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Each guide explains how the rules generally work in one state, with the statute quoted and linked to its official source. This is general information, not legal advice — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in your state.

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Alabama
Buying
Alabama has no dedicated mobile home park act, so a buyer's protections come mainly from the written lease, the park's rules, and general law. Where the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs, the deposit is capped at one month's rent, but there is no statutory disclosure requirement or buyer-approval limit — so reviewing the lease, the rules, and the home's title is essential.
Alabama
Eviction
Alabama has no dedicated mobile home park eviction law. Where the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs, a landlord must give at least 7 business days' written notice with a chance to cure for a lease breach, 7 days for nonpayment, and 30 days to end a month-to-month tenancy — and an eviction must go through court. Lot-only tenancies for a resident-owned home may fall outside the Act.
Alabama
Fees & pass-throughs
Alabama has no dedicated mobile home park fee law and no statutory ban on entrance, exit, or transfer fees. Where the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs, a security deposit is generally capped at one month's rent (with exceptions for pets, premises changes, and added liability risk) and must be returned with an itemized list within 60 days — otherwise the written lease controls the fees.
Alabama
Lot rent rules
Alabama has no dedicated mobile home park act and does not cap lot rent. The Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs residential rentals — including a manufactured home rented as a home — and requires 30 days' written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, but renting only a lot for a resident-owned home is not clearly covered, leaving those tenancies largely to the written lease and general law.
Alabama
Selling
Alabama has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory right to sell a home in place, no buyer-approval limits, and no ban on sale commissions or transfer fees. A resident's ability to sell the home where it sits is governed by the written lease and the park's rules, and the home itself transfers through its Alabama certificate of title.
Alabama
Storm & disaster
Alabama relies on the federal HUD code for a manufactured home's construction and wind-zone anchoring and, where the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs, on the landlord's duty to keep the premises habitable and the supplied facilities in safe working order. Alabama has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
Alabama
Title
Alabama titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title from the Department of Revenue, taxes a home on a rented lot through an annual registration (issuance fee and decal), and assesses a home as real property for ad valorem tax when it sits on land the owner owns — at which point the certificate of title can be cancelled and the home treated as part of the real estate.
Alabama
Utilities & submetering
Alabama has no dedicated mobile home park utility law and no statutory cap on how a park bills for utilities. Where the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs, the landlord must keep the electrical, plumbing, heating, and other supplied facilities in good and safe working order and supply running water and reasonable heat — otherwise the written lease and the Public Service Commission's general utility regulation apply.
Arizona
Buying
What Arizona buyers should know about park approval as a tenant, the limits on unreasonable refusal, and the rental agreement that governs the tenancy.
Arizona
Eviction
How Arizona's Mobile Home Parks Act handles termination: the good-cause grounds, the 7-day nonpayment notice, and the 14/30-day cure and notice periods.
Arizona
Fees & pass-throughs
How Arizona's Mobile Home Parks Act treats park charges: documented pass-throughs for insurance, taxes, and utilities, and caps on waste and sewer charges.
Arizona
Lot rent rules
How Arizona's Mobile Home Parks Act treats lot rent: the 90-day written notice before a rent increase, and the documented pass-through of certain costs.
Arizona
Selling
How Arizona protects a resident's right to sell a mobile home in place, the limits on park approval of a buyer, and when a home may be required to be removed.
Arizona
Storm & disaster
How Arizona regulates manufactured home installation and anchoring through statewide standards set by the Board of Manufactured Housing, consistent with HUD.
Arizona
Title
How Arizona treats mobile home titles and the affidavit of affixture that converts a home on a long-term lot to real property under §33-1501.
Arizona
Utilities & submetering
How Arizona caps mobile home park charges for waste and sewer at the prevailing residential rate, and how documented utility rate increases may be passed on.
Arkansas
Buying
What Arkansas buyers should know: there is no statutory park-approval protection, so the rental agreement and clear title are central. The tenancy runs under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007.
Arkansas
Eviction
How Arkansas's Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 handles eviction: the grounds, the 5-day nonpayment rule, the affidavit-of-eviction process, and the 30-day notice to end a month-to-month tenancy.
Arkansas
Fees & pass-throughs
How Arkansas treats park charges and security deposits: rent and late charges set by agreement under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007, and the deposit-return rules of §18-17-501.
Arkansas
Lot rent rules
Arkansas has no mobile home park rent law or cap. Lot tenancies fall under the general Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007, where rent is set by agreement and a month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days' notice to end.
Arkansas
Selling
Arkansas has no statutory right to sell a mobile home in place. A sale means transferring title and the buyer negotiating a new lot tenancy — and §18-16-111 governs a park's lien when a home is left behind with unpaid rent.
Arkansas
Storm & disaster
How Arkansas regulates manufactured home installation through the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission, which enforces the federal HUD construction and safety standards, plus the 2021 standard requiring a functioning roof and building envelope.
Arkansas
Title
How Arkansas titles manufactured and mobile homes through the Department of Finance and Administration, and how a title is surrendered for cancellation when a home is affixed to real estate under §27-14-1603.
Arkansas
Utilities & submetering
Arkansas has no mobile home park utility-billing cap, but the 2021 implied residential quality standards (§18-17-502) require available water, electricity, and a working sewer system in residential rentals entered or renewed after Nov. 1, 2021.
California
Buying
Buying a mobilehome in a California park requires a signed rental agreement with the park before escrow closes, and management may not withhold buyer approval without a valid statutory reason.
California
Eviction
California's Mobilehome Residency Law limits eviction to seven specific grounds, requires 60 days' notice, and mandates written notice to lienholders within 10 days of serving the homeowner.
California
Fees & pass-throughs
California's Mobilehome Residency Law limits park fees to rent, utilities, and incidental charges for services actually rendered, and requires 60 days' notice for new unlisted charges.
California
Lot rent rules
California's Mobilehome Residency Law requires 90 days' written notice before a lot rent increase and limits fees to rent, utilities, and incidental service charges actually rendered.
California
Selling
California's MRL gives homeowners the right to sell in place, limits management interference in the sale, and requires the park to evaluate buyers on specified criteria within 15 business days.
California
Storm & disaster
California requires an HCD permit for every manufactured home installation under Health and Safety Code §18613, with inspections and stabilization requirements enforced by HCD.
California
Title
California titles and registers manufactured homes through HCD under Health and Safety Code §18075. A home on a permanent foundation may become real property under §18551.
California
Utilities & submetering
California's MRL requires itemized utility billing, a 72-hour advance notice of planned interruptions, rate schedule disclosure, and limits on billing homeowners for common-area utility use.
Colorado
Buying
What Colorado buyers should know: the park must disclose the rental terms, rent, late-fee day, rules, and all charges in writing before occupancy, can't require you to have bought the home from a particular seller, must treat all applicants equally, can offer a one-year lease on request, and can't make a buyer waive the right to join a community purchase of the park.
Colorado
Eviction
Colorado limits eviction of a mobile home owner to a list of specific reasons, generally gives at least 90 days to sell or move the home after a notice to quit (with a right to cure many violations within that period), requires at least 10 days for nonpayment, requires a plain-language 'Important Notice' of the home owner's rights and mediation options, bars retaliation, and gives 30 to 60 days after a court ruling to sell or remove the home.
Colorado
Fees & pass-throughs
Colorado bars a mobile home park from charging an entry fee as a condition of tenancy, bars selling and transfer fees when a resident sells the home, caps a security deposit at one month's rent (held in a separate trust account), bars a late fee until at least 10 days after rent is due, and bars charging residents a fee to meet in common areas.
Colorado
Lot rent rules
Colorado limits a mobile home park to one rent increase in any 12-month period, requires at least 60 days' written notice of an increase, makes a rent increase invalid if the park is not properly registered with the state, requires a written rental agreement (month-to-month by default, with a one-year fixed term available on request), and bars a late fee until at least 10 days after rent is due — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
Colorado
Selling
Colorado bars a mobile home park from charging a selling or transfer fee when a resident sells the home, lets the resident post a 'for sale' sign, bars the park from requiring itself as the sales agent, bars a tenancy from being ended just to free a lot for another home, and — when the park itself is for sale — gives home owners notice and an opportunity to purchase the community.
Colorado
Storm & disaster
Colorado requires a mobile home park to keep roads passable for emergency vehicles, to maintain lot grades and drainage against stagnant and moving water, to maintain trees for resident safety, to keep an emergency contact number posted, and to provide alternative water and toilets within hours if water service fails — and relies on the federal HUD code for a home's construction and anchoring.
Colorado
Title
Colorado titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title issued through the county authorized agent, lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own (or hold under a long-term lease) purge the title and file a certificate of permanent location so the home becomes real property, and otherwise taxes a home on a rented park lot as personal property.
Colorado
Utilities & submetering
Colorado requires a mobile home park to maintain the water, sewer, and utility lines it owns and to keep running water flowing to every lot, bars charging residents more than the actual cost of water, requires annual disclosure of the water-billing methodology and a monthly water bill, bars billing residents for water lost to a park-side leak, and requires a 48-hour notice before a planned water shutoff.
Connecticut
Buying
What Connecticut buyers should know: the park must give a plain-language disclosure statement of the rent, charges, and rights before any agreement, can refuse a buyer only for good cause and must decide within ten days, must apply entry requirements equally to all buyers, and must let a conforming home stay in place — and the disclosure must warn the buyer to check for unpaid property taxes and liens on the home.
Connecticut
Eviction
Connecticut limits eviction of a mobile manufactured home owner to a list of specific grounds, requires at least 60 days' written notice (30 days for nonpayment, with a right to cure the arrearage), requires 545 days' notice for a change in land use, bars self-help and retaliatory evictions, and lets a resident facing eviction stay execution to sell the home in place.
Connecticut
Fees & pass-throughs
Connecticut bars a mobile manufactured home park from charging an entrance fee, caps a security deposit at one month's rent (with interest), caps a late fee at 5% of the lot rent after a nine-day grace period, bars a sale commission unless the park acted as the resident's agent, and bars a park from taking any fee or commission from outside suppliers of goods and services.
Connecticut
Lot rent rules
Connecticut bars a mobile manufactured home park from raising the rent during the term of the rental agreement, allows an increase only at the end of the term with at least 30 days' written notice and only if the new rent is consistent with comparable lots in the same park, caps a late fee at 5% of the lot rent, and requires a written disclosure statement before any agreement — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
Connecticut
Selling
Connecticut bars a mobile manufactured home park from requiring a resident to remove a safe, sanitary, conforming home when it is sold, puts the burden on the park to prove a home is unsafe or non-conforming, requires a buyer's application to be approved unless there is good cause to refuse (with a 10-day decision), and bars a sale commission unless the park acted as the resident's agent under a written contract.
