Bill > LD2231

This bill aims to support owners of manufactured housing, mobile homes, and tiny homes by making several changes to existing laws. Firstly, it modifies regulations regarding manufactured housing communities, limiting lot rent increases to once per calendar year and requiring more detailed information in rent increase notices, including the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region, a key economic indicator. It also clarifies the conditions under which residents can request mediation for rent or fee increases, specifying that a percentage increase greater than the Consumer Price Index plus 1% triggers this right, and explicitly prohibits requiring nondisclosure agreements during mediation. Secondly, the bill streamlines the process for converting manufactured housing and tiny homes into residential real property by allowing owners to cancel their certificates of title with the Secretary of State after permanently affixing the home to land and recording necessary documents, with a clear warning that this conversion is irreversible. Finally, it revises municipal zoning rules for mobile home parks, reducing minimum lot sizes for parks served by public sewers or on-site wastewater systems and ensuring municipalities permit the expansion of existing mobile home parks.