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5	6		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5428
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10	11		Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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18	19		AN ACT CONCERNING MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.
19	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
20	21		Assembly convened:
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22	23		Section 1. Section 21-64 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
23	24		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
24	25		As used in this chapter: 3
25	26		(1) "Ancillary fee" (A) means any payment to be made to the owner 4
26	27		under the rental agreement, (B) includes, but is not limited to, any fee 5
27	28		imposed to (i) maintain a pet in the dwelling unit or on the premises, or 6
28	29		(ii) maintain a washing machine in the dwelling unit, and (C) does not 7
29	30		include any rent, security deposit or penalty for late payment of rent; 8
30	31		(2) "Consumer price index" means the consumer price index, annual 9
31	32		average, for all urban consumers: United States city average, all items, 10
32	33		published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 11
33	34		Statistics, or its successor, or, if the index is discontinued, an equivalent 12
34	35		index published by a federal authority, or, if no such index is published, 13
35	36		a comparable index published by the United States Department of 14
36		-	Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; 15 Committee Bill No. 5428
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41	43		(3) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 16
42	44		(4) "Dwelling unit" means a mobile manufactured home; 17
43	45		(5) "Licensee" means any person licensed to operate and maintain a 18
44	46		mobile manufactured home park under the provisions of this chapter; 19
45	47		[(1)] (6) "Mobile manufactured home" means a detached residential 20
46	48		unit having three-dimensional components which are intrinsically 21
47	49		mobile with or without a wheeled chassis or a detached residential unit 22
48	50		built on or after June 15, 1976, in accordance with federal manufactured 23
49	51		home construction and safety standards, and, in either case, containing 24
50	52		sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, tub or shower bath, kitchen 25
51	53		facilities and plumbing and electrical connections for attachment to 26
52	54		outside systems, and designed for long-term occupancy and to be 27
53	55		placed on rigid supports at the site where it is to be occupied as a 28
54	56		residence, complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and 29
55	57		incidental unpacking and assembly operations and connection to 30
56	58		utilities systems; 31
57	59		[(2)] (7) "Mobile manufactured home park" or "park" means a plot of 32
58	60		ground upon which two or more mobile manufactured homes, occupied 33
59	61		for residential purposes are located; 34
60	62		[(3)] (8) "Mobile manufactured home space or lot" means a plot of 35
61	63		ground within a mobile manufactured home park designed for the 36
62	64		accommodation of one mobile manufactured home; 37
63	65		[(4) "Licensee" means any person licensed to operate and maintain a 38
64	66		mobile manufactured home park under the provisions of this chapter; 39
65	67		(5) "Resident" means a person who owns, or rents and occupies, a 40
66	68		mobile manufactured home in a mobile manufactured home park; 41
67	69		(6) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection;] 42
68	70		[(7)] (9) "Park owner" or "owner" means a licensee or permittee or any 43
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	76	+	person who owns, operates or maintains a mobile manufactured home 44
74	77		park; 45
75	78		[(8) "Dwelling unit" means a mobile manufactured home;] 46
76	79		[(9)] (10) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability 47
77	80		company, the state or any political subdivision thereof, agency, business 48
78	81		trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more persons 49
79	82		having a joint or common interest, and any other legal or commercial 50
80	83		entity; 51
81	84		[(10)] (11) "Premises" means a dwelling unit and facilities and 52
82	85		appurtenances therein and grounds, areas and facilities held out for the 53
83	86		use of residents generally or whose use is promised to the resident; 54
84	87		[(11)] (12) "Rent" means all periodic payments to be made to the 55
85	88		owner under the rental agreement; 56
86	89		[(12)] (13) "Rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, 57
87	90		and valid rules and regulations adopted under subsection (d) of section 58
88	91		21-70, as amended by this act, embodying the terms and conditions 59
89	92		concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises; and 60
90	93		(14) "Resident" means a person who owns, or rents and occupies, a 61
91	94		mobile manufactured home in a mobile manufactured home park. 62
92	95		Sec. 2. Section 21-70 of the general statutes is repealed and the 63
93	96		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 64
94	97		(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt 65
95	98		regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, providing 66
96	99		for a disclosure statement which shall be used by mobile manufactured 67
97	100		home park owners. The disclosure statement shall be a plain language 68
98	101		summary of the rights and obligations listed in this chapter and shall 69
99	102		not add to or diminish the rights and obligations provided by this 70
100	103		chapter. Such disclosure statement shall include at least the following 71
101	104		information: (1) The monthly rental fee and all considerations payable 72
102		-	by the resident to the owner, including, but not limited to, any ancillary 73
103		-	fee; (2) the length of the rental term; (3) the amount of land granted by 74 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	110	+	by the resident to the owner, including, but not limited to, any ancillary 73
	111	+	fee; (2) the length of the rental term; (3) the amount of land granted by 74
108	112		the rental agreement; (4) an enumeration of goods and services to be 75
109	113		provided to the resident, including those goods and services to be 76
110	114		provided free of charge or in exchange for payment of an ancillary fee; 77
111	115		(5) notice if the owner plans to terminate the operation of the park 78
112	116		during the term of the rental agreement; (6) a statement of conditions to 79
113	117		be complied with by the owner and resident in the event of the sale of 80
114	118		the mobile manufactured home by the resident, including aesthetic 81
115	119		standards for resale, which conditions shall not be altered by the owner 82
116	120		after the rental agreement has been entered into; (7) the rights of 83
