Missoula North Star Court tenants say rent and upkeep issues persist

Missoula North Star Court tenants say rent and upkeep issues persist

MISSOULA, Mont. — People living at North Star Court said they were facing rising lot rent while also dealing with property issues they said were not being addressed. Residents said they brought those concerns to Missoula City Council after lot rent climbed from just more than $300 a month to around