Title 10, Conservation and Development

§ 6231. Rules (a) [Repealed.] (b) The Department may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (c) A manufactured home park that has been closed pursuant to section 6237a of this title and reduced to no more than two occupied leased lots shall be required, if the n…

§ 6236. Lease terms; manufactured home parks (a) All terms governing the use and occupancy of a manufactured home lot shall be contained in a written lease. Manufactured home park owners shall promulgate reasonable and fair lease terms governing the use and occupancy of a manufac…

§ 6237. Evictions (a) A leaseholder may be evicted only for nonpayment of rent or for a substantial violation of the lease terms of the manufactured home park, or if there is a change in use of the park land or parts thereof or a termination of the manufactured home park, and onl…

§ 6237a. Manufactured home park closures (a) At least 18 months prior to the closure of a manufactured home park or any manufactured home lot that will result in the eviction of a resident or a leaseholder or removal of a manufactured home, a park owner shall give notice of the c…

§ 6238. Charges and fees (a) A prospective leaseholder or other person may not be charged an entrance fee for the privilege of leasing or occupying a manufactured home lot. A reasonable charge for the fair value of services performed in placing a manufactured home on a lot shall …

§ 6239. Goods and services A leaseholder shall not be restricted in his or her choice of vendors from whom he or she may purchase goods and services. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a manufactured home park owner from contracting with any or all leaseholders for t…

§ 6240. Sale of homes located in parks (a) Prior to selling a manufactured home located in a manufactured home park, the manufactured home owner shall notify the park owner by certified mail of the name and mailing address of the prospective purchaser. The seller may be held liab…

§ 6241. Access (a) A park owner may enter a manufactured home lot in the park with the resident’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. (b) A park owner may also enter a manufactured home lot in the park between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on no less than 12…

§ 6242. Manufactured home owners’ right to notification prior to park sale (a) Content of notice. A park owner shall give to each manufactured home owner and to the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of his or her…

§ 6244. Security deposits (a) A security deposit is any advance, deposit, or prepaid rent that is refundable to a leaseholder at the termination or expiration of the occupancy. A security deposit is to secure the leaseholder’s obligation to pay rent and to maintain a rented manuf…

§ 6245. Illegal evictions (a) No park owner may willfully cause, directly or indirectly, the interruption or termination of any utility service to a manufactured home except for temporary interruptions for necessary repairs. (b) No park owner may directly or indirectly deny a lea…

§ 6246. Remedies for illegal evictions (a) Any leaseholder who sustains damage or injury as a result of an illegal eviction, as defined in section 6245 of this title, may bring an action for injunctive relief, damages, costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees. (b) A court may award …

§ 6247. Retaliatory conduct prohibited (a) A park owner may not retaliate by any of the following: (1) establishing or changing terms of a rental agreement; (2) bringing or threatening to bring an action against a resident who has done any of the following: (A) complained in writ…

§ 6248. Abandonment of manufactured home in manufactured home park (a) A resident or owner of a manufactured home in a manufactured home park shall be deemed to have abandoned the manufactured home if all the following conditions exist: (1)(A) a reasonable person would believe th…

§ 6249. Sale of abandoned manufactured home (a) A park owner may commence an action, which shall be entitled: In re: Abandoned Manufactured Home of (name of owner), in the Civil Division of the Superior Court to obtain an order to sell the abandoned manufactured home by filing a …

§ 6251. Manufactured home lot rent increase; notice; meeting (a) A manufactured home park owner shall provide written notification on a form provided by the Department to the Commissioner and all the affected manufactured home park leaseholders of any lot rent increase no later t…

§ 6252. Lot rent increase dispute; mediation (a) If the percentage of a proposed lot rent increase is more than one percentage point above the U.S. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, Housing Component, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in the periodical …

§ 6253. Lot rent increase abatement; civil action (a) If the parties are unable to resolve the disputed proposed lot rent increase pursuant to the process provided in section 6252 of this title, an action for abatement of some or all of the proposed lot rent increase based on a c…

§ 6254. Registration of manufactured home parks; report (a) No later than September 1 each year, each park owner shall register with the Department on a form provided by the Department. The form shall include the following information: (1) the name and address of the owner or own…

§ 6261. Resident obligations; use and maintenance of premises (a) The resident shall not create or contribute to the noncompliance of the premises with applicable provisions of building, environmental, or housing and health rules. As used in this subchapter, the term “premises” m…

§ 6262. Park owner obligations; warranty of habitability; rules (a) In any lot rental agreement, the park owner shall be deemed to covenant and warrant to deliver over and maintain, throughout the period of the tenancy, premises that are safe, clean, and fit for human habitation.…

§ 6263. Habitability; leaseholder remedies (a)(1) If the manufactured home park owner fails to comply with the obligation of habitability, the park owner shall be deemed to have notice of the noncompliance if the park owner receives actual notice of the noncompliance from the lea…

§ 6264. Minor defects; repair and deduct (a)(1) If the park owner fails to repair a minor defect or noncompliance with this chapter or noncompliance with a material provision of the rental agreement within 30 days of receipt of written notice, the leaseholder may repair the defec…

§ 6265. Condemnation and relocation of residents (a) The owner of a lot or rented manufactured home that is condemned by a governmental agency due to the willful failure or refusal of the owner to comply with any obligations imposed by law shall provide for reasonable relocation …

§ 6266. Sale of manufactured home park; health and safety compliance (a) The State, a political subdivision of the State, or any local governmental entity that has lawfully issued and served on the owner of a manufactured home park an order that is based on a finding that the pre…