Connecticut
Storm & disaster
Connecticut requires a mobile manufactured home park to keep the grounds, roads, and supplied utilities in safe and working condition, to regrade to prevent stagnant and moving water, and to comply with the State Building and Fire Safety Codes; relies on the federal HUD code for a home's construction; and requires 545 days' notice plus relocation payments of up to $10,000 if a change in land use forces residents out.
Connecticut
Title
Connecticut does not issue a motor-vehicle certificate of title for a mobile manufactured home — ownership transfers by bill of sale — and the home is taxed locally as property by the municipality where it sits. The park must file a list of the homes and their owners with the town clerk for the land records, and the law warns buyers to check the town clerk, assessor, and tax collector for unpaid taxes and liens.
Connecticut
Utilities & submetering
Connecticut requires a mobile manufactured home park to keep the electrical, plumbing, gas, water, and sewage systems it provides in good working order — with emergency repairs completed within 72 hours — protects a resident's freedom to choose home-delivery suppliers, and bars the park from cutting off a resident through self-help; the Mobile Manufactured Homes chapter no longer sets a utility-resale price cap.
Delaware
Buying
What Delaware law requires when buying into a manufactured home community: lease terms, mandatory disclosures, application rights, and the automatic lease transfer for in-community sales.
Delaware
Eviction
How Delaware's Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act controls eviction: due-cause grounds, a 7-day nonpayment notice, a 12-day cure for conditions, and change-in-use protections.
Delaware
Fees & pass-throughs
How Delaware's Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act controls park fees: application fee caps, the 60-day notice before increases, late-fee limits, and utility rate ceilings.
Delaware
Lot rent rules
How Delaware's Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act limits rent increases: 90-day notice, a CPI-tied cap, arbitration rights, and the 12-month rule.
Delaware
Selling
How Delaware law governs selling a home in a community: automatic lease transfer to buyers, the park's 7-day right of first refusal, buyer application rules, and prohibited interference.
Delaware
Storm & disaster
How federal HUD installation standards, Delaware's DEMHRA oversight, and community owners' maintenance duties under Chapter 70 affect manufactured home safety in storms and emergencies.
Delaware
Title
How Delaware handles manufactured home titles: the Delaware DMV issues and transfers titles, and affixture to real property can retire the vehicle title through the county recorder.
Delaware
Utilities & submetering
How Delaware's Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act controls utility rates, landlord repair obligations, water testing duties, and health-or-safety emergency response.
Florida
Buying
What Florida buyers should know about the park prospectus, the disclosures it must contain under Chapter 723, and being approved as a tenant.
Florida
Eviction
The grounds a Florida mobile home park owner may evict on under Chapter 723, including nonpayment, rule violations, and a change in the land's use.
Florida
Fees & pass-throughs
How Florida's Mobile Home Act treats park fees: the duty to disclose all charges before tenancy, what counts as lot rental amount, and pass-through charges.
Florida
Lot rent rules
How Florida's Mobile Home Act treats lot rent increases — the 90-day written notice, reductions in services, rule changes, and the mediation process.
Florida
Selling
How Florida's Chapter 723 treats selling a mobile home in place: the buyer's right to assume the lease, limits on assumability, and buyer approval.
Florida
Storm & disaster
How Florida regulates mobile home installation and anchoring against wind and flood, who sets the standards, and where storm and insurance issues fit.
Florida
Title
How mobile homes are titled in Florida, the annual registration decal and RP decal, and how an owner can retire the title to treat the home as real property.
Florida
Utilities & submetering
How Florida's Chapter 723 limits what a mobile home park can charge to resell utilities, plus pass-through charges and the role of the Public Service Commission.
Georgia
Buying
Georgia has no dedicated mobile home park act, so a buyer's protections come mainly from the written lease, the park's rules, and general law. The deposit must be returned within 30 days, the landlord must keep the premises in repair, and the home transfers through its Georgia certificate of title — so reviewing the lease, the rules, and the title is essential.
Georgia
Eviction
Georgia has no dedicated mobile home park eviction law. Eviction runs through the general dispossessory process: the landlord demands possession and, if the tenant refuses, files a dispossessory affidavit in court — and a landlord must give 60 days' notice to end a tenancy at will. Georgia is landlord-favorable, with no statutory cure period for nonpayment beyond what the lease provides.
Georgia
Fees & pass-throughs
Georgia has no dedicated mobile home park fee law and no statutory ban on entrance, exit, or transfer fees, and no statutory cap on a security deposit. The general landlord-tenant law requires a deposit to be returned within 30 days with an itemized statement of any deductions — otherwise the written lease controls the fees.
Georgia
Lot rent rules
Georgia has no dedicated mobile home park act and no cap on lot rent. The general landlord-tenant law applies: a tenancy at will takes 60 days' notice from the landlord (30 from the tenant) to end, and the landlord must keep the premises in repair — but the rent amount and increases are governed by the written lease.
Georgia
Selling
Georgia has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory right to sell a home in place, no buyer-approval limits, and no ban on sale commissions or transfer fees. A resident's ability to sell the home where it sits is governed by the written lease and the park's rules, and the home transfers through its Georgia certificate of title.
Georgia
Storm & disaster
Georgia relies on the federal HUD code for a manufactured home's construction and wind-zone anchoring, on the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner for installation standards, and on the general landlord-tenant duty to keep the premises in repair and fit for habitation. Georgia has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
Georgia
Title
Georgia titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title from the Department of Revenue, requires an annual location permit and decal and assesses the home for ad valorem tax in the county where it sits, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own cancel the title so the home is treated as part of the real estate.
Georgia
Utilities & submetering
Georgia has no dedicated mobile home park utility law and no cap on how a park bills for utilities. The general landlord-tenant law requires the landlord to keep the premises in repair and fit for habitation, and a landlord can't use self-help — including cutting utilities — to force a tenant out; regulated utility service and rates fall to the Public Service Commission.
Idaho
Buying
What Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act requires for buyers moving into a park: the written rental agreement rule under §55-2005, the landlord approval process under §55-2009, and required disclosures under §55-2007.
Idaho
Eviction
How Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act limits terminations: the five grounds for eviction, notice periods, the 3-day cure window, and the 180-day community closure rule under §55-2010.
Idaho
Fees & pass-throughs
What Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act says about fees: the ban on entrance and exit fees, required rental agreement disclosures, deposits, and the definition of other charges under §§55-2003 and 55-2007.
Idaho
Lot rent rules
How Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act handles lot rent increases: the 90-day written notice requirement, uniformity rules, and escalation clauses under §55-2006.
Idaho
Selling
What Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act says about selling in place: the ban on forced removal, the landlord approval process, the 5-day response rule, and lien-sale procedures under §§55-2009 and 55-2009A through 55-2009F.
Idaho
Storm & disaster
How Idaho regulates manufactured home safety: the HUD Code adoption under §39-4003, installation and construction standards enforcement by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses under §39-4001, and the federal baseline for structural and safety requirements.
Idaho
Title
How Idaho titles manufactured homes through the Department of Transportation: the §49-501 titling requirement, registration under §49-422, the HUD code definitions in §39-4105, and what Idaho law says about retiring a title.
Idaho
Utilities & submetering
What Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act says about utilities: required agreement disclosures under §55-2007, landlord maintenance duties under §55-2014, utility escalation clauses under §55-2006, and the statutory definition of 'utility' under §55-2003.
Illinois
Buying
What Illinois buyers face: a required written disclosure of rent and fees, a written lease before closing, and a ban on parks requiring the home be purchased from the owner.
Illinois
Eviction
Illinois limits mobile home park eviction to three statutory grounds, bars retaliatory eviction, and requires a verbatim tenant-rights notice in every lease under 765 ILCS 745.
Illinois
Fees & pass-throughs
How Illinois controls mobile home park fees: a 5-day grace period before late fees, security deposits capped at one month's rent, and no fees that are not listed in the lease.
Illinois
Lot rent rules
Illinois sets no lot-rent cap, but the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act requires a 24-month written lease offer and 90 days' notice of any rent increase.
Illinois
Selling
How Illinois protects selling a mobile home in place: no blocking the sale, no unrequested commission, and no forced removal of a sound, full-size home.
Illinois
Storm & disaster
Illinois mobile home emergencies: the park's duty to supply water in a prolonged outage, 12 months' notice before a park closes, and the federal HUD installation standards.
Illinois
Title
How Illinois manufactured home titles work: the Secretary of State issues the certificate of title, and an owner surrenders it to treat the home as real property.
Illinois
Utilities & submetering
How Illinois parks bill utilities: no charge for common-area utilities, a cap of 80% of an unmetered public-utility bill, and a required annual written explanation of charges.
Indiana
Buying
What Indiana buyers should know: there is no dedicated park act requiring pre-sale disclosure or limiting buyer approval, so the written lease and park rules control, but local governments can't restrict a home by its age or size, the deposit must be returned within 45 days, and the home transfers through its Indiana certificate of title — so review the lease, the rules, and the title carefully.
Indiana
Eviction
Indiana lets a mobile home community eject a resident only for listed reasons — nonpayment, a law violation or disorderly conduct, or a violation of a state or posted community rule — requires at least 10 days' notice for nonpayment, bars landlord self-help, and requires 180 days' written notice before a community closes, with the closure rule enforceable as a deceptive act.
Indiana
Fees & pass-throughs
Indiana has no dedicated mobile home park fee law and no statutory ban on entrance, exit, or transfer fees. The general landlord-tenant law sets no cap on a security deposit but requires it to be returned with an itemized statement within 45 days, and a community can place a limited lien for unpaid rent — otherwise the written lease controls the fees.
Indiana
Lot rent rules
Indiana has no statewide cap on mobile home lot rent and no dedicated park rent law. A mobile home community is regulated for health and licensing under IC 16-41-27, and the general landlord-tenant law sets the rest — a tenancy at will ends on one month's written notice, and nonpayment requires at least 10 days' notice — so the written lease controls the rent amount and timing.
Indiana
Selling
Indiana has no dedicated park sell-in-place statute, so a resident's ability to sell the home where it sits is governed mainly by the written lease and the park's rules. But Indiana bars local governments from regulating mobile homes based on their age or size (void after March 14, 2022), and the home transfers through its Indiana certificate of title.
Indiana
Storm & disaster
Indiana encourages a mobile home community to remind residents each year to replace the batteries in their weather radios and smoke detectors, relies on the federal HUD code for a home's construction and anchoring, and applies the general landlord-tenant habitability duty — but it has no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
Indiana
Title
Indiana titles a mobile or manufactured home with a certificate of title from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, assesses a home on a rented lot as personal property for annual property tax, requires a permit (and paid taxes) to move the home, and lets an owner who affixes the home to land they own retire the title so the home is treated as real property.
