Delaware’s Affordable Housing Betrayed | Dover News

Dover News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

Delaware’s leased-land housing communities, once a lifeline for working families and seniors, are now corporate profit engines—thanks to state policies that unintentionally turbocharged rent hikes and made these properties irresistible to private equity. Annual inflation-tied increases, meant to stabilize affordability, instead compounded into soaring costs, letting sellers cash out big while new owners like RHP finance purchases through tenant payments. Residents, especially those on fixed incomes, are being priced out, facing housing insecurity as the dream of affordable living turns into a…