117	121		residents regarding eviction under section 21-80, as amended by this act; 84
118	122		(8) the rights of residents regarding the resale of a mobile manufactured 85
119	123		home under section 21-79; (9) the rights of residents in the event that 86
120	124		alterations of the rules concerning the resident's use and occupancy of 87
121	125		the premises under subsection (b) of this section are to be made; (10) 88
122	126		notice that outstanding property taxes may be owed on the mobile 89
123	127		manufactured home; and (11) notice that there may be liens and other 90
124	128		encumbrances on the mobile manufactured home and that the resident 91
125	129		or purchaser should check with the town clerk, tax assessor and tax 92
126	130		collector to determine whether any taxes are due on the mobile 93
127	131		manufactured home and within any liens or encumbrances on the 94
128	132		mobile manufactured home exist. Owners shall provide each 95
129	133		prospective resident, before any rental agreement is entered into, and 96
130	134		each resident, at the time of the first renewal of [his] such resident's 97
131	135		rental agreement which occurs after the effective date of the regulations 98
132	136		providing for a disclosure statement, with a completed disclosure 99
133	137		statement. No rental agreement entered into on or after the effective date 100
134	138		of the regulations providing for a disclosure statement shall be 101
135	139		enforceable until the requirements of this subsection are met. A copy of 102
136	140		such statement shall be signed by the resident at the time of the rental, 103
137	141		acknowledging receipt of a completed, signed copy and such 104
138	142		completed, signed copy shall be kept on file by the owner for a period 105
139	143		of four years after such resident vacates the park. 106
140		-	(b) No owner may offer a mobile manufactured home or a mobile 107
141		-	manufactured home space or lot for rent without providing the 108 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	149	+	(b) No owner may offer a mobile manufactured home or a mobile 107
	150	+	manufactured home space or lot for rent without providing the 108
146	151		prospective resident with a copy of an initial written rental agreement 109
147	152		before the resident occupies such mobile manufactured home or lot. No 110
148	153		owner may rent a mobile manufactured home or mobile manufactured 111
149	154		home space or lot to a new resident until a written rental agreement has 112
150	155		been signed by the resident and the owner. The initial rental agreement 113
151	156		and all renewals offered to a prospective resident or resident by the 114
152	157		owner shall be in writing. The term of each rental agreement and 115
153	158		renewal shall not be less than one year unless the prospective resident 116
154	159		or resident requests, in writing, a term for less than one year. If the 117
155	160		owner fails to offer the resident a written renewal of a rental agreement, 118
156	161		or if the owner offers a renewal but the resident fails or refuses to sign 119
157	162		it, unless there is a disagreement as to the amount of the rent, the prior 120
158	163		rental agreement shall be deemed to be extended for one year at the then 121
159	164		prevailing park rental and the resident shall be bound by all terms of the 122
160	165		prior rental agreement and any prevailing park rental adopted after the 123
161	166		prior rental and all rules and regulations properly applicable to such 124
162	167		prior rental agreement pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. If there 125
163	168		is a disagreement as to the amount of the rent, unless the owner 126
164	169		terminates the lease and brings an action of summary process, the prior 127
165	170		rental agreement shall be deemed to be extended on a month-to-month 128
166	171		basis at the last agreed-upon rent, and the resident shall be bound by all 129
167	172		terms of the prior rental agreement and all rules and regulations 130
168	173		properly applicable to such prior rental agreement pursuant to 131
169	174		subsection (d) of this section. In such an event, the owner may bring an 132
170	175		action of summary process pursuant to section 21-80, as amended by 133
171	176		this act, or the resident may seek relief under section 47a-23c or sections 134
172	177		7-148b to 7-148f, inclusive, if applicable. 135
173	178		(c) Whenever a resident rents a mobile manufactured home or a 136
174	179		mobile manufactured home space or lot in a mobile manufactured home 137
175	180		park which is also a common interest community from a declarant, 138
176	181		successor declarant or person acting on the declarant's or successor 139
177	182		declarant's behalf, such declarant, successor declarant or person shall, 140
178		-	prior to entering into a rental agreement, provide the resident with a 141
179		-	written notice that the mobile manufactured home or the mobile 142 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	188	+	prior to entering into a rental agreement, provide the resident with a 141
	189	+	written notice that the mobile manufactured home or the mobile 142
184	190		manufactured home space or lot is located in a common interest 143
185	191		community. 144
186	192		(d) An owner, from time to time, may adopt a rule or regulation, 145
187	193		however described, concerning the resident's use and occupancy of the 146
188	194		premises. Such rule or regulation shall be enforceable against the 147
189	195		resident only if (1) the purpose of the rule or regulation is to promote 148
190	196		the convenience, safety or welfare of the residents, preserve the owner's 149
191	197		property from abusive use or make a fair distribution of services and 150
192	198		facilities held out for the residents generally; (2) such rule or regulation 151
193	199		is reasonably related to the purpose for which it is adopted; (3) such rule 152
194	200		or regulation applies to all residents on the premises in a fair manner, 153
195	201		provided reasonable exemptions may be made for good cause; (4) such 154
196	202		rule or regulation is sufficiently explicit in its prohibition, direction or 155
197	203		limitation of the resident's conduct to fairly inform him or her of what 156
198	204		he or she shall or shall not do to comply; [,] and (5) the resident has 157
199	205		written notice of such rule or regulation at the time he or she enters into 158
200	206		the rental agreement or when such rule or regulation is adopted. A rule 159
201	207		or regulation having the effect of substantially modifying the terms of a 160
202	208		rental agreement previously entered into by a resident shall not apply 161
203	209		to such rental agreement without the written consent of the resident. 162
204	210		(e) Each owner shall file with the Department of Consumer Protection 163
205	211		copies of the park's rental agreements, aesthetic standards to be 164
206	212		complied with by the owner and resident in the event of the sale of the 165