Indiana
Utilities & submetering
Indiana requires a mobile home community to provide an approved water supply and gives residents at least 30 days' advance written notice before the whole community's water service is disconnected, requires the landlord to maintain supplied plumbing and a reasonable supply of hot and cold water, and bars the landlord from shutting off a tenant's utilities as a self-help eviction — though it sets no cap on a park's utility markup.
Iowa
Buying
What Iowa buyers face: a written rental agreement and owner-disclosure, buyer approval that can't be unreasonably withheld, and a written title when buying from the park.
Iowa
Eviction
How Iowa mobile home park eviction works: a 3-day notice for unpaid rent, a 30-day notice with a 14-day cure for other breaches, and a ban on retaliatory eviction.
Iowa
Fees & pass-throughs
How Iowa limits mobile home park fees: late-fee caps tied to rent level, security deposits capped at two months' rent, and no entrance or exit fees except for services rendered.
Iowa
Lot rent rules
Iowa sets no lot-rent cap, but Chapter 562B requires a one-year lease term, 90 days' written notice of any rent increase, and caps late fees by rent level.
Iowa
Selling
How Iowa protects selling a mobile home in place: the right to sell at your own price, buyer approval that can't be unreasonably withheld, and no park sale commission.
Iowa
Storm & disaster
Iowa mobile home emergencies: tenant remedies if the park fails to supply water, the landlord's duty to keep the lot habitable, and the federal HUD installation standards.
Iowa
Title
How Iowa manufactured home titles work: a certificate of title from the Department of Transportation, and conversion to real estate by placement on a permanent foundation.
Iowa
Utilities & submetering
How Iowa parks handle utilities: a written rate explanation before signing, 90 days' notice of utility increases, and tenant remedies if the landlord fails to supply water.
Kansas
Buying
What Kansas buyers face: written disclosure of the park owner and utility rates, buyer approval that can't be unreasonably withheld, and a month-to-month default tenancy.
Kansas
Eviction
How Kansas mobile home park eviction works: a 3-day notice for unpaid rent, a 30-day notice with a 14-day cure for other breaches, and a ban on retaliatory eviction.
Kansas
Fees & pass-throughs
How Kansas limits park fees: deposits capped at two months' rent, no entrance or exit fees except for services rendered, and no fees based on household or family size.
Kansas
Lot rent rules
Kansas sets no lot-rent cap, but its Mobile Home Parks act requires 60 days' written notice of a rent increase and 60 days' notice to end a month-to-month tenancy.
Kansas
Selling
How Kansas protects selling a mobile home in place: the right to sell at your own price, buyer approval that can't be unreasonably withheld, and no park sale commission.
Kansas
Storm & disaster
Kansas mobile home emergencies: the landlord's duty to keep the lot habitable and supply utility hookups, and the federal HUD installation standards for anchoring.
Kansas
Title
How Kansas manufactured home titles work: a certificate of title from the Division of Vehicles, and elimination of that title when the home is affixed to real property.
Kansas
Utilities & submetering
How Kansas parks handle utilities: a written rate explanation before signing, required electric, water and sewer outlets, and landlord charges capped at actual cost.
Kentucky
Buying
What Kentucky buyers face: no mobile-home-specific buyer law; the lease governs, the resulting tenancy is month-to-month by default, and title transfers through the county clerk.
Kentucky
Eviction
Where Kentucky's landlord-tenant act is adopted, unpaid rent carries a 7-day notice and other breaches a 14-day notice; retaliatory eviction is barred. Elsewhere, common law governs.
Kentucky
Fees & pass-throughs
Kentucky sets no statewide cap on park fees or deposits; where the URLTA is adopted, a security deposit must be held in a separate account with signed damage listings.
Kentucky
Lot rent rules
Kentucky has no rent cap; the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies only where locally adopted and ends a month-to-month lot tenancy on 30 days' notice.
Kentucky
Selling
Kentucky has no statute granting a right to sell a mobile home in place or limiting park buyer-approval; the lease and certificate-of-title transfer rules govern the sale.
Kentucky
Storm & disaster
Where Kentucky's URLTA is adopted, the landlord must keep the lot habitable and supply essential services; federal HUD standards govern home construction and anchoring.
Kentucky
Title
Kentucky manufactured home titles: a Kentucky certificate of title, and an affidavit of conversion to real estate filed with the county clerk when the home is affixed to land.
Kentucky
Utilities & submetering
Where Kentucky's URLTA is adopted, the landlord must keep utilities working and supply running water, and a tenant can act on a willful failure of essential services.
Louisiana
Buying
What Louisiana buyers face: no mobile-home buyer-protection statute; retailers and installers are licensed by the Manufactured Housing Commission, and the lease and title rules govern.
Louisiana
Eviction
Louisiana has no mobile-home-park eviction statute; under Code of Civil Procedure art. 4701 a lessor must give a written notice to vacate of at least five days before filing.
Louisiana
Fees & pass-throughs
Louisiana sets no cap on mobile home park fees; the general Lessee's Deposit Act requires a security deposit to be returned within one month with an itemized statement.
Louisiana
Lot rent rules
Louisiana has no dedicated mobile home park law and no rent cap; under general Civil Code lease rules a month-to-month lot lease ends on 10 days' written notice.
Louisiana
Selling
Louisiana has no statute granting a right to sell in place or limiting park buyer-approval; the lease and general civil law govern, and an un-immobilized home stays movable property.
Louisiana
Storm & disaster
Louisiana relies on the Civil Code lessor-maintenance duty and the federal HUD construction and installation standards adopted through the Manufactured Housing Commission.
Louisiana
Title
Louisiana manufactured home titles: the home stays movable on a vehicle title until the owner files a declaration of immobilization that makes it part of the real estate.
Louisiana
Utilities & submetering
Louisiana has no mobile-home utility law; the Civil Code requires the lessor to keep the leased thing fit for its purpose, and the Public Service Commission regulates utilities.
Maine
Buying
What Maine buyers should know: a 30-day right to rescind if you can't keep the home in the park, full written fee disclosure before move-in, an entrance-fee cap, and dealers and installers licensed by the Manufactured Housing Board.
Maine
Eviction
Maine's mobile home park law limits eviction to listed grounds, requires at least 45 days' notice (30 for nonpayment with a cure right), bars retaliation, and routes evictions through court with mediation.
Maine
Fees & pass-throughs
Maine requires full written disclosure of all park fees before move-in, bars collection of undisclosed charges, caps entrance fees at two months' rent and late fees at 4%, and limits application fees to actual screening costs.
Maine
Lot rent rules
Maine's mobile home park law requires 90 days' written notice before a lot-rent or fee increase, and lets residents request mediation when an increase exceeds a market-based 'allowed' amount.
Maine
Selling
Maine protects a resident's right to sell in place: a park can't take a commission without a written agency contract, can't restrict reasonable advertising, can't unreasonably interfere with a sale, and can't evict to free a lot for its own buyer.
Maine
Storm & disaster
Maine backs storm safety with a habitability warranty for the lot and its facilities, state installation standards for foundations and anchoring set by the Manufactured Housing Board, and the federal HUD construction code.
Maine
Title
Maine titles newer manufactured homes through the Secretary of State, lets an owner cancel the title once the home is affixed to land they own, and taxes mobile homes as real estate.
Maine
Utilities & submetering
Maine bars a park from forcing residents to buy fuel oil or bottled gas from a particular dealer, and caps a park's centralized fuel price at the county's average retail rate; the habitability warranty covers a lot's facilities.
Maryland
Buying
What Maryland buyers should know: a written one-year lease offer, full disclosure of utilities, rules, and fees before move-in, a security deposit capped at two months' rent, and no entrance fee.
Maryland
Eviction
Maryland's Mobile Homes law lets a park evict only for nonpayment or specific violations, requires 30 days' written notice with a stated reason, bars retaliatory eviction, and requires one year's notice for a land-use change.
Maryland
Fees & pass-throughs
Maryland bans mobile home park entrance and exit fees, requires every park fee to be disclosed in the lease, requires 30 days' notice before a fee increase, and caps a resale inspection fee at $60.
Maryland
Lot rent rules
Maryland's Mobile Homes law guarantees a one-year lease offer, requires 60 days' notice of a rent increase at renewal, and requires 30 days' notice before any park-fee increase.
Maryland
Selling
Maryland law forbids a park from preventing a resident from selling a mobile home in the park or forcing its removal because of the sale, and caps a resale inspection fee at $60.
Maryland
Storm & disaster
Maryland makes the park keep the site, fixtures, common areas, and utilities in good repair and comply with building, housing, and health codes; home anchoring follows the HUD Code and Maryland installation standards.
Maryland
Title
Maryland titles mobile homes through the MVA: ownership transfers by certificate of title, a home over 35 feet is exempt from excise tax, and the MVA handles a home that is permanently installed or converted to real property.
Maryland
Utilities & submetering
Maryland parks must disclose the availability, capacity, and connection fee of every utility before move-in, keep each utility service in good repair, and may not restrict a resident's supplier or appliance installation except for safety.
Massachusetts
Buying
What Massachusetts buyers should know: full written disclosure of rent, itemized charges, and rules before move-in, a five-year lease offer, the right of a qualified buyer to enter the community, and HUD-built homes.
Massachusetts
Eviction
Massachusetts lets a park terminate a manufactured-home tenancy only for listed reasons, with 30 days' notice and a 15-day cure period, bars reprisal evictions, and gives an evicted resident 120 days to sell the home.
Massachusetts
Fees & pass-throughs
Massachusetts bars a park from charging any fee or commission on the sale of a home (beyond an optional 10% sale contract), requires every charge to be disclosed, and protects a resident's choice of vendors.
Massachusetts
Lot rent rules
Massachusetts requires parks to offer a five-year lease at fair market rent subject to any local rent control, and presumes any rent change that is not uniform across a class of residents is unfair.
Massachusetts
Selling
Massachusetts protects selling in place: a buyer who meets the community rules can't be refused entry, the park can't charge a sale fee (beyond an optional 10% sale contract), and can't block a transfer for an unsold-sites reason.
Massachusetts
Storm & disaster
Massachusetts homes are built to the federal HUD standards, communities are licensed and overseen by the local board of health, and residents are protected from reprisal for reporting building or health code violations.
Massachusetts
Title
A manufactured home in a Massachusetts community is exempt from property tax; instead the community pays a monthly municipal license fee per home, and the home is the resident's transferable property.
Massachusetts
Utilities & submetering
Massachusetts protects a resident's choice of fuel and service vendors, caps a community's central fuel-system charges at the local average price, and requires every utility charge to be itemized and disclosed.
