Tuesday, December 06, 2005

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Modbee.com | The Modesto Bee: "Mobile home parks' rents jump
Residents of communities owned by Equity LifeStyle are concerned


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Nora Dunkin and her son, Allen, live in Riverbank's Quail Meadows, where rent is set to increase by $100.
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Every which way is costly for mobile home owners



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Colony Park residents are worried about a rent increase of $85. Above are residents Sharon and Merle Burch, and neighbor Tammy Merren, right.
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Jamie Foster with grandson Christopher, 2.
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By ADAM ASHTON
BEE STAFF WRITER
Last Updated: December 6, 2005, 05:25:16 AM PST

CERES — Jamie Foster moved into the Colony Park mobile home community in 1991, when she was a single mom looking for an affordable place to live.

She helped her daughter take the same path, buying her a used mobile home in 2003 so she could raise her son and just pay the park's rent.

But Colony Park's rent is scheduled to jump $85 to $595 a month in March, a hike that will send Foster's 22-year-old daughter back into mom's house.

'It's not affordable at all. I can't do it,' said Foster, 48."

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