207	213		mobile manufactured home by the resident, and rules or regulations 166
208	214		concerning the resident's use and occupancy of the premises. Any 167
209	215		change in the documents required to be filed under this subsection, 168
210	216		other than a change in rent, shall be filed with the Department of 169
211	217		Consumer Protection. No rental agreements, aesthetic standards, or 170
212	218		rules or regulations, and no changes in the terms or provisions of such 171
213	219		documents, other than a change in rent, shall be effective until such 172
214	220		documents or changes are filed with the Department of Consumer 173
215		-	Protection. 174
216		-	(f) (1) Any person making an application to appear before any 175 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	226	+	Protection. 174
	227	+	(f) (1) Any person making an application to appear before any 175
221	228		municipal, state or federal agency with respect to any matter changing 176
222	229		the land use of a specific mobile manufactured home park shall give 177
223	230		written notice of the application by first class mail addressed to the 178
224	231		affected units of the park or by personal delivery to the units not later 179
225	232		than seven days after its filing. The notice shall state the reasons for 180
226	233		which the application was filed. 181
227	234		(2) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 182
228	235		any mobile manufactured home park owner who intends to discontinue 183
229	236		the use of the land as a mobile manufactured home park or to sell land 184
230	237		used as a mobile manufactured home park to any person who intends 185
231	238		to discontinue its use as a mobile manufactured home park shall give 186
232	239		written notice by first class mail addressed to each mobile manufactured 187
233	240		home unit or by personal delivery to each unit upon such land if such 188
234	241		transaction will entail the discontinuance of the use of the land for 189
235	242		mobile manufactured home park purposes. If an owner of a mobile 190
236	243		manufactured home has given the park owner written notice that the 191
237	244		owner resides in a place other than the owner's unit, notice shall be sent 192
238	245		by first class mail to the address so provided. The notice shall include a 193
239	246		statement advising the recipient of the intended discontinuance of use 194
240	247		or sale and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this 195
241	248		subsection, shall be mailed or delivered at least one hundred twenty 196
242	249		days prior to the discontinuance of the use of the land as a mobile 197
243	250		manufactured home park. The notice may run concurrently with the 198
244	251		notice required by subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 21-80 or 199
245	252		subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21-80, as 200
246	253		amended by this act. A copy of such notice from the park owner shall 201
247	254		be sent to any association of residents of the mobile manufactured home 202
248	255		park which has made a written request for such notice. 203
249	256		(3) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 204
250	257		within one hundred twenty days after the notice provided for in 205
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251	263		subdivision (2) of this subsection has been mailed, any association 206
252	264		representing twenty-five per cent or more of the units in the park, 207
253	265		including an association formed after the issuance of the notice, may 208
254		-	notify the owner of the park that [it] the association is interested in 209 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	266	+	notify the owner of the park that [it] the association is interested in 209
259	267		purchasing the mobile manufactured home park. A copy of such notice 210
260	268		may be filed on the land records of the town in which the mobile 211
261	269		manufactured home park is located. If such notice is given, except as 212
262	270		otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, the association 213
263	271		shall have three hundred sixty-five days after the notice required in 214
264	272		subdivision (2) of this subsection has been given to purchase the park 215
265	273		through negotiation or the method set forth in subdivision (4) of this 216
266	274		subsection. Upon the request of the association, the Department of 217
267	275		Housing shall assist the association in developing financing for the 218
268	276		purchase of the park. 219
269	277		(4) If the association and the park owner cannot agree upon a 220
270	278		purchase price, the association shall have the right to purchase the 221
271	279		property: (A) If the association matches the essential provisions of any 222
272	280		existing bona fide offer to purchase the park made by another potential 223
273	281		purchaser which offer by such other purchaser the owner is prepared to 224
274	282		accept; or (B) if there is no such offer, at a purchase price to be 225
275	283		established by an appraiser chosen by the association and the park 226
276	284		owner. If the two parties cannot agree upon one appraiser, either party 227
277	285		may notify the other, in writing, of such disagreement, and the 228
278	286		association shall choose an appraiser, the park owner shall choose an 229
279	287		appraiser, and the two appraisers shall choose a third appraiser, which 230
280	288		three appraisers shall establish a value of the park. If the park owner 231
281	289		refuses to select an appraiser within fifteen days of such notice, the 232
282	290		Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall choose an appraiser for the 233
283	291		park owner. The costs of all appraisers shall be paid equally by the 234
284	292		association and the park owner. Except as otherwise provided in 235
285	293		subdivision (5) of this subsection, if, within three hundred sixty-five 236
286	294		days from the mailing of the notice required in subdivision (2) of this 237
287	295		subsection, no agreement for such sale signed by the association and the 238
288	296		park owner has been filed upon the land records, or if the association 239
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289	302		has not filed a certified statement to purchase the park at the appraised 240
290	303		value which value shall also be certified on the land records by the 241
291	304		appraiser or appraisers, the right provided in this subsection to 242
292		-	purchase the park shall be void and any recorded notice filed pursuant 243 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	305	+	purchase the park shall be void and any recorded notice filed pursuant 243
297	306		to subdivision (3) of this subsection shall be void. The appraiser or 244
298	307		appraisers may use data concerning properties and parks located in 245
299	308		other municipalities to establish the value of the park. 246