Michigan
Buying
What Michigan buyers should know: a written lease is required, a park can't force you to buy a home from a particular seller, a qualifying buyer can purchase a home on-site, and ownership transfers by Secretary of State title.
Michigan
Eviction
Michigan requires 'just cause' to evict a mobile home park resident, lists the specific grounds in MCL 600.5775, and treats three late rent payments in 12 months (after written demand) as just cause.
Michigan
Fees & pass-throughs
Michigan bars mobile home park entrance and exit fees, forbidding required purchases of homes or services, and treats any charge tied to an on-site sale (beyond a capped inspection fee) as an illegal entrance or exit fee.
Michigan
Lot rent rules
Michigan requires a written lease for every mobile home park space and gives a year's notice before a change in the park's method of doing business, but sets no statewide rent cap; rent and terms may change after a lease term ends.
Michigan
Selling
Michigan protects on-site sales: a park can't stop a resident from selling the home in place at the resident's own price if the buyer qualifies, can't use age or size as the sole reason to block a sale, and can't charge sale fees beyond a $30 inspection.
Michigan
Storm & disaster
Michigan backs storm safety with a state mobile home code and installation rules covering construction, anchoring, and park safety, the federal HUD standards, and a local-health-department power to act on imminent danger.
Michigan
Title
Michigan titles every mobile home through the Secretary of State and lets an owner who affixes the home to land they own file an affidavit of affixture to cancel the title and make the home part of the real property.
Michigan
Utilities & submetering
Michigan bars a park from billing for electric, fuel, or water service unless the usage is first accurately and consistently measured (or included in rent), requires 10 days' notice before a utility shutoff, and refers water-tariff violations to the PSC.
Minnesota
Buying
What Minnesota buyers should know: a written rental agreement and a mandatory plain-language notice of rights, park approval only on reasonable disclosed criteria decided within 14 days, a security deposit capped at two months' rent, and no entrance fee.
Minnesota
Eviction
Minnesota lets a park recover a lot only for specific causes — with a 10-day cure for nonpayment, 30 days for most rule violations — bars retaliatory eviction, and lets a resident sell the home in the park within 60 days even after losing in court.
Minnesota
Fees & pass-throughs
Minnesota bars mobile home park entrance fees and any fee beyond rent to obtain or keep a lot, prohibits charges based on the number of people, children, or guests, caps pet fees at $4, and limits the security deposit to two months' rent.
Minnesota
Lot rent rules
Minnesota requires 60 days' written notice before a lot-rent increase, limits a park to two increases in any 12-month period, and requires rent to be uniform throughout the park.
Minnesota
Selling
Minnesota guarantees the right to sell a home in the park, caps the buyer-application fee at $25, bars a park from requiring its own broker, and lets the park approve the buyer only on reasonable, written, uniformly applied criteria within 14 days.
Minnesota
Storm & disaster
Minnesota requires every manufactured home park to have a severe-weather shelter or evacuation plan and give each resident a copy, keep roads passable for emergency vehicles, and build homes to the Manufactured Home Building Code and federal HUD standards.
Minnesota
Title
Minnesota titles manufactured homes through the state, won't transfer a title until property taxes are paid, taxes a home on a rented lot as personal property, and lets an owner who affixes the home to owned land surrender the title to make it real property.
Minnesota
Utilities & submetering
Minnesota lets a park bill for utilities only with accurate metering, caps the rate at what a resident could pay directly or what single-family homes pay, bars administrative and disconnection fees, and freezes rent for 13 months after water meters are installed.
Mississippi
Buying
Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park act, so a buyer's protections come mainly from the written lease, the park's rules, and general law. The deposit must be returned with an itemized statement, the landlord must maintain the dwelling, and the home transfers through its Mississippi certificate of title — so reviewing the lease, the rules, and the title is essential.
Mississippi
Eviction
Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park eviction law. Under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a landlord must give a 14-day written notice with a chance to cure for a lease breach and 30 days to end a month-to-month tenancy; nonpayment is pursued through the courts; and an eviction must go through a court proceeding rather than self-help.
Mississippi
Fees & pass-throughs
Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park fee law and no statutory ban on entrance, exit, or transfer fees, and no statutory cap on a security deposit. The Residential Landlord and Tenant Act requires a landlord who keeps any of the deposit to give the tenant an itemized written notice and return the balance — otherwise the written lease controls the fees.
Mississippi
Lot rent rules
Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park act and no cap on lot rent. The Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies to a dwelling rental and requires 30 days' written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, but renting only a lot for a resident-owned home is not clearly covered — so the written lease largely controls the rent amount and timing.
Mississippi
Selling
Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory right to sell a home in place, no buyer-approval limits, and no ban on sale commissions or transfer fees. A resident's ability to sell the home where it sits is governed by the written lease and the park's rules, and the home transfers through its Mississippi certificate of title.
Mississippi
Storm & disaster
Mississippi relies on the federal HUD code for a manufactured home's construction and wind-zone anchoring and, where the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs, on the landlord's duty to keep the dwelling and its plumbing, heating, and cooling systems maintained. Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
Mississippi
Title
Mississippi titles a manufactured or mobile home with a certificate of title from the Department of Revenue, taxes a home on a rented lot as personal property through the county, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own cancel the title and record an affidavit so the home is treated as part of the real estate.
Mississippi
Utilities & submetering
Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park utility law and no cap on how a park bills for utilities. Where the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs, the landlord must keep the dwelling unit's plumbing and heating or cooling systems in substantially the same condition as at the start of the lease; regulated utility service and rates fall to the Public Service Commission.
Missouri
Buying
What Missouri buyers face: no mobile-home-specific buyer-protection statute; manufactured homes are built to federal HUD standards, dealers and installers are licensed by the Manufactured Housing Commission, and the home is titled through the Department of Revenue.
Missouri
Eviction
Missouri has no mobile-home-park eviction statute; a lot tenant is removed under the general rent-and-possession and unlawful-detainer laws, after a rent demand or after the tenancy is terminated on one month's notice.
Missouri
Fees & pass-throughs
Missouri sets no cap on mobile home park fees; under the general landlord-tenant law a security deposit may not exceed two months' rent and must be returned, with an itemized list of any deductions, within 30 days.
Missouri
Lot rent rules
Missouri has no dedicated mobile home park law and no rent cap; a no-fixed-term lot tenancy is month-to-month and ends on one month's written notice under the general landlord-tenant statute.
Missouri
Selling
Missouri has no statute granting a right to sell a mobile home in place or limiting park buyer-approval; the lease and park rules govern, and ownership transfers by the Department of Revenue certificate of title.
Missouri
Storm & disaster
Missouri has no mobile-home-specific post-storm statute; manufactured homes are built to the federal HUD standards and installed under the Manufactured Housing Commission's code and installer licensing, with the lease and local codes governing the lot.
Missouri
Title
Missouri titles manufactured homes through the Department of Revenue like motor vehicles, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to real estate surrender the title to convert the home to real property.
Missouri
Utilities & submetering
Missouri has no mobile-home utility or submetering statute; utility billing in a park is governed by the written lease and, for regulated utilities, by the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Montana
Buying
What Montana buyers should know: buying a home in a park does not automatically include the right to rent the lot — you must sign a rental agreement — and the landlord must keep the premises fit and habitable; ownership transfers by Motor Vehicle Division title.
Montana
Eviction
Montana lets a park terminate a mobile home lot tenancy only on listed grounds with set notice — 7 days for nonpayment, 14 days for most rule violations, 24 hours for an immediate health-and-safety threat — with a right to cure and a ban on retaliation.
Montana
Fees & pass-throughs
Montana's mobile home lot rental law bars charging an extra fee based on the rent-payment type, voids lease terms that waive a tenant's rights, and applies the general security-deposit law to lot tenancies.
Montana
Lot rent rules
Montana's Residential Mobile Home Lot Rental Act makes a lot tenancy month-to-month by default and requires long notice to end it without cause or change the park's use, but sets no statewide rent cap.
Montana
Selling
Montana gives a mobile home owner the exclusive right to sell the home on its lot without interference or conditions by the landlord; the buyer must arrange a new rental agreement to keep the home in the park.
Montana
Storm & disaster
Montana makes the landlord keep the premises fit and habitable and maintain roads and common areas, sets out tenant and owner rights when a home is damaged by fire or casualty, and relies on the federal HUD code for the home's construction.
Montana
Title
Montana titles manufactured homes through the Motor Vehicle Division, and an owner who removes the running gear and sets the home on a permanent foundation on owned land can record a statement of intent to make the home an improvement to real property.
Montana
Utilities & submetering
Montana makes the landlord maintain the utility facilities it supplies and gives tenants real remedies — including deducting the cost or getting substitute housing — when the landlord fails to provide essential services like running water, electricity, and gas.
Nebraska
Buying
What Nebraska buyers should know: the park must disclose the rules and utility charges and deliver a written rental agreement before you sign, the deposit is capped at one month's rent, and a qualifying buyer can purchase a home in the park.
Nebraska
Eviction
Nebraska gives a mobile home lot tenant a 7-day cure period for unpaid rent and 30 days to fix most other violations, lets a landlord terminate only through the Act's procedures, and bars retaliatory eviction.
Nebraska
Fees & pass-throughs
Nebraska bars mobile home park entrance and exit fees (except for services or by written agreement), bars a sale commission unless the park acted as agent, caps the rental deposit at one month's rent, and requires its return within 14 days.
Nebraska
Lot rent rules
Nebraska's Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act requires at least 60 days' written notice before any lot-rent increase, though it sets no statewide cap on the amount.
Nebraska
Selling
Nebraska protects a resident's right to sell a mobile home in the park at a price of their own choosing; the landlord may approve the buyer within 10 days but may not unreasonably refuse or restrict the sale, and may not take a commission unless it acted as agent.
Nebraska
Storm & disaster
Nebraska makes the landlord keep the mobile home park fit and habitable, common areas safe, and facilities working, while the home itself is built to the federal HUD standards and installed under Nebraska's manufactured-housing requirements.
Nebraska
Title
Nebraska titles manufactured and mobile homes through the Department of Motor Vehicles, and lets an owner who affixes the home to land they own surrender the title for cancellation with an affidavit of affixture, making the home part of the real property.
Nebraska
Utilities & submetering
Nebraska requires a written explanation of utility rates and charges before a lease is signed, bars a park from forcing residents to use one seller unless health and safety require it, and caps any resulting charge at the actual cost.
Nevada
Buying
What Nevada buyers should know: before any application fee the park must hand over the lease, rules, acceptance criteria, and a 5-year rent-increase history; buyer approval can't be unreasonably withheld and must come within 10 business days; deposits are refundable.
