# 119-s-1194: Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights Act of 2025

119-s-1194, Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1194
- Congress: 119
- Title: Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Tenant protections tied to federal financing.** This bill would create a federally backed financing safeguard regime for manufactured home communities that conditions access to certain HUD and FHFA loan and insurance programs on required lease-based resident protections and new standards-setting structures. - Residents: Residents in manufactured home communities would gain mandated lease-based protections aimed at limiting predatory rent increases and abusive management practices when their community seeks covered federal loans or insurance. - Community owners and investors: Owners who adopt the mandated protections could qualify for covered pricing incentives that lower borrowing costs under eligible loan programs. - Oversight and standards: The bill would create an independent standards commission, set procedures for funding and lease standards, and define key terms such as Affiliate to guide eligibility and enforcement. - Covered programs: It ties the safeguards to specific federal programs, including the Section 207 insurance program for construction or rehabilitation of manufactured home parks and multifamily loan programs at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Money damages for tenant violations: benefit, high. If enacted, tenants harmed by material violations of the new lease protections could get specific money remedies. Examples: six months of current rent for some wrongful terminations or 1-year lease violations; repayment of improper rent increases or improper fees plus interest and an extra 25%; if…
- New protections for manufactured home residents: benefit, medium. If enacted, people who rent or own homes on leased pads would get new minimum lease protections in communities owned by covered borrowers or their affiliates. Leases would generally be renewable one-year terms. Owners would need to give at least 60 days' written notice for new charges or rent incre…
- Commission and standard lease rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, a 16-member Manufactured Home Community Lending Standards Commission would be created and must deliver proposed stronger consumer protections within 1 year. The President would name the chair and appointments must be made within 45 days of enactment. The Director (FHFA) would also devel…
- Federal loans tied to tenant protections: mixed, medium. If enacted, three federal programs for manufactured home communities would be treated as "covered loan programs": the FHA Section 207 insurance program and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac community loan programs. On and after 180 days after enactment, loans under those programs would not be eligible for…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1194 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1194)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1194 (as of 2026-04-21).