300	309		(5) In any case in which a mobile manufactured home park with two 247
301	310		hundred or more units in which a majority of residents have been given 248
302	311		written notice, prior to June 10, 1999, of the intended discontinuance of 249
303	312		the use of the land as a mobile manufactured home park, regardless of 250
304	313		whether one or more of such notices or the service of such notices is 251
305	314		subsequently deemed invalid or ineffective, (A) any subsequent notice 252
306	315		of such intended discontinuance that is given or required to be given 253
307	316		after June 23, 1999, by the owner pursuant to this subsection, and (B) 254
308	317		any notice given or action taken pursuant to this subsection after June 255
309	318		23, 1999, by any association representing twenty-five per cent or more 256
310	319		of the units in the park shall be subject to the time limitations contained 257
311	320		in this subsection that were in effect immediately prior to June 23, 1999. 258
312	321		Sec. 3. Section 21-70a of the general statutes is repealed and the 259
313	322		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 260
314	323		(a) A mobile manufactured home park resident who owns a mobile 261
315	324		manufactured home and is required to remove the home from the park 262
316	325		because of a change in use of the land on which said mobile 263
317	326		manufactured home is located shall be entitled to receive from the 264
318	327		mobile manufactured home park owner (1) relocation expenses to a 265
319	328		mobile manufactured home park satisfactory to the resident within one 266
320	329		hundred miles of the existing park site up to a maximum of (A) seven 267
321	330		thousand dollars if the notice given pursuant to subdivision (3) of 268
322	331		subsection (a) of section 21-80 or subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of 269
323	332		subsection (b) of section 21-80, as amended by this act, expires before 270
324	333		October 1, 2000, regardless of whether such notice was given before or 271
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325	339		after June 23, 1999, [or] (B) subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of 272
326	340		this section, ten thousand dollars if the notice given pursuant to 273
327	341		subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 21-80 or subparagraph (E) of 274
328	342		subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21-80, as amended by this act, 275
329		-	expires on or after October 1, 2000, but before October 1, 2025, regardless 276 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	343	+	expires on or after October 1, 2000, but before October 1, 2025, regardless 276
334	344		of whether such notice was given before or after June 23, 1999, or (C) 277
335	345		twenty thousand dollars if the notice given pursuant to subdivision (3) 278
336	346		of subsection (a) of section 21-80 or subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) 279
337	347		of subsection (b) of section 21-80, as amended by this act, expires on or 280
338	348		after October 1, 2025, regardless of whether such notice was given before 281
339	349		or after October 1, 2025, or (2) in the event a satisfactory site is not 282
340	350		available onto which the mobile manufactured home may be relocated, 283
341	351		the sum of (A) seven thousand dollars if the notice given pursuant to 284
342	352		subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 21-80 or subparagraph (E) of 285
343	353		subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21-80, as amended by this act, 286
344	354		expires before October 1, 2000, regardless of whether such notice was 287
345	355		given before or after June 23, 1999, [or] (B) subject to the provisions of 288
346	356		subsection (b) of this section, ten thousand dollars if the notice given 289
347	357		pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 21-80 or 290
348	358		subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21-80, as 291
349	359		amended by this act, expires on or after October 1, 2000, but before 292
350	360		October 1, 2025, regardless of whether such notice was given before or 293
351	361		after June 23, 1999, or (C) twenty thousand dollars if the notice given 294
352	362		pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 21-80 or 295
353	363		subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21-80, as 296
354	364		amended by this act, expires on or after October 1, 2025, regardless of 297
355	365		whether such notice was given before or after October 1, 2025. 298
356	366		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 299
357	367		in any case in which a mobile manufactured home park containing two 300
358	368		hundred or more units in which a majority of residents have been given 301
359	369		written notice, prior to June 23, 1999, pursuant to subdivision (3) of 302
360	370		subsection (a) of section 21-80 or subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of 303
361	371		subsection (b) of section 21-80, as amended by this act, regardless of 304
362	372		whether one or more of such notices or the service of such notices is 305
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363	378		subsequently deemed invalid or ineffective, the amount of the 306
364	379		relocation or compensatory payments required to be paid to such 307
365	380		resident under the provisions of this section shall not exceed seven 308
366	381		thousand dollars, regardless of whether a subsequent valid notice or 309
367		-	notices are properly served subsequent to June 23, 1999, and such 310 Committee Bill No. 5428
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372	383		subsequent notice or notices expire on or after October 1, 2000, but 311
373	384		before October 1, 2025. 312
374	385		(c) The owner of a mobile manufactured home park, who intends to 313
375	386		close the park, shall notify, in writing, the Commissioner of Consumer 314
376	387		Protection, the Commissioner of Housing and the chief elected official 315
377	388		in the town in which the park is located at least ninety days prior to 316
378	389		refusing to renew any leases because of the impending closing, or on 317
379	390		any earlier date the owner gives any notice of the closing of the park as 318
380	391		may be required by the general statutes. 319
381	392		Sec. 4. Section 21-71 of the general statutes is repealed and the 320
382	393		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 321
383	394		(a) The department may revoke, suspend, place conditions on or 322
384	395		refuse to renew any license to operate a mobile manufactured home 323
385	396		park for a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulations 324
386	397		issued hereunder or any other state or local law or regulation, after 325
387	398		hearing, except that if the department upon investigation finds a 326
388	399		licensee is not providing adequate sewerage facilities, electrical, 327
389	400		plumbing or sanitary services, water supply or fire protection, 328
