This bill amends the declaration of purpose in the Manufactured Housing Act to include preventing excessive increases in lot rent in manufactured housing communities in order to preserve manufactured housing as a source of affordable housing in the State. The bill increases the membership of the Manufactured Housing Board from 9 to 13 members. The bill establishes a limitation on the amount lot rent may be increased in a manufactured housing community within a 4-year period of 10% of the base rent. The bill allows for the owner of a manufactured housing community to request an exemption from the 10% limit and requires that notification of an exemption request be delivered to residents of the
44 manufactured housing community. The bill also specifies that these rent limitations do not
45 apply to resident-owned manufactured housing communities.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1723, HP 1150: 10.9001, 10.9003