The cost of staying: Maine mobile home park residents pushed to the brink as rent spikes
From Beacon Podcast by Beacon
March 27, 2026
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of rising rents on mobile home park residents in Maine amidst a housing crisis.
Maine’s housing crisis is hitting some of the state’s most overlooked communities: mobile home parks. In this episode, Cate and Esther take a closer look at how corporate ownership is negatively reshaping these parks, where more than one in five are now owned by out-of-state investors. Residents Juliette St. Amand and Marieke Giasson share what… The post The cost of staying: Maine mobile home park residents pushed to the brink as rent spikes first appeared on Maine Beacon.
People in this episode
Hosts: Cate, Esther
Guests: Juliette St. Amand, Marieke Giasson
Topics covered
- housing crisis
- mobile home parks
- corporate ownership
- rent spikes
- community impact
Keywords
- Maine
- out-of-state investors
- corporate ownership
- rent spikes
- overlooked communities
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Maine
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