390	401		suspension of the license shall be automatic, provided such licensee 329
391	402		shall be entitled to a hearing before the department not later than thirty 330
392	403		days after such suspension. A license may be reinstated or reissued if 331
393	404		the circumstances leading to the violation have been remedied and the 332
394	405		park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with this 333
395	406		chapter and the regulations hereunder. Each officer, board, commission 334
396	407		or department of the state or any local government shall assist the 335
397	408		department with technical data on sewerage facilities, electrical, 336
398	409		plumbing or sanitary services, water supply or fire protection and shall 337
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399	415		submit such data to the department for the department's use in any 338
400	416		hearing held pursuant to this section. In addition to revoking, 339
401	417		suspending, placing conditions on, or refusing to renew any license to 340
402	418		operate a mobile manufactured home park, the department may, 341
403	419		following an administrative hearing, impose a fine of not less than fifty 342
404		-	nor more than three hundred dollars for each day that such violation 343 Committee Bill No. 5428
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409	421		exists. In connection with any investigation the Commissioner of 344
410	422		Consumer Protection or the commissioner's authorized agent may 345
411	423		administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the 346
412	424		production of books, records and documents. Notwithstanding any 347
413	425		provision of this chapter or chapter 416, all books, records and 348
414	426		documents produced pursuant to this subsection shall be public records 349
415	427		or files within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act, as 350
416	428		defined in section 1-200, and the department shall disclose such books, 351
417	429		records or documents to any person in accordance with the provisions 352
418	430		of said act regardless of whether such books, records or documents are 353
419	431		relevant to an ongoing investigation or enforcement action by the 354
420	432		department under this chapter. Each owner shall retain all leases, 355
421	433		disclosure statements, rules and regulations required under this chapter 356
422	434		for at least four years after any resident to whom they relate vacates the 357
423	435		park. 358
424	436		(b) (1) If an inspection by the department reveals a violation of any 359
425	437		provision of this chapter or any regulation issued under this chapter, the 360
426	438		cost of all reinspections necessary to determine compliance with any 361
427	439		such provision shall be assumed by the owner, except that if a first 362
428	440		reinspection indicates compliance with such provision, no charge shall 363
429	441		be made. 364
430	442		(2) As part of an inspection or investigation, the department may 365
431	443		order an owner of a mobile manufactured home park to obtain an 366
432	444		independent inspection report, at the sole cost of the owner, that 367
433	445		assesses the condition and potential public health impact of a condition 368
434	446		at the park, including, but not limited to, the condition of trees and 369
435	447		electrical, plumbing or sanitary systems. 370
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436	453		(3) (A) In ordering an owner of a mobile manufactured home park to 371
437	454		obtain an independent inspection report under this subsection, the 372
438	455		department may require (i) the person completing such report to have 373
439	456		training or be licensed in a particular area related to the ordered 374
440	457		inspection, and (ii) that such report specifically address particular areas 375
441		-	of, or issues affecting, the park that are of concern to the department. 376 Committee Bill No. 5428
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	458	+	of, or issues affecting, the park that are of concern to the department. 376
446	459		(B) In the event that the department requires the person completing 377
447	460		an independent inspection report under this subsection to have training 378
448	461		or be licensed in a particular area, the department shall include such 379
449	462		requirement in the first order the department issues to the mobile 380
450	463		manufactured home park owner requiring such report. 381
451	464		(C) The mobile manufactured home park owner shall submit proof of 382
452	465		compliance with the provisions of this subdivision at the time the owner 383
453	466		submits to the department the independent inspection report required 384
454	467		under this subsection. 385
455	468		(4) If the department orders a mobile manufactured home park 386
456	469		owner to obtain an independent inspection report as part of the owner's 387
457	470		application for a license, or for renewal of a license, to operate a mobile 388
458	471		manufactured home park, the department shall issue such order to such 389
459	472		owner at the electronic mail address such owner most recently provided 390
460	473		to the department in such owner's application. Such order shall provide 391
461	474		a description of the condition or conditions that require further 392
462	475		assessment by such owner. 393
463	476		(5) A mobile manufactured home park owner shall obtain and submit 394
464	477		to the department an independent inspection report required under this 395
465	478		subsection not later than thirty days after the department issued the 396
466	479		order requiring such report or a later date approved, in writing, by the 397
467	480		commissioner or the commissioner's designee. 398
468	481		(6) Each independent inspection report required under this 399
469	482		subsection shall include (A) an assessment of (i) all conditions outlined 400
470	483		in the department's order requiring such report that impact public 401
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471	489		health and safety for the purpose of assessing the risk that such 402
472	490		conditions pose to public health and safety, and (ii) the severity of the 403
473	491		conditions described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, and (B) 404
474	492		a detailed plan of action to remedy each condition described in 405
475	493		subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision. 406
476	494		(7) Not later than ten days after a mobile manufactured home park 407
477		-	owner receives an independent inspection report required under this 408 Committee Bill No. 5428
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482	496		subsection, the mobile manufactured home park owner shall provide to 409
483	497		the department, in writing, a detailed plan to remedy the assessed 410
484	498		condition, which plan shall include, at a minimum, a specific timeline, 411