Nevada
Eviction
Nevada lets a park terminate a manufactured-home lot tenancy only on listed grounds, with graduated notice — 10 days for nonpayment, 45 days for most other reasons, 180 days for a change of use — and a written reason stated with specific facts.
Nevada
Fees & pass-throughs
Nevada limits the extra charges a park can impose, bars making residents pay for common-area improvements without an ordinance, restricts capital-improvement charges, and makes all deposits refundable with a 21-day refund.
Nevada
Lot rent rules
Nevada requires 90 days' written notice before a lot-rent increase and requires rent to be the same for manufactured homes and lots of the same size or similar location, allowing only specific discounts.
Nevada
Selling
Nevada protects selling in place: a park can't deny the right to sell in the park, force removal solely because of a sale, ban advertising, or require it act as agent — and any buyer approval can't be unreasonably withheld and must be decided in 10 business days.
Nevada
Storm & disaster
Nevada makes the landlord maintain the park's common areas, facilities, driveways, sidewalks, and the utility apparatus on each lot — and remove snow — while the home itself is built to the federal HUD standards.
Nevada
Title
Nevada titles manufactured homes through the Manufactured Housing Division, and a home becomes real property only after the county assessor places it on the tax roll — which requires Division verification, paid taxes, and a recorded affidavit of conversion.
Nevada
Utilities & submetering
Nevada bars a park from cutting utilities to force a tenant out, requires the rent to drop if a service is reduced or eliminated, requires 24 hours' notice of a planned interruption, and makes the landlord maintain utility apparatus on the lot.
New Hampshire
Buying
What New Hampshire buyers should know: the park must disclose all terms before any rental agreement and give written park rules, a buyer who meets the rules can't be unreasonably refused (decision in 14 days), the deposit is capped at one month, and an application fee is capped at $125.
New Hampshire
Eviction
New Hampshire allows eviction from a manufactured housing park only for six listed reasons, with 30 days' notice for nonpayment (curable by paying arrears plus $15), 60 days for most others, and 18 months for a change of use.
New Hampshire
Fees & pass-throughs
New Hampshire caps a park entrance fee at three months' rent (and only for services rendered), bars a late fee within 7 days of the due date, limits the security deposit to one month, and bars charges for under-18 residents.
New Hampshire
Lot rent rules
New Hampshire requires 60 days' written notice and an explanation before any rent or charge increase, and gives residents a right to request mediation of an increase over $15 when a majority of homeowners petition.
New Hampshire
Selling
New Hampshire protects selling in place: a resident may sell at their own price with up to two signs, the park can approve a buyer only reasonably and within 14 days, can't take a commission unless it acted as agent, and can't force out a safe, conforming home.
New Hampshire
Storm & disaster
New Hampshire backs storm safety with an implied warranty of habitability for water and sewage, a bar on charging residents for underground-system repairs they didn't cause, a required local emergency-repair contact, and the federal HUD construction code.
New Hampshire
Title
New Hampshire taxes manufactured housing as real estate in the town where it sits, and a resident's right to sell the home in place is protected by statute; ownership transfers by the sale documents rather than a vehicle-style title.
New Hampshire
Utilities & submetering
New Hampshire bars a park from forcing residents to use one fuel or service supplier, makes the park pay conversion costs when it shifts a utility to tenants, bars admin fees on single-billed utilities, and warrants safe water and sewage.
New Jersey
Buying
What New Jersey buyers should know: the park must offer a written lease of at least 12 months and deliver the rules before you sign, all fees must be disclosed, a buyer's approval can't be unreasonably withheld, and the deposit is capped at 1.5 months.
New Jersey
Eviction
New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act covers mobile home park lots and allows removal only for good cause, with notice periods that run from 3 days for damage up to 18 months to retire the park and 3 years for a conversion.
New Jersey
Fees & pass-throughs
New Jersey requires full written disclosure of all park fees before move-in, bars collecting undisclosed charges, forbids requiring residents to buy tie-down or other equipment from the park, and caps the security deposit at 1.5 months' rent.
New Jersey
Lot rent rules
New Jersey has no statewide rent cap, but many towns adopt local rent control for mobile home parks, a rent increase used for eviction must not be 'unconscionable,' and park fee increases need 30 days' written notice.
New Jersey
Selling
New Jersey protects selling in place: a park can't deny the right to sell within the park or force removal because of the sale, can't take a commission unless it acted as agent, and can't unreasonably withhold approval of the buyer.
New Jersey
Storm & disaster
New Jersey requires the park to bear the cost of any forced relocation of a home within the park and reimburse damage, regulates and inspects parks through the Department of Community Affairs, and relies on the federal HUD code for home construction.
New Jersey
Title
New Jersey titles a mobile home through the Motor Vehicle Commission with a certificate of ownership, charges a home in a park an annual municipal service fee rather than separate property tax, and cancels the title when the home moves onto land the owner owns.
New Jersey
Utilities & submetering
New Jersey bars a park from charging more than cost to install or use an appliance, generally bars requiring residents to buy fuel from the park, and limits charges to the park's actual cost; regulated utilities answer to the Board of Public Utilities.
New Mexico
Buying
What New Mexico buyers should know: the park must disclose the rent, the prior two years' rent increases, the rules, the zoning, all charges, and the right to dispute resolution in a written rental agreement before occupancy; can't require you to buy the home from a particular seller; must treat all applicants equally; and can apply only its normal screening standards to a buyer.
New Mexico
Eviction
New Mexico limits eviction of a mobile home resident to a list of specific reasons, requires a written notice to quit that states the reason, generally gives at least 30 days (60 for a multisection home) to remove the home, requires only a 3-day notice for nonpayment, and requires 6 months' notice when a change in land use would force residents out.
New Mexico
Fees & pass-throughs
New Mexico bars a mobile home park from charging an entry fee as a condition of tenancy, bars a selling or transfer fee when a resident sells the home, caps a security deposit at one month's rent (two months for multiwide homes) held in a separate trust account, and requires every charge other than rent to be disclosed in the written rental agreement.
New Mexico
Lot rent rules
New Mexico requires a written lease for a mobile home space, requires at least 60 days' written notice of any rent increase, requires the rent-increase history for the prior two years to be disclosed up front, and lets a resident request the park's current schedule of rental rates — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
New Mexico
Selling
New Mexico bars a mobile home park from prohibiting the listing or sale of a home in the park, from requiring itself as the selling agent, and from charging a selling or transfer fee, and requires the park to treat all buyers equally — though the park may apply its normal screening standards to a prospective buyer.
New Mexico
Storm & disaster
New Mexico makes the park responsible for maintaining the park-owned exterior utility lines, relies on the federal HUD code and the Manufactured Housing Division for a home's construction and anchoring, and — when a change in land use would force residents out — requires six months' written notice. New Mexico has no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
New Mexico
Title
New Mexico titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title from the Motor Vehicle Division, taxes a home on a rented space as personal property, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own deactivate the certificate of title so the home is treated as real property — with installation and dealer licensing overseen by the Manufactured Housing Division.
New Mexico
Utilities & submetering
New Mexico makes the park responsible for maintaining the park-owned exterior utility lines, bars charging residents more than the per-unit cost the park pays for utilities, allows only a reasonable disclosed administrative fee, requires a monthly itemized utility bill showing the amount consumed and cost per unit, and gives residents access to their meter records — with a civil penalty for violations.
New York
Buying
What New York buyers should know: the park must offer a one-year lease with a tenant-rights rider before occupancy, must disclose all fees in advance, can't unreasonably withhold approval of the buyer, and holds any deposit as a trust fund.
New York
Eviction
New York allows eviction from a manufactured home park only for listed reasons, with a 30-day rent demand, a 10-day cure for rule violations, a two-year notice plus a stipend of up to $15,000 for a change of use, and a 90-day warrant notice.
New York
Fees & pass-throughs
New York bars a manufactured home park from charging any fee other than rent, utilities, and charges for available facilities, requires all fees to be disclosed and reasonably related to services, caps late charges at 3% with a 10-day grace, and bars collecting undisclosed fees.
New York
Lot rent rules
New York limits a manufactured home park to one rent or fee increase per year, requires 90 days' written notice before any increase, and bars a rent increase unless the park has offered the tenant a one-year lease.
New York
Selling
New York protects selling in place: a park can't deny the right to sell the home within the park (on 20 days' notice), can't block buyers' access or force removal because of the sale, can't unreasonably withhold buyer approval, and can't take a commission unless it acted as agent.
New York
Storm & disaster
New York makes it a violation for a park to willfully cut off agreed water, heat, or power, allows eviction for a resident's violation of safety laws, relies on the federal HUD code for home construction, and oversees parks through Homes and Community Renewal.
New York
Title
New York does not issue a motor-vehicle-style title for a manufactured home; ownership transfers through the sale (protected by Real Property Law §233), and the home is taxed as real property with its value included in the land assessment.
New York
Utilities & submetering
New York makes it a violation for a park that agreed to provide water, heat, light, or power to willfully cut it off without just cause, limits charges to services actually rendered, and allows only limited pass-through of third-party utility increases.
North Carolina
Buying
What North Carolina buyers face: no mobile-home-park buyer-protection statute, but manufactured homes are built to the federal HUD code, dealers and set-up contractors are licensed by the Manufactured Housing Board, and the general deposit cap applies.
North Carolina
Eviction
North Carolina has no mobile-home-park eviction statute, but a manufactured home lot tenancy needs a 60-day notice to quit, nonpayment requires a 10-day demand, removal goes through court summary ejectment, and retaliatory eviction is a defense.
North Carolina
Fees & pass-throughs
North Carolina caps a residential late fee at $15 or 5% of the monthly rent (only if rent is 5+ days late), caps the security deposit at 1.5 months for a month-to-month tenancy, and requires the deposit returned within 30 days.
North Carolina
Lot rent rules
North Carolina has no dedicated mobile home park act and no rent cap, but it does require a 60-day notice to quit to end a manufactured home lot tenancy — far longer than the 7 days for an ordinary month-to-month rental.
North Carolina
Selling
North Carolina has no statute granting a right to sell a mobile home in place or limiting park buyer-approval; the lease and park rules govern, and ownership transfers through the DMV certificate of title.
North Carolina
Storm & disaster
North Carolina makes the landlord keep the premises fit and habitable and repair supplied systems, while the home itself is built to the federal HUD code and set up under the Manufactured Housing Board's installation standards.
North Carolina
Title
North Carolina titles a manufactured home through the DMV, and an owner whose home qualifies as real property can surrender the certificate of title — by affidavit — so the home is treated as part of the real estate.
