# Delaware SS 1 for SB 56: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS. Delaware SS 1 for SB 56, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-09-03 (SS 2 for SB 56 - Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SS1FORSB56-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware SS 1 for SB 56 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-05-20 - Last action: 2025-09-03, SS 2 for SB 56 - Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger penalties for landlord pressure: benefit, medium. Landlords may not use undue pressure to make tenants sell their homes. If a court finds willful misconduct, the tenant can get the higher of three times actual damages or three times monthly rent, plus court costs. For 365 days per offense, that landlord is also barred from using the purchase right… - Heirs keep the lease after death: benefit, low. Leases do not end because a tenant dies. After the last tenant dies, the park cannot start summary possession for at least 90 days. Heirs or the estate must notify the park within 90 days with the new owners’ names, contact info, and planned occupants. The lease automatically transfers to a buyer w… - Home sale inspections and repair rules: mixed, medium. Parks must use written resale standards limited to appearance, upkeep, safety, and housing/HUD codes. Age alone cannot be the main reason to reject a home. After you give notice you plan to sell and keep the home in the park, the park may do an exterior inspection within 10 days and must send a wri… - Lease transfer choices and screening rules: mixed, medium. A lot lease can transfer only if the home qualifies under the park’s standards and the park accepts the new tenant using the same rules as for any new tenant. The park may require a tenant application and the fee and can take it before a sale contract; it must decide within 10 days of a complete ap… - Park’s first-right to buy your home: mixed, medium. Before you give formal sale notice, the park can stop a lease transfer by offering the greater of $1,500 or 36 months of the rent gap (market rent minus your current rent). After you sign a contract, you must give the park at least 3 weeks’ written notice with the buyer’s name, address, price, and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William J. Carson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sherae'a Moore (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David L. Wilson (Republican), Senate ## Actions (8) - 2025-09-03: SS 2 for SB 56 - Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-26: SS 2 for SB 56 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT (House) - 2025-06-17: SS 2 for SB 56 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 8 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-06-12: SS 2 for SB 56 - Assigned to Housing Committee in House (House) - 2025-06-12: SS 2 for SB 56 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT (Senate) - 2025-06-11: SS 2 for SB 56 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Substituted in Senate by SS 2 for SB 56 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 56, and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-05-20: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142343&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2) ## Related bills - HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house) - HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed) - SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed) - HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed) ## Sources - [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142343&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2) ## Related - [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153) - [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153) - [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153) - [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153) - [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153) - [Delaware bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware/bills) - [Delaware state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SS1FORSB56-153 (as of 2026-10-12).