485	499		proposed contractors and a budget. 412
486	500		(8) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or chapter 416, 413
487	501		each independent inspection report or proof of compliance submitted to 414
488	502		the department pursuant to this subsection, each detailed plan provided 415
489	503		to the department pursuant to this subsection and each order issued by 416
490	504		the department pursuant to this subsection shall be a public record or 417
491	505		file within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined 418
492	506		in section 1-200, and the department shall disclose such independent 419
493	507		inspection report, proof of compliance, detailed plan or order to any 420
494	508		person in accordance with the provisions of said act regardless of 421
495	509		whether such independent inspection report, proof of compliance, 422
496	510		detailed plan or order is relevant to an ongoing investigation or 423
497	511		enforcement action by the department under this chapter. 424
498	512		(c) In addition to any other available remedies, the provisions of 425
499	513		section 47a-14h shall be available to all residents in a mobile 426
500	514		manufactured home park including residents who own their own units. 427
501	515		(d) The department may issue an order to any owner determined to 428
502	516		be in violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation issued 429
503	517		under this section after an inspection of a mobile manufactured home 430
504	518		park, providing for the immediate discontinuance of the violation or 431
505	519		timely remediation of such violation. Any owner of a mobile 432
506	520		manufactured home park who fails to comply with any orders 433
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507	526		contained in a notice of violation resulting from a reinspection of such 434
508	527		park not later than thirty days after issuance of such notice, including 435
509	528		confirmation of active licensure, shall be fined five hundred dollars per 436
510	529		violation and shall follow the procedures specified in section 51-164n. 437
511	530		(e) Not later than January 1, 2026, the department shall establish a 438
512	531		process for residents to submit complaints to the department regarding 439
513		-	suspected violations of the provisions of this chapter, any regulations 440 Committee Bill No. 5428
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518	533		adopted pursuant to this chapter or any other state or local law or 441
519	534		regulation concerning mobile manufactured home parks. 442
520	535		Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 21-80 of the general statutes is 443
521	536		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 444
522	537		1, 2025): 445
523	538		(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 47a-23, an owner 446
524	539		may terminate a rental agreement or maintain a summary process action 447
525	540		against a resident who owns a mobile manufactured home only for one 448
526	541		or more of the following reasons: 449
527	542		(A) Nonpayment of rent, utility charges or reasonable incidental 450
528	543		services charges; 451
529	544		(B) Material noncompliance by the resident with any statute or 452
530	545		regulation materially affecting the health and safety of other residents 453
531	546		or materially affecting the physical condition of the park; 454
532	547		(C) Material noncompliance by the resident with the rental 455
533	548		agreement or with rules or regulations adopted under section 21-70, as 456
534	549		amended by this act; 457
535	550		(D) Failure by the resident to agree to a proposed rent increase, 458
536	551		provided the owner has complied with all provisions of subdivision (5) 459
537	552		of this subsection; or 460
538	553		(E) A change in the use of the land on which such mobile 461
539	554		manufactured home is located, provided all of the affected residents 462
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540	560		receive written notice (i) at least three hundred sixty-five days before 463
541	561		the time specified in the notice for the resident to quit possession of the 464
542	562		mobile manufactured home or occupancy of the lot if such notice is 465
543	563		given before June 23, 1999, or (ii) at least five hundred forty-five days 466
544	564		before the time specified in the notice for the resident to quit possession 467
545	565		of the mobile manufactured home or occupancy of the lot if such notice 468
546	566		is given on or after June 23, 1999, regardless of whether any other notice 469
547		-	under this section or section 21-70, as amended by this act, has been 470 Committee Bill No. 5428
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552	568		given before June 23, 1999; provided nothing in subsection (f) of section 471
553	569		21-70, as amended by this act, section 21-70a, as amended by this act, 472
554	570		subsection (a) of this section, this subdivision and section 21-80b shall 473
555	571		be construed to invalidate the effectiveness of or require the reissuance 474
556	572		of any valid notice given before June 23, 1999. 475
557	573		(2) An owner may not maintain a summary process action under 476
558	574		subparagraph (B), (C) or (D) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, except 477
559	575		a summary process action based upon conduct which constitutes a 478
560	576		serious nuisance or a violation of subdivision (9) of subsection (b) of 479
561	577		section 21-82, prior to delivering a written notice to the resident 480
562	578		specifying the acts or omissions constituting the breach and that the 481
563	579		rental agreement shall terminate upon a date not less than thirty days 482
564	580		after receipt of the notice. If such breach can be remedied by repair by 483
565	581		the resident or payment of damages by the resident to the owner and 484
566	582		such breach is not so remedied within twenty-one days, the rental 485
567	583		agreement shall terminate except that (A) if the breach is remediable by 486
568	584		repairs or the payment of damages and the resident adequately 487
569	585		remedies the breach within said twenty-one-day period, the rental 488
570	586		agreement shall not terminate, or (B) if substantially the same act or 489
571	587		omission for which notice was given recurs within six months, the 490
572	588		owner may terminate the rental agreement in accordance with the 491
573	589		provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive. For the purposes of 492
574	590		this subdivision, "serious nuisance" means (i) inflicting bodily harm 493
575	591		upon another resident or the owner or threatening to inflict such harm 494
576	592		with the present ability to effect the harm and under circumstances 495
577	593		which would lead a reasonable person to believe that such threat will be 496
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578	599		carried out, (ii) substantial and wilful destruction of part of the 497
