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 Section 21-64 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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