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DelawareSB 56153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS.

Sponsored By: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Keep leased homes after death

This would have let a manufactured-home lot lease transfer automatically to a buyer, heir, or the estate. A community owner could not end a lease just because a tenant died, including when the last tenant died. The bill would have required at least 90 days before a possession (eviction) case and let estate delays be a defense to nonpayment claims, though late fees and court costs could still apply. Personal representatives or heirs would have had to notify the community owner soon after a death, and heirs could live in the home without a full tenancy application (only a criminal background check if they plan to live there).

New sale rules for manufactured homes

This would have required sellers to give the community owner at least 21 days' written notice before a covered sale and named buyer. The owner could buy the home for 110% of the contract price, had 7 days to accept, and would pay a 5% nonrefundable deposit and settle within 14 days. If the owner declined, it could inspect the exterior within 10 days, list violations within 3 days, and a buyer-tenant would have up to three years to complete required repairs (sooner for life-or-safety items). A community owner could also stop a transfer before knowing about a sale by paying the homeowner at least 12 months' lot rent. Buyers could be required to apply and pay an authorized fee; owners would have 10 days to decide and must explain written rejections, and rejecting a buyer with a written purchase agreement would trigger the owner's purchase obligation.

Tenant damages and owner purchase rules

This would have let a tenant or former tenant seek actual damages for covered willful conduct and, if a court found a willful violation, recover three times actual damages or three times monthly rent, whichever is higher, plus reasonable court costs. The bill would also have removed a prior rule that barred a community owner found to have willfully pressured a tenant from buying tenants' homes for 365 days after the finding.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kyra L. Hoffner

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • William J. Carson

    Democratic • House

  • Sherae'a Moore

    Democratic • House

  • Claire Snyder-Hall

    Democratic • House

  • David L. Wilson

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. SS 2 for SB 56 - Signed by Governor

    9/3/2025Governor

  2. SS 2 for SB 56 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

    6/26/2025House

  3. SS 2 for SB 56 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 8 On Its Merits

    6/17/2025House

  4. SS 2 for SB 56 - Assigned to Housing Committee in House

    6/12/2025House

  5. SS 2 for SB 56 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

    6/12/2025Senate

  6. SS 2 for SB 56 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    6/11/2025Senate

  7. Substituted in Senate by SS 2 for SB 56

    6/10/2025Senate

  8. Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 56

    5/20/2025Senate

  9. Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate

    2/20/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Current

    2/20/2025

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