David Booth, a 76-year-old resident of Soldotna, Alaska, was one of dozens evicted from the River Terrace RV Park last year. Facing tight rental markets and rising costs on the Kenai Peninsula, Booth is now struggling to find a new home. His story highlights the challenges faced by vulnerable residents in the area.
David Booth looks at his trailer from his car in the River Terrace RV Park on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Soldotna , Alaska .
Booth, 76, is trying to find the title to his mobile home. The 60-foot-long trailer is parked on the property’s northernmost lot. You can see it from the Dairy Queen drive-thru; it’s appended with miscellaneous structures, such as a greenhouse he calls his “man cave.” “What was my reaction?” he asks. “Shock and panic and, like, ‘ got to get out. How can I get out?’”River Terrace’s owners. They argued the evictions were a way for owners to resolve allegations of unsanitary living conditions; the complaint describes high levels of arsenic in the park’s water supply, fraudulent electricity charges and dangerously low water pressure.. Legal counsel for the River Terrace owners declined to comment on the outcome of the case and on the status of the park.
Soldotna also has a small geographic footprint – about seven-and-a-half square miles. There are only two other mobile home parks in town, including one near city hall where Booth says there’s an open lot he can move to. In the meantime, he says he’s running out of money.represented the River Terrace tenants in their class action suit. Because the settlement is confidential, she can't talk about the case.
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