Residents of the Village at Willow Run Mobile Home Park off Ridge Pike in Limerick Township are facing a 50% rent hike recently announced by the corporate property owner, Malvern-based Longview Management LLC. In August, residents were given one month’s notice that their lot rents would increase by $310 per month and an additional $27 would be charged for trash pickup — a substantial increase for residents that currently pay $615 per month for a single lot. Township, county and state elected officials met with residents at a standing-room-only meeting at the Village of Willow Run Clubhouse to review options the residents have — but were told there aren’t many. Limerick Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Ken Sperring explained that it is outside the power of the board to intervene in a dispute between tenants and landlords. Sperring noted, “We’ve done everything we can to try to reach out and get a response from the company, and this is the first time in 20 years I’ve been on the board that I have not received a response.” The rationale for the rate hike is unknown, but there is speculation that Longview is trying to hike rents as the state legislature considers a bill that would limit rent increases in such facilities to the consumer price index. Montgomery County Commissioner Tom DiBello also said that the county “has limited oversight over things like this” but will investigate if there is a case to be made for price gouging.
Source: Pottstown Mercury; 8/29/2025