# 119-hr-8047: Promoting Resident Ownership of Manufactured Home Communities Act

119-hr-8047, Promoting Resident Ownership of Manufactured Home Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8047
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Resident Ownership of Manufactured Home Communities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Resident ownership of manufactured home communities** would get a federal boost through a new competitive HUD grant program that helps resident groups buy and own their parks. The bill sets model-law notice rules, resident purchase protections, and spending rules that prioritize land and infrastructure. - Residents and homeowner groups would get stronger purchase rights. Owners must give a 60-day written notice before a sale and if a resident group representing more than 50 percent of owner-occupied homes offers matching price and substantially the same terms the owner must sell or negotiate in good faith. Residents then have 120 days to form a cooperative or corporation and arrange financing. - Eligibility is limited to Title I recipients in States, Indian tribes, or insular areas that adopt the bill's model laws or submit HUD-approved data showing effective purchase opportunities. Once an entity qualifies it retains eligibility for a 3-year period. - HUD would run the competitive grants, require at least 25 percent of funds for land acquisition and infrastructure, allow remaining funds for Title I eligible activities, and may waive some legal requirements except those protecting fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor, the environment, and benefits for low- and moderate-income people. The bill also authorizes appropriations to carry out the program.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- HUD grants to help resident buyers: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD would set up a competitive grant program within one year to help residents buy manufactured-home communities. The bill would authorize whatever sums Congress provides to run the program. Grant recipients would have to spend at least 25 percent of each grant on land, site acquisition…
- Resident purchase notice and rights: benefit, medium. If enacted, owners would have to give written notice to residents and the local housing agency at least 60 days before accepting a final sale, lease, or transfer offer. The notice would state price, terms, and deadlines, and for multi-property sales it would give both the total price and the price…
- State eligibility tests and definitions: benefit, low. If enacted, a State, tribe, or insular area would qualify places for the HUD grant program only after adopting model notice-and-purchase laws or submitting data that shows an "effective purchase opportunity." The bill would define that data as a 1- to 5-year period where residents got sale notice i…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8047 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8047)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8047 (as of 2026-09-21).