Connecticut mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Connecticut law generally treats mobile manufactured home park lot tenancies. Connecticut has a dedicated park law — the Mobile Manufactured Homes chapter, Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 412 (§§21-64 et seq.), administered by the Department of Consumer Protection. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Connecticut. Each line cites the controlling statute; read it at the official source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	Dedicated Mobile Manufactured Homes chapter (ch. 412).	§21-64
Disclosure	Plain-language disclosure statement required before any agreement; agreement unenforceable without it.	§21-70
Rent during term	No rent increase during the term.	§21-83(a)(5)
Rent at renewal	Increase only with 30-day notice, consistent with comparable lots, not to defeat the law.	§21-80(b)(5)
Rent cap	No statewide cap (some towns have a fair rent commission).	§21-80a
Late fee	9-day grace; cap 5% of lot rent (4% if home + lot rented).	§21-83(a)(3), (4)
Security deposit	One month's rent max, with interest; returned if no damage and rent paid.	§21-83(a)(6)
Eviction	Cause only — nonpayment, health/safety breach, lease/rule breach, refusing a proper increase, change of use.	§21-80(b)(1)
Notice	60 days (30 for nonpayment, cure by paying arrearage).	§21-80(b)(3)
Change of use	545 days' notice + relocation up to $10,000.	§21-80(b)(1)(E); §21-70a
Self-help	Barred — eviction only by court order.	§21-83(a)(10)
Retaliation	Barred for 6 months (complaint, repair request, residents' association).	§21-80a
Entrance fee	Prohibited.	§21-83(a)(7)
Sell in place	Conforming home can't be forced out; park bears burden it's unsafe; sell-in-place after judgment.	§21-79; §21-80(d)
Buyer approval	Good cause only; equal entry rules; 10-day decision or deemed approved.	§21-79(d)
Sale commission	None unless park is agent by written contract.	§21-79(e)
Resident purchase	45-day notice + opportunity to buy the park; conveyance-tax exemption.	§21-70b; §21-70c
Utilities	Owner maintains provided utilities/water/sewage (72-hr emergency repair); supplier choice.	§21-82; §21-78
Habitability	Owner keeps premises fit and habitable, regrades against water, maintains roads.	§21-82(a)
Title	No DMV title; bill of sale; homes/owners recorded with town clerk.	§21-67a
Tax	Local property tax; tax lien can attach; check town clerk/assessor/collector.	§21-73a; §21-70

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Connecticut's act is one of the more protective — a required disclosure statement, no mid-term rent increase, capped fees, very long change- of-use notice, and a strong right to sell in place — but it does not cap the amount of rent, a gap this guide flags honestly. Start with your disclosure statement and rental agreement, then check the controlling section for your issue.

Where to read more

• Connecticut topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The official statute text and agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.