Loran sent out the letters on Oct. 23 asking all residents to be out by April 30.

“We’re dealing with people at the lowest economic level, and I understand that,” he said. “I understand some of these people may be out on the streets. I feel for them, but at the same time I have to protect my own interests. I can’t go to the poorhouse. I have to do what’s best for me, too.”

Loran estimates he’s owed nearly $50,000 in back rent that he’s probably never going to see from tenants who haven’t paid. Rents for the lots are about $300 per month, and he pays sewer, water and garbage.

“One-third of the people that live there don’t pay lot rent on a steady basis,” he said. “Some of them, I send what they owe, and it goes on for two years. I’m 75 years old and I don’t want to put up with this anymore. I’ve been dealing with this problem for 30 years. I’m just a very frustrated landlord.”

Other residents of the trailer park, who didn’t want to be identified, said they also had no idea where they were going to live. One woman said she had been living there for 14 years. Another man said he and his partner had just finished remodeling, but since the trailer is too old to be moved they’ll have to “watch it get bulldozed.”