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  • Why a Lutz mobile home park is drawing U.S. Senate scrutiny

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• Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 12.11.25 (floridapolitics.com) — Residents at The Grove Mobile Home Park in Lutz say their lot rents have jumped from about $600 to $825 a month since Philips International bought the park, and they claim the company hasn’t provided a new state-required prospectus. Their complaints have drawn the attention of U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, who’s probing rent hikes and business practices at Philips-owned parks in Florida, including the Lutz community.
   

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