North Carolina
Utilities & submetering
North Carolina has no mobile-home submetering statute, but a park that resells water or sewer must follow Utilities Commission rules, a landlord must keep supplied utility systems in good repair, and no late fee may be charged for unpaid water or sewer.
North Dakota
Buying
What North Dakota buyers should know: a park owner must provide ownership and contact information, a copy of the lease on request, and a summary of the tenant's rights; the deposit is capped at one month's rent; and the home is HUD-built and DOT-titled.
North Dakota
Eviction
North Dakota's mobile home park law gives a resident a defense to eviction when the park violated the park-rights statute, requires three months to remedy a new rule violation, and requires the eviction notice to state that the tenant need not leave until a court orders it.
North Dakota
Fees & pass-throughs
North Dakota caps a mobile home park late fee at 10% of monthly rent plus no more than $5 per day, bars a park from forcing a resident to sell the home to the owner, and limits the general security deposit to one month's rent.
North Dakota
Lot rent rules
North Dakota requires 90 days' written notice before a rent increase in a month-to-month mobile home park tenancy, and bars a new park owner from raising rent for six months if it was already raised in the 60 days before the sale.
North Dakota
Selling
North Dakota bars a park owner from forcing a resident to sell or transfer the home to the park, but there is no statute granting a broad right to sell in place; the lease, park rules, and DOT title transfer govern a sale.
North Dakota
Storm & disaster
North Dakota makes the landlord keep the premises fit and habitable and supply water and heat, requires 30 days' notice before sanitation- or safety-related rule changes, and relies on the federal HUD code and the state's park-licensing system for safety.
North Dakota
Title
North Dakota titles a manufactured home through the Department of Transportation, lets an owner record an affidavit of affixation to convert the home to real property, and taxes a mobile home through a mobile home tax permit unless it is permanently attached as real property.
North Dakota
Utilities & submetering
North Dakota bars a mobile home park from charging more than the actual cost of a utility plus a $3 administrative fee, requires an individual meter for each home before charging a utility fee, and requires the park to give residents access to their meter readings.
Ohio
Buying
What Ohio buyers should know: the park must offer a written rental agreement of one year or more, disclose every fee in writing before you sign, and put its name and a boldface statement of your rights in the lease; it can't unreasonably refuse to rent to you, and the home is HUD-built and titled through the clerk of courts.
Ohio
Eviction
Ohio limits the grounds on which a manufactured home park can recover possession, gives a resident at least 30 days to cure a first material rule violation, bars self-help evictions like utility shutoffs and lockouts, and requires a 3-day notice to leave before a park can file in court.
Ohio
Fees & pass-throughs
Ohio requires a manufactured home park to disclose every fee in writing before move-in, makes undisclosed fees uncollectible, bars charges not in the rental agreement and most transfer or sale fees, and limits how a security deposit is held and returned.
Ohio
Lot rent rules
Ohio's manufactured home park law requires at least 30 days' written notice before any lot-rent increase, bars an increase during the term of a rental agreement, and entitles a homeowner to a written rental agreement of one year or more — though there is no statewide cap on the amount.
Ohio
Selling
Ohio gives a manufactured home owner the right to sell the home in place on 10 days' notice, bars the park from forcing removal just because of a sale or unreasonably refusing to rent to the buyer, and forbids a sale-based fee unless the park acts as the seller's agent.
Ohio
Storm & disaster
Ohio makes the manufactured home park keep the premises fit and habitable and the common areas safe and sanitary, backs that with the Division of Industrial Compliance's park rules, and relies on the federal HUD code for the home's wind-zone construction.
Ohio
Title
Ohio titles a manufactured home through the clerk of the court of common pleas, taxes it either as real property or under the annual manufactured home tax, and lets an owner convert the home to real property by affixing it to a permanent foundation on owned land and surrendering the certificate of title to the county auditor.
Ohio
Utilities & submetering
Ohio makes a manufactured home park keep the water, sewer, septic, and electrical and plumbing systems it supplies in good and safe working order, gives residents a rent-escrow remedy when the park fails to fix a problem, and bars a park from shutting off utilities to force a resident out.
Oklahoma
Buying
What Oklahoma buyers should know: there's no dedicated park law, so the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies — the landlord must disclose in writing who owns and manages the park, the security deposit is held in escrow and returned within 45 days, and the home is HUD-built and titled through Service Oklahoma.
Oklahoma
Eviction
Oklahoma has no mobile-home-park-specific eviction law, so a park lot tenancy follows the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act: a 5-day written notice for unpaid rent, a 15-day notice with a 10-day cure for other violations, and a court process — a park can't lock a resident out or remove them without a court order.
Oklahoma
Fees & pass-throughs
Oklahoma has no mobile-home-park fee statute, so charges come from the lease under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act — which requires a security deposit to be held in an escrow account and returned within 45 days, and bars lease terms that waive a tenant's rights or shift attorney's fees.
Oklahoma
Lot rent rules
Oklahoma has no dedicated mobile home park law — a park lot tenancy falls under the Oklahoma Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, which makes a tenancy month-to-month by default and requires at least 30 days' written notice to change or end it, with no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
Oklahoma
Selling
Oklahoma has no mobile-home-park sell-in-place law, so a park's written rules and lease govern whether a home can be sold and stay on the lot; the sale itself transfers by assigning the certificate of title, and any ad valorem taxes due must be paid first.
Oklahoma
Storm & disaster
Oklahoma has no mobile-home-park storm statute, but the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act makes the landlord keep the premises fit and habitable and lets a tenant terminate if a fire or casualty makes the home unusable; the home's wind-zone construction comes from the federal HUD code — which matters in tornado-prone Oklahoma.
Oklahoma
Title
Oklahoma titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title issued through Service Oklahoma (formerly the Tax Commission) or a motor license agent, taxes it as personal property when it sits on a rented lot and as real property on the owner's own land, and lets an owner cancel the title once the home is permanently affixed to real estate.
Oklahoma
Utilities & submetering
Oklahoma has no mobile-home-park utility statute, but the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act makes a landlord maintain the utility systems it supplies and gives a tenant strong remedies — terminate, procure-and-deduct, damages, or substitute housing — when the landlord fails to supply heat, water, or other essential services.
Oregon
Buying
What Oregon buyers should know: before you sign, the park must give you a written statement of policy that includes a five-year rent history and the park's sale, closure, and utility policies, plus a written rental agreement; the buyer-approval decision is due within 7 days, and the home is HUD-built and tracked by a DCBS ownership document.
Oregon
Eviction
Oregon limits when a manufactured dwelling park can terminate a tenancy — a 30-day for-cause notice with a chance to cure, a separate 60-day process for the home's physical condition, and a 365-day notice plus relocation payment if the park closes — and a park can't evict through self-help.
Oregon
Fees & pass-throughs
Oregon bars a manufactured dwelling park from charging any fee not allowed by statute and described in the written rental agreement, caps rule-violation fees, and requires a security deposit to be accounted for and returned within 31 days — with no new or increased deposit in the first year.
Oregon
Lot rent rules
Oregon caps annual mobile home park rent increases — 6% a year in parks with more than 30 spaces, or the lesser of 10% or 7% plus CPI in smaller parks — and requires 90 days' written notice, no more than one increase in any 12-month period, with three months' rent in damages for an over-cap increase.
Oregon
Selling
Oregon gives a manufactured home owner a strong right to sell the home in place: the park can't deny the sale or force the home out because of it, can't take a commission unless it acted as a written-consignment agent, and can't unreasonably reject the buyer as a new tenant — and must decide on the buyer within 7 days.
Oregon
Storm & disaster
Oregon makes a manufactured dwelling park keep the rented space, common areas, drainage, and hazard trees in habitable condition, bars a park from forcing out a home for its age or style after a storm, and relies on the federal HUD code for the home's construction.
Oregon
Title
Oregon documents ownership of a manufactured home through an ownership document issued by the Building Codes Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, taxes it as personal property on a rented lot, and lets an owner convert the home to real property by recording it in the county deed records.
Oregon
Utilities & submetering
Oregon lets a manufactured dwelling park bill residents for utilities only by passing through the provider's charge — no markup except a 10% add-on for cable or internet — requires the park to maintain the utility system and any submeter, and treats a utility charge as separate from rent so nonpayment can't be treated as unpaid rent.
Pennsylvania
Buying
What Pennsylvania buyers should know: the community must give a written lease, post a copy of the law and an 'Important Notice' of rights, and fully disclose every rent, fee, and utility charge before you sign — and if it doesn't disclose, you can void the lease in the first year.
Pennsylvania
Eviction
Pennsylvania's Manufactured Home Community Rights Act lets a park evict only for four reasons, bars self-help, requires written notice by certified mail with a 20- or 30-day window to pay overdue rent, and treats an eviction within six months of a resident asserting their rights as presumptively retaliatory.
Pennsylvania
Fees & pass-throughs
Pennsylvania bans entrance and exit fees in a manufactured home community, caps installation, removal, and appliance fees at the park's actual cost, requires every fee and service charge to be disclosed in writing before the lease, and makes undisclosed fees void and unenforceable.
Pennsylvania
Lot rent rules
Pennsylvania's Manufactured Home Community Rights Act requires a written lease, limits ground-rent changes to once in any 12-month period, and makes a rent increase unenforceable until 30 days after written notice — with no increase during the lease term — though there is no statewide cap on the amount.
Pennsylvania
Selling
Pennsylvania makes any lease term that prevents the sale of a manufactured home void, bars a sale commission unless the park acted as a licensed agent under a written agreement, lets the park approve the buyer only if approval isn't unreasonably withheld, and gives the buyer a five-day right to cancel.
Pennsylvania
Storm & disaster
Pennsylvania lets a community set tie-down and anchoring standards under the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act and Construction Code Act but bars forcing a resident to buy that equipment from a designated supplier, relies on the federal HUD code for the home's construction, and requires 180 days' notice plus relocation payments if a community closes.
Pennsylvania
Title
Pennsylvania titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title through PennDOT, taxes a home anchored on land as real estate, requires a county tax-status certification before a sale or transfer, and lets PennDOT cancel the title once the home is permanently affixed to real property.
Pennsylvania
Utilities & submetering
Pennsylvania's Manufactured Home Community Rights Act treats utilities as 'service charges' that a community must fully disclose in writing before the lease, makes any undisclosed charge void, and requires 30 days' notice before an increase — though the Act sets no cap on a community's utility markup.
Rhode Island
Buying
What Rhode Island buyers should know: the park must give a written lease of at least one year and disclose every charge — plus a three-year rent-and-fee history — before you sign, the security deposit is capped at one month's rent with 3% interest, and the home is HUD-built and conveyed by a recorded instrument.
