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Rental crisis in Tasmania forcing more into permanent spots in caravan parks

Rowen and Leanne Carter say demand for permanent spots at their Huon Valley caravan park has "gone through the roof" in the past 18 months. (ABC News: Lucy MacDonald)

When Rowen and Leanne Carter opened their caravan park in Tasmania's Huon Valley 10 years ago, they decided it would be purely for tourists, with no long-term spots.

Less than five years later, Tasmania's housing crisis came knocking at their door — in the form of a desperate single mother.

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