579	600		premises, (iii) conduct which presents an immediate and serious danger 498
580	601		to the safety of other residents or the owner, or (iv) using the premises 499
581	602		for prostitution or the illegal sale of drugs. If the owner elects to evict 500
582	603		based upon an allegation, pursuant to subdivision (8) of subsection (b) 501
583	604		of section 21-82, that the resident failed to require other persons on the 502
584	605		premises with the resident's consent to conduct themselves in a manner 503
585		-	that will not constitute a serious nuisance, and the resident claims to 504 Committee Bill No. 5428
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590	607		have had no knowledge of such conduct, then, if the owner establishes 505
591	608		that the premises have been used for the illegal sale of drugs, the burden 506
592	609		shall be on the resident to show that the resident had no knowledge of 507
593	610		the creation of the serious nuisance. 508
594	611		(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 47a-23, termination of 509
595	612		any tenancy in a mobile manufactured home park shall be effective only 510
596	613		if made in the following manner: 511
597	614		(A) By the resident giving at least thirty days' notice to the owner; or 512
598	615		(B) By the owner giving the resident at least sixty days' written notice, 513
599	616		which shall state the reason or reasons for such termination, except that, 514
600	617		when termination is based upon subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of 515
601	618		this subsection, the owner need give the resident only thirty days' 516
602	619		written notice, which notice shall state the total arrearage due provided, 517
603	620		the owner shall not maintain or proceed with a summary process action 518
604	621		against a resident who tenders the total arrearage due to the owner 519
605	622		within such thirty days and who has not so tendered an arrearage under 520
606	623		this subparagraph during the preceding twelve months. 521
607	624		(4) Except as otherwise specified, proceedings under this section shall 522
608	625		be as prescribed by chapter 832. 523
609	626		(5) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an owner from increasing 524
610	627		the rent at the termination of the rental agreement if (A) the owner 525
611	628		delivers a written notice of the proposed rent increase to the resident at 526
612	629		least thirty days before the start of a new rental agreement; (B) the 527
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613	635		proposed rent is consistent with rents for comparable lots, [in the same 528
614	636		park] provided the proposed rent shall not increase at a rate that exceeds 529
615	637		any increase in the consumer price index over the preceding twelve-530
616	638		month period plus one per cent; and (C) the rent is not increased in order 531
617	639		to defeat the purpose of this subsection. 532
618	640		Sec. 6. Section 21-83 of the general statutes is repealed and the 533
619		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 534 Committee Bill No. 5428
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624	642		(a) An owner and a resident may include in a rental agreement terms 535
625	643		and conditions not prohibited by law, including rent, term of the 536
626	644		agreement and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of 537
627	645		the parties. No rental agreement shall contain the following: 538
628	646		(1) Any provision by which the resident agrees to waive or forfeit 539
629	647		rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-21, as amended 540
630	648		by this act, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 47a-26 to 47a-26h, inclusive, 47a-541
631	649		35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46, or under any section 542
632	650		of the general statutes or any municipal ordinance, unless such section 543
633	651		or ordinance expressly states that such rights may be waived; 544
634	652		(2) Any provision which permits the owner to terminate the rental 545
635	653		agreement for failure to pay rent unless such rent is unpaid when due 546
636	654		and the resident fails to pay rent within nine days thereafter; 547
637	655		(3) Any provision which permits the owner to collect a penalty fee for 548
638	656		late payment of rent without allowing the resident a minimum of nine 549
639	657		days beyond the due date in which to remit or which provides for the 550
640	658		payment of rent in a reduced amount if such rent is paid prior to the 551
641	659		expiration of such grace period; 552
642	660		(4) Any provision which permits the owner to charge a penalty for 553
643	661		late payment of rent in excess of five per cent of the total rent due for the 554
644	662		mobile manufactured home space or lot or four per cent of the total rent 555
645	663		due for the mobile manufactured home and mobile manufactured home 556
646	664		space or lot; 557
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647	670		(5) Any provision which allows the owner to increase the total rent 558
648	671		or change the payment arrangements during the term of the rental 559
649	672		agreement; 560
650	673		(6) Any provision allowing the owner to charge an amount in excess 561
651	674		of one month's rent for a security deposit or to retain the security deposit 562
652	675		upon termination of the rental agreement if the resident has paid his or 563
653	676		her rent in full as of the date of termination and has caused no damage 564
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659	678		interest on the security deposit pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended 566
660	679		by this act; 567
661	680		(7) Any provision allowing the owner to charge an entrance fee to a 568
662	681		resident assuming occupancy; 569
663	682		(8) Any provision allowing the owner to charge ancillary fees in an 570
664	683		aggregate amount that exceeds fifteen dollars annually; 571
665	684		[(8)] (9) Any provision authorizing the owner to confess judgment on 572
666	685		a claim arising out of the rental agreement; 573
667	686		[(9)] (10) Any provision which waives any cause of action against or 574
668	687		indemnification from an owner, by a resident for any injury or harm 575
669	688		caused to such resident, his or her family or his or her guests, or to his 576
670	689		or her property, or the property of his or her family or his or her guests 577
671	690		resulting from any negligence of the owner, his or her agents or his or 578
672	691		her assigns in the maintenance of the premises or which otherwise 579
673	692		agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the owner 580
674	693		arising under law or to indemnify the owner for that liability or the costs 581
675	694		connected therewith; 582
676	695		[(10)] (11) Any provision permitting the owner to dispossess the 583
677	696		resident without resort to court order; 584
