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Long considered bastions of affordable housing in California, mobile home parks' low monthly space rents are big draws for seniors and others on fixed incomes. To keep those fees down, dozens of cities and counties across the state drafted rent control ordinances in the past few decades as housing became more scarce and property values shot up.
Now trailer parks are increasingly duking it out in court with local governments to try to wrest back power over rents, and legal observers say recent judicial decisions could impact how municipalities approach space fee regulations.