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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTU RED
HOMES
Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Speakman, McGaw, and Edwards
Date Introduced: February 21, 2023
Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 31-44-1.7 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-44 entitled "Mobile and 1
Manufactured Homes" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
31-44-1.7. Mobile and manufactured home park operation — License. 3
(a) A person shall not operate a mobile and manufactured home park without a license. 4
(b) Upon completion, review, and approval of certifications, the department of business 5
regulation secretary of housing shall grant a license to operate a mobile and manufactured home 6
park. 7
(c) An annual license shall be granted and renewed by the department secretary of housing 8
based upon the filing of: 9
(1) Leases and regulations that are applicable to the park; 10
(2) Certification by the municipality in which the park is located that it is in compliance 11
with all applicable land use regulations of the municipality; 12
(3) Certification from the appropriate state agencies or municipal departments that the park 13
has an adequate and operational sewage disposal system and water supply and that all applicable 14
state and local taxes have been paid; 15
(4) Payment of an annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per occupied site in the park; and 16
(5) The applicant files a fee schedule with the department secretary of housing. 17
(d) Certifications for individual sewage disposal systems (ISDS) regulated by the 18
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department of environmental management shall be provided by an ISDS designer, licensed 1
pursuant to § 5-56-1, who possesses the appropriate class of license for the type and size of system 2
to be certified and any costs for these certifications shall be the responsibility of the licensee. The 3
director of the department may by regulation provide for additional requirements and may place 4
reasonable conditions on the grant of any license. 5
(e) If a person submits a timely application for renewal of a license and pays the appropriate 6
fees, the person may continue to operate a mobile and manufactured home park unless notified that 7
the application for renewal is not approved. In the event anyone is denied a license he or she will 8
be afforded a hearing before the department secretary of housing. 9
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2025. 10
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTU RED
HOMES
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This act would remove the department of business regulation as the licensing authority for 1
mobile homes and place the authority with the secretary of housing. 2
This act would take effect on on January 1, 2025. 3
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