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The following information applies to owners of mobile homes who are renting lots, not to renters of mobile homes. For information about your rights as a tenant in a mobile home, see the other sections in this handbook.
Park rules and regulations.
The owner of the mobile home park (where there is space for at least three mobile homes), may set out reasonable rules and regulations for the park, but these rules must be written into your lease and given to you. If you do not have a written lease, the owner must give you a copy of the rules. The owner must also post the rules in plain view.
Evictions.
You can only be evicted from a mobile home park for the following reasons:
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nonpayment of rent,
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violating the rules of the mobile home park more than once in a six-month period,
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if the park closes, or
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changes its use.
You cannot be forced to move without written notice and hearing. The notice must state the reasons for which you are being asked to move.
If you are being evicted for non-payment of rent, a park owner must give you a 30 day eviction notice (15 days notice between April 1 and August 31) before eviction proceedings can be started against you.
If your lease is for a year or more, you are entitled to 90 days notice, if you are being evicted for a breach of the lease or the end of the term. If your lease is for less than one year, and you are being evicted for these reasons, you are entitled to 30 days notice.
If you are being evicted for violating the park rules or the lease, the notice must state exactly what you did to violate the rules. If you only violate the rules once you cannot be evicted, but you can be evicted for a second violation if the owner gives you the proper notice and enforces the rules against others in the park.
Other facts.
You are allowed to buy goods or services from whomever you choose, and the park owner cannot stop you from doing so.
The park owner cannot prevent you from selling your mobile home, and cannot claim any fee for the sale of the home unless you agree.
The park owner cannot charge you a fee for overnight visitors or guests visiting your mobile home.