Lynwood mobile park residents feeling pushed out after rent skyrockets

Low-income seniors living in Lynnwood’s Royalwood manufactured housing community said rents have risen so much they could end up homeless.

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Dorian Deutsch tends to her garden. It’s not just a hobby. She needs the food because it’s so expensive at the store. These days she can no longer afford meat.

Deutsch moved to Lynnwood’s Royalwood mobile home park 10 years ago planning to stay for the rest of her life.

But her rent jumped from $640 to $740 last year. 

It’s rising another $100 in June. 

The new property owner will add fees for utilities that used

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