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Question: My wife and I own a park model home and live here year around. We are both over 70. This is a 55+ park which is fenced and security good. We love living here due to secure area. After buying our home about 2years ago we have had the rent on lot raised 3 times . We live on a small fixed income that has been dipped into hard this past year due to me getting cancer in tonsil and tounge. After 7hr surgery and chemo and radiation much cost had to come from budget. Is there anyway we can stay in our retirement home when the lot price is being pushed past our fixed income.. We are both too old or sic

Answer: Yes, as long as the old lease has expired and a new lease is being signed, the landlord may set the rent to a higher rate. Contact the Area Agency on Aging in your county for assistance and resources you may qualify for: https://des.az.gov/services/older-adults/area-agency-on-aging-locations.