678	697		[(11)] (12) Any provision consenting to the distraint of the resident's 585
679	698		property for rent; 586
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680	704		[(12)] (13) Any provision agreeing to pay the owner's attorney's fees 587
681	705		in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment against the resident in any 588
682	706		action in which money damages are awarded; or 589
683	707		[(13)] (14) Any provision which denies to the resident the right to treat 590
684	708		as a breach of the agreement, a continuing violation by the owner, 591
685	709		substantial in nature, of any provision set forth in the rental agreement 592
686	710		or of any state statute unless the owner discontinues such violation 593
687	711		within a reasonable time after written notice is given by the resident by 594
688		-	registered or certified mail. 595 Committee Bill No. 5428
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693	713		(b) A provision prohibited by this chapter included in a rental 596
694	714		agreement is unenforceable. 597
695	715		Sec. 7. Subsection (i) of section 47a-21 of the general statutes is 598
696	716		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 599
697	717		1, 2025): 600
698	718		(i) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord of a 601
699	719		residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any educational 602
700	720		institution and used by such institution for the purpose of housing 603
701	721		students of such institution and their families, and each landlord or 604
702	722		owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile manufactured 605
703	723		home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in [subdivisions (1), 606
704	724		(2) and (3) of] section 21-64, as amended by this act, shall pay interest on 607
705	725		each security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than 608
706	726		the average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by 609
707	727		insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board 610
708	728		Bulletin rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, 611
709	729		except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one-half per cent. 612
710	730		On and after January 1, 1994, the rate for each calendar year shall be not 613
711	731		less than the deposit index, determined under this section as it was in 614
712	732		effect during such year. On and after January 1, 2012, the rate for each 615
713	733		calendar year shall be not less than the deposit index, as defined in 616
714	734		section 36a-26, for that year. On the anniversary date of the tenancy and 617
715	735		annually thereafter, such interest shall be paid to the tenant or resident 618
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716	741		or credited toward the next rental payment due from the tenant or 619
717	742		resident, as the landlord or owner shall determine. If the tenancy is 620
718	743		terminated before the anniversary date of such tenancy, or if the 621
719	744		landlord or owner returns all or part of a security deposit prior to 622
720	745		termination of the tenancy, the landlord or owner shall pay the accrued 623
721	746		interest to the tenant or resident not later than twenty-one days after 624
722	747		such termination or return. Interest shall not be paid to a tenant for any 625
723	748		month in which the tenant has been delinquent for more than ten days 626
724	749		in the payment of any monthly rent, unless the landlord imposes a late 627
725	750		charge for such delinquency. No landlord shall increase the rent due 628
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731	752		interest the security deposit. 630
732	753		Sec. 8. Subdivision (5) of section 52-352a of the general statutes is 631
733	754		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 632
734	755		1, 2025): 633
735	756		(5) "Homestead" means owner-occupied real property, co-op or 634
736	757		mobile manufactured home, as defined in [subdivision (1) of] section 21-635
737	758		64, as amended by this act, used as a primary residence. 636
738	759		Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) Not later than October 1, 2025, 637
739	760		and annually thereafter, the owner of each mobile manufactured home 638
740	761		park, as defined in section 21-64 of the general statutes, as amended by 639
741	762		this act, shall submit a report to the Department of Consumer Protection 640
742	763		disclosing the water capacity and flow of each fire hydrant located in 641
743	764		such park. 642
744	765		(b) The owner of a mobile manufactured home park with a fire 643
745	766		hydrant that is determined by the Commissioner of Consumer 644
746	767		Protection to have insufficient water capacity or flow shall, not later than 645
747	768		thirty days after receiving notification of such determination, and 646
748	769		quarterly thereafter, submit a report to the department detailing the 647
749	770		progress such owner has made in increasing the water capacity or flow 648
750	771		of the fire hydrant to a level deemed sufficient by the commissioner. 649
	772	+	Committee Bill No. 5428
	773	+
	774	+
	775	+	LCO No. 5608 22 of 22
	776	+
751	777		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
752	778		sections:
753	779
754	780		Section 1 October 1, 2025 21-64
755	781		Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 21-70
756	782		Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 21-70a
757	783		Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 21-71
758	784		Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 21-80(b)
759	785		Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 21-83
760	786		Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 47a-21(i)
761	787		Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 52-352a(5)
762	788		Sec. 9 July 1, 2025 New section
763		-	Committee Bill No. 5428
764	789
	790	+	Statement of Purpose:
	791	+	To (1) cap rent increases and ancillary fees imposed by mobile
	792	+	manufactured home park owners, (2) establish additional enforcement
	793	+	measures and penalties concerning mobile manufactured home park
	794	+	owners, (3) subject certain files to the Freedom of Information Act, (4)
	795	+	modify the method by which mobile manufactured homes are
	796	+	appraised, (5) modify the amount of relocation expenses paid to mobile
	797	+	manufactured home park residents, and (6) require mobile
	798	+	manufactured home park owners to submit reports to the Department
	799	+	of Consumer protection concerning fire hydrant water capacity and
	800	+	flow.
765	801
766		-	LCO 5608 22 of 22
	802	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	803	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	804	+	underlined.]
767	805
768		-	GL Joint Favorable
	806	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. MARTINEZ, 22nd Dist.; REP. MENAPACE, 37th Dist.
	807	+	REP. GAUTHIER, 38th Dist.; REP. COMEY, 102nd Dist.
	808	+
	809	+	H.B. 5428
	810	+
769	811