Rhode Island
Eviction
Rhode Island lets a manufactured home park terminate a tenancy only for six listed reasons, requires 60 days' written notice (30 days for nonpayment), gives a chance to cure, and treats an eviction or rent increase within six months of a resident asserting their rights as presumptively retaliatory.
Rhode Island
Fees & pass-throughs
Rhode Island bars a manufactured home park from charging an entrance fee, caps a late charge at 5% of monthly rent after a 7-day grace period, limits a security deposit to one month's rent with 3% interest, and bars extra charges for additional household members or cable installation.
Rhode Island
Lot rent rules
Rhode Island requires a written lease of at least one year, bars a rent increase during the lease term, requires 60 days' written notice of any rent or fee change, and caps a late charge at 5% of monthly rent after a 7-day grace period — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
Rhode Island
Selling
Rhode Island gives a manufactured home owner the right to sell the home in place, bars a forced removal because of the sale, caps any park commission at 10% and only by written agreement, protects 'for sale' signs, and lets the park refuse a buyer only for good cause.
Rhode Island
Storm & disaster
Rhode Island requires manufactured homes to be HUD-built with recorded wind-zone data, makes the park maintain rented homes and the grounds against the weather, and — if a park is discontinued after a disaster or sale — requires a full year's notice and up to $4,000 in relocation benefits.
Rhode Island
Title
Rhode Island conveys a mobile or manufactured home by a written deed or instrument recorded with the city or town recorder of deeds, imposes a conveyance tax of $1.40 per $500 of price, and requires new homes to be HUD-compliant — the home is taxed by the municipality rather than carrying a vehicle-style state title.
Rhode Island
Utilities & submetering
Rhode Island bars a manufactured home park from charging more than the utility's own rate when it resells electricity, gas, or water, requires the park to maintain the utility systems and give 24 hours' notice before repairs, lets residents choose their own service providers, and provides a repair-and-deduct remedy.
South Carolina
Buying
What South Carolina buyers should know: there's no dedicated park law, so the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies — the landlord must disclose in writing who owns and manages the property, the security deposit must be returned with an itemized accounting within 30 days, and the home is HUD-built and titled through the SCDMV.
South Carolina
Eviction
South Carolina has no mobile-home-park-specific eviction law, so a lot tenancy follows the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act: a 5-day written notice for unpaid rent, a 14-day notice with a chance to cure for other violations, a court process through the magistrate, and no self-help lockouts.
South Carolina
Fees & pass-throughs
South Carolina has no mobile-home-park fee statute, so charges come from the lease under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act — which requires a security deposit to be returned with an itemized accounting within 30 days, requires disclosure of deposit standards in larger parks, and bars lease terms that waive a tenant's rights.
South Carolina
Lot rent rules
South Carolina has no dedicated mobile home park law — a lot tenancy is governed by the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, which makes the tenancy month-to-month by default and requires 30 days' written notice to change or end it, with no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
South Carolina
Selling
South Carolina has no mobile-home-park sell-in-place law, so a park's written rules and lease govern whether a home can be sold and stay on the lot; the sale itself transfers through the SCDMV certificate of title, and a moving permit with a paid-tax certificate is required to relocate the home.
South Carolina
Storm & disaster
South Carolina has no mobile-home-park storm statute, but the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act makes the landlord keep the premises fit and habitable and lets a tenant terminate if a fire or casualty makes the home unusable; the home's wind-zone construction comes from the federal HUD code — important in hurricane-prone South Carolina.
South Carolina
Title
South Carolina titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title from the SCDMV, requires a county license and decal before electricity is connected, and lets an owner retire the title and have the home treated as real property once it is affixed to land the owner holds.
South Carolina
Utilities & submetering
South Carolina has no mobile-home-park utility statute, but the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act makes a landlord maintain the utilities it supplies and gives a tenant remedies — including repair-and-deduct and termination — when the landlord fails to provide an essential service like heat or water.
South Dakota
Buying
South Dakota has no dedicated mobile home park act, so a buyer's protections come mainly from the written lease, the park's rules, and general law. The landlord must keep the premises fit for habitation, the deposit is capped at one month's rent and returned within two weeks, and the home transfers through its South Dakota certificate of title — so reviewing the lease, the rules, and the title is essential.
South Dakota
Eviction
South Dakota has no comprehensive dedicated mobile home park eviction law. Eviction runs through the general forcible-entry-and-detainer process, with a three-day notice to quit for nonpayment; a month-to-month tenancy ends on about 30 days' notice; and a mobile home owner gets 90 days' notice to move the home if the land is developed for another use.
South Dakota
Fees & pass-throughs
South Dakota caps a residential security deposit at one month's rent (more only by mutual agreement for special risks) and requires it to be returned within two weeks with a written reason for any withholding, but it has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory ban on entrance, exit, or transfer fees — so the written lease controls the rest.
South Dakota
Lot rent rules
South Dakota has no comprehensive dedicated mobile home park act and no cap on lot rent. The general lease law applies — a landlord can change a month-to-month lease on 30 days' written notice (and the tenant can then terminate within 15 days) — and a mobile home owner gets 90 days' notice if the land is developed for another use.
South Dakota
Selling
South Dakota has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory right to sell a home in place, no buyer-approval limits, and no ban on sale commissions or transfer fees. A resident's ability to sell the home where it sits is governed by the written lease and the park's rules, and the home transfers through its South Dakota certificate of title.
South Dakota
Storm & disaster
South Dakota relies on the federal HUD code for a manufactured home's construction and wind-zone anchoring and on the general landlord duty to keep the premises fit for habitation and the electrical, plumbing, and heating systems in good and safe working order. South Dakota has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter, but a mobile home owner gets 90 days' notice for a change of land use.
South Dakota
Title
South Dakota titles a mobile or manufactured home with a certificate of title issued through the county treasurer, taxes a home on a rented lot under the state's mobile home tax, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own surrender the title so the home is treated as part of the real estate.
South Dakota
Utilities & submetering
South Dakota requires a residential landlord to keep the premises and the electrical, plumbing, and heating systems in good and safe working order and fit for habitation, and gives a tenant a repair-and-deduct remedy if the landlord fails to repair after notice — but it has no dedicated mobile home park act and no cap on how a park bills for utilities.
Tennessee
Buying
Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park act, so a buyer's protections come mainly from the written lease, the park's rules, and general law. Where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies (counties over 75,000 people), the landlord must keep the premises fit and habitable and handle deposits properly; the home transfers through its Tennessee certificate of title — so review the lease, the rules, and the title.
Tennessee
Eviction
Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park eviction law. Where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies (counties over 75,000 people), a breach or nonpayment requires a written notice with a 14-day cure, a month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' notice, and self-help is barred; in smaller counties the lease and general detainer law govern.
Tennessee
Fees & pass-throughs
Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park fee law and no statutory ban on entrance, exit, or transfer fees, and no cap on a security deposit. Where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies (counties over 75,000 people), the deposit must be held in a separate account and the tenant has inspection and accounting rights — otherwise the written lease controls the fees.
Tennessee
Lot rent rules
Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park act and no cap on lot rent. The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies only in counties with more than 75,000 people and requires 30 days' notice to end a month-to-month tenancy; in smaller counties the written lease and common law control, so the lease is what governs the rent amount and timing.
Tennessee
Selling
Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory right to sell a home in place, no buyer-approval limits, and no ban on sale commissions or transfer fees. A resident's ability to sell the home where it sits is governed by the written lease and the park's rules, and the home transfers through its Tennessee certificate of title.
Tennessee
Storm & disaster
Tennessee relies on the federal HUD code for a manufactured home's construction and wind-zone anchoring and, where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies (counties over 75,000 people), on the landlord's duty to keep the premises fit and habitable. Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
Tennessee
Title
Tennessee titles a mobile or manufactured home with a certificate of title issued through the county clerk, taxes a home on a rented lot as personal property assessed by the county, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own retire the title so the home is treated as part of the real estate.
Tennessee
Utilities & submetering
Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park utility law and no cap on how a park bills for utilities. Where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies (counties over 75,000 people), the landlord must keep the premises fit and habitable and a tenant whose essential services are cut off has remedies; regulated utility service and rates fall to the Public Utility Commission.
Texas
Buying
What Texas buyers should know: the community must give a prospective tenant the proposed lease, the community rules, and a disclosure statement (including the six-month-lease right) when it takes the application; the lease must disclose all rent and charges; the buyer must be approved in writing and sign a lease; and the home transfers through a TDHCA Statement of Ownership.
Texas
Eviction
Texas limits eviction of a manufactured home community tenant to the grounds in the Manufactured Home Tenancies chapter — a lease violation or nonpayment — requires written notice and a 10-day cure period for nonpayment of at least one month's rent, requires 180 days' notice before a change in land use, and bars retaliation against a tenant for six months.
Texas
Fees & pass-throughs
Texas requires a manufactured home community lease to disclose every charge — rent, late fees, service fees, and the security deposit — requires the deposit to be refunded within 30 days with an itemized accounting, bars retaining a deposit for normal wear and tear, bars a forced sale commission, and makes any waiver of these protections void.
Texas
Lot rent rules
Texas gives a manufactured home community tenant the right to an initial lease of at least six months, requires the lease to state the rent and all charges, requires at least 60 days' notice before a renewal or nonrenewal (with the new rent stated in any renewal offer), and requires the landlord to accept cash rent with a receipt — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
Texas
Selling
Texas lets the owner of a manufactured home sell it on the leased lot if the buyer is approved in writing by the landlord and signs a lease, and bars the landlord from forcing the owner to use it as the sales agent or to pay it a commission unless the owner agreed in writing. The home transfers through a TDHCA Statement of Ownership.
Texas
Storm & disaster
Texas warrants that a manufactured home community lot is suitable for a home, requires the landlord to repair conditions that materially affect a tenant's health or safety, relies on the federal HUD code and TDHCA for a home's construction and wind-zone installation, and requires 180 days' notice if a change in land use forces residents out. Texas has no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
Texas
Title
Texas records manufactured home ownership through a Statement of Ownership issued by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs — not a vehicle title — taxes a home on a rented lot as personal property, and lets an owner elect to treat a home affixed to land they own as real property. The Manufactured Housing Standards Act and TDHCA govern the process.
Texas
Utilities & submetering
Texas requires a manufactured home community landlord to maintain the utility lines it installs and to repair conditions that materially affect a tenant's health or safety, and warrants that the lot is suitable for a home. Utility submetering in manufactured home communities is regulated by the Public Utility Commission, and the chapter sets no utility-markup cap.
Utah
Buying
What Utah buyers should know: the park must offer a signed written lease that discloses the owner's identity, all rent and fees, and how utilities are calculated; the park can approve you as a buyer only if it doesn't unreasonably withhold approval; and the home is HUD-built and titled through the Motor Vehicle Division.
Utah
Eviction
Utah's Mobile Home Park Residency Act lets a park terminate a lease only for listed causes, builds in cure periods — 60 days for structural rule violations, 7 days for other rules, 5 days for unpaid rent — requires a dispute-resolution meeting for many rule violations, and bars retaliatory eviction.
Utah
Fees & pass-throughs
Utah's Mobile Home Park Residency Act bans entrance, exit, and installation fees, caps a park's service charges at its actual cost, requires every fee to be disclosed in the written lease, and lets a park require only a reasonable initial security deposit.
Utah
Lot rent rules
Utah's Mobile Home Park Residency Act requires a written lease, makes any rent or fee increase unenforceable until 60 days after written notice, caps a park's service charges at its actual cost, and bars a rent increase once a park has given notice of a change in land use — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
Utah
Selling
Utah makes any lease rule that prevents or unreasonably limits the sale of a resident's mobile home void, protects the right to advertise and post a 'for sale' sign, bars a park from forcing a sale through its own agent, and lets the park approve the buyer only if approval isn't unreasonably withheld.
Utah
Storm & disaster
Utah lets a park set tie-down and skirting standards for safety but bars forcing a resident to buy that equipment from the park's supplier, relies on the federal HUD code for the home's construction and anchoring, and requires nine months' notice plus a rent freeze if the park closes through a change in land use.
Utah
Title
Utah titles a mobile or manufactured home through the Motor Vehicle Division as personal property, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own convert it to real property by recording an affidavit of affixture and surrendering the ownership documents — after which the county assesses it as real estate.
Utah
Utilities & submetering
Utah caps a mobile home park's annual service-charge income at its actual cost, requires the lease and an annual statement to disclose how utility charges are calculated, and bars a local water, sewer, or sanitation provider from taking a greater percentage return from a park than from its other residential customers.
Vermont
Buying
What Vermont buyers should know: the park must give a written lease that discloses the owner, all charges, anti-discrimination protections, and any flood-hazard status; a qualified buyer can't be refused entrance; the home comes with a warranty of habitability; and ownership transfers by a town-clerk-endorsed Uniform Bill of Sale.
Vermont
Eviction
Vermont lets a mobile home park evict only for nonpayment, a substantial lease violation, or a change of use or closure — with a 20-day window to pay overdue rent, no self-help, three months to sell or move the home after an eviction judgment, and 18 months' notice plus a residents' purchase right if the park closes.
Vermont
Fees & pass-throughs
Vermont bars a mobile home park from charging an entrance fee, lets it collect only properly disclosed charges for rent, utilities, and reasonable services, and requires a security deposit to be returned with an itemized statement within 14 days — with double damages for a willful failure.
Vermont
Lot rent rules
Vermont requires a written lease, makes a lot-rent increase ineffective unless the park gives 60 days' written notice to residents and the state, locks rental and utility charges for at least a year, and lets a majority of residents force mediation when a proposed increase runs more than one point above the housing CPI.
Vermont
Selling
Vermont protects the right to sell a mobile home in place: the park can't refuse a buyer except for failing to meet the lease terms or a valid admission policy, can't charge a commission unless it contracts to sell, can't unreasonably withhold approval, and must give residents a first chance to buy the community before selling the park.
Vermont
Storm & disaster
Vermont requires a mobile home park lease to disclose whether the lot is in a flood hazard area, makes the park keep roads passable for emergency vehicles as part of the warranty of habitability, relies on the federal HUD code for the home's construction, and requires 18 months' notice plus relocation help if a park closes.
Vermont
Title
Vermont doesn't title a mobile home through the DMV — ownership transfers by a Mobile Home Uniform Bill of Sale endorsed by the town clerk (who first confirms the property taxes are paid) and filed in the town records, and a home financed as real estate is conveyed by deed and taxed as real property.
Vermont
Utilities & submetering
Vermont makes a mobile home park warrant safe, reliable utility service to each lot as part of the warranty of habitability, lets the park collect only disclosed utility charges, bars willful utility shutoffs, and gives residents remedies — including rent withholding and repair-and-deduct — when service fails.
Virginia
Buying
What Virginia buyers should know: the park must give a signed written rental agreement plus a copy of the law and a statement of tenant rights, must offer a one-year-or-longer lease, can't restrict your choice of where to buy the home or goods, and the home is HUD-built and DMV-titled.
Virginia
Eviction
Virginia limits when a manufactured home park can end a tenancy, requires 180 days' notice for a change of use, bars retaliatory eviction, gives an evicted resident 90 days to sell or move the home, and — for nonpayment and lease violations — applies the general landlord-tenant law's notice and court process with no self-help.
Virginia
Fees & pass-throughs
Virginia bars a manufactured home park from charging an entrance fee, an exit fee, a sale commission it didn't earn, or an interior-improvement fee, lets the agreement include only rent, utilities, and reasonable incidental charges, and caps a late charge at 10% of the rent.
Virginia
Lot rent rules
Virginia's Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act requires a written rental agreement, an offer of a one-year-or-longer lease, 60 days' notice of any change in terms at renewal, and caps a late charge at 10% of the rent — though it sets no statewide cap on the amount of rent itself.
Virginia
Selling
Virginia bars a manufactured home park from prohibiting a sale or unreasonably refusing or restricting the sale or rental of a resident's home, makes an age-based refusal automatically unreasonable, protects 'for sale' signs, puts the burden on the landlord, and bars a sale commission unless the resident hired the park.
Virginia
Storm & disaster
Virginia makes a manufactured home park keep the park fit and habitable and in compliance with health and safety codes, relies on the federal HUD code and Virginia's Uniform Statewide Building Code for the home's construction and installation, and gives residents 180 days' notice plus possible relocation money if a storm or redevelopment closes the park.
Virginia
Title
Virginia titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title from the DMV, and lets an owner convert the home to real property by removing the wheels, attaching it to land they own, surrendering the title to the DMV for cancellation, and recording an affidavit of affixation with the circuit court — after which it is treated as real estate.
Virginia
Utilities & submetering
Virginia limits what a manufactured home park may charge to resell a utility, makes the landlord maintain the utility systems and provide reasonable access to electric, water, and sewage connections, and requires 48 hours' written notice before a planned service disruption.
Washington
Buying
What Washington buyers should know: the park must offer a written one-year-or-longer lease with detailed required contents — including a five-year rent history and a boldface notice about possible park closure — can't restrict your choice of goods and services, and must transfer the lease to you on the same basis as any new tenant.
Washington
Eviction
Washington allows a manufactured/mobile home park to end a tenancy only for listed just causes, requires a 14-day notice for unpaid rent and a 20-day cure for rule violations, requires two years' notice plus relocation assistance to close a park, bars self-help, and gives an evicted resident 120 days to sell the home in place.
Washington
Fees & pass-throughs
Washington bars a manufactured/mobile home park from charging an entrance fee or exit fee, prohibits any late fee within five days of the due date and caps later late fees on an escalating scale, bars guest fees except for long stays, and requires deposit terms to be disclosed and the deposit held in trust.
Washington
Lot rent rules
Washington caps manufactured/mobile home lot-rent increases at 5% in any 12-month period with no increase in the first year, requires a written one-year-or-longer lease, bars an increase during the term of a shorter lease, and requires three months' written notice of any increase on a standardized form.
Washington
Selling
Washington bars a manufactured/mobile home park from denying a resident's right to sell the home in the park, requiring removal because of a sale, or refusing a buyer because of the home's age; it lets the resident assign the lease to the buyer with approval that can't be unreasonably withheld, and gives residents a right to compete to purchase the whole community.
Washington
Storm & disaster
Washington makes a manufactured/mobile home park keep the common areas, roads, and drainage safe and prevent the harmful effects of moving and standing water, relies on the federal HUD code and state installation standards for the home's construction and anchoring, and requires two years' notice plus relocation assistance if a disaster forces a park closure.
Washington
Title
Washington titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title from the Department of Licensing, and lets an owner who has affixed the home to land they own (or a 35-year-plus lease) eliminate the title and convert the home to real property by canceling the title and recording documents in the county real property records.
Washington
Utilities & submetering
Washington bars a manufactured/mobile home park from charging a utility fee above the actual utility cost, bars intentional utility shutoffs (and any electric or water disconnection during a heat alert), requires the landlord to maintain the utility systems, and gives residents fast remedies — 48 hours for restoring water, power, or sewer.
West Virginia
Buying
What West Virginia buyers should know: the park must give a signed written agreement plus a copy of the Mobile Home Parks act within seven days, the agreement must list the rules and the services and fees, the buyer can't be restricted in their choice of vendors, and a new owner who keeps the home on the site signs a new agreement.
West Virginia
Eviction
West Virginia protects a mobile home tenancy with a good-cause requirement during the home's placement period, requires three months' written notice to end a tenancy, bars self-help evictions like utility shutoffs, requires the notice to state specific reasons, and limits mass evictions of more than 25 tenants to a six-month-notice process.
West Virginia
Fees & pass-throughs
West Virginia bars a mobile home park from charging any fee not listed in the rental agreement, an entrance fee, a sale commission it didn't earn, or an interior-improvement fee, and limits the recurring charges in the agreement to rent, utilities, and reasonable incidental charges.
West Virginia
Lot rent rules
West Virginia requires a written rental agreement for a mobile home lot, limits recurring charges to fixed rent, utilities, and reasonable incidental charges, protects a new home from landlord termination for the first 12 months (or 5 years for a multisection home) except for good cause, and requires three months' notice to end a tenancy — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
West Virginia
Selling
West Virginia bars a rental agreement from prohibiting a resident from selling the home, bars a sale commission unless the resident hired the park, protects the resident's choice of vendors, and — when a tenancy is ended without good cause — lets the resident sell the home in place to a qualifying new tenant.
West Virginia
Storm & disaster
West Virginia relies on the federal HUD code for a manufactured home's construction and anchoring and on the general landlord-tenant law for habitability; the Mobile Home Parks act adds protection by barring removal of a home as a self-help measure and limiting a mass eviction of more than 25 residents to a six-month-notice process.
West Virginia
Title
West Virginia titles a mobile or manufactured home with a certificate of title from the Division of Motor Vehicles, and lets an owner who has affixed the home to land they own cancel the title so the home is recorded with the county and treated for all purposes as part of the real estate.
West Virginia
Utilities & submetering
West Virginia bars a mobile home park from cutting off a resident's gas, electricity, water, or other essential service as a way to force them out, requires any utility charge to be disclosed in the rental agreement, and leaves utility service and rates to the Public Service Commission — though the Mobile