Residents of the Village at Willow Run Mobile Home Park off Ridge Pike are facing a 50% rent hike recently announced by the corporate property owner, Malvern-based Longview Management LLC. Residents of the over-55 development own the manufactured homes in which they live, but rent the lots on which they are placed. Longview Management LLC gave residents one month’s notice that the rent would be increasing by 50% by Sept. 1. Calls to the property owner from residents, MediaNews Group and even state Rep. Joe Ciresi (D-146) have not been returned. Ciresi has stepped up to try to forestall the increase, saying, “This sudden spike threatens their ability to remain in their homes and maintain the stability they’ve worked their entire lives for. It’s not bad business — it’s bad policy, and it undermines the very idea of attainable housing for older adults.” Read more in the Pottstown Mercury.
Source: Pottstown Mercury; 8/15/2025