Bill Text: DE SB238 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft

Delaware Senate Bill 238 (Prior Session Legislation)

Draft

Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Manufactured Homes And Manufactured Home Communities.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-12 - Signed by Governor [SB238 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2013-SB238-Draft.html

SPONSOR:	Sen. Ennis & Rep. Baumbach
	Sens. Bushweller, Lopez; Reps. Briggs King, Kowalko, Longhurst, Mitchell, Paradee

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 238

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOMES AND MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 70, Title 25 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

� 7005 Requisites for rental of a manufactured home lot.

A landlord ~~may~~ shall not rent a lot in a manufactured home community without first delivering to the prospective tenant a copy of the proposed rental agreement, a copy of the rules, standards and fee schedule of the manufactured home community, a copy of this subchapter, and a summary of this subchapter written by the Office of the Attorney General and made available to all landlords prior to January 1, 2012, ~~and the~~ all of which shall be delivered to the prospective tenant at the time the prospective tenant obtains from the landlord an application for tenancy in the community. The prospective tenant shall acknowledge such delivery by signing a receipt.

SYNOPSIS

This legislation will require manufactured home community owners to provide prospective tenants with a copy of the proposed rental agreement, a copy of the rules, standards and fee schedule of the manufactured home community, a copy of the Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act, and a summary of the Act written by the Attorney General at the time the prospective tenant obtains an application for tenancy in the community, to ensure that prospective tenants have ample time and opportunity to review the documents prior to entering the community.

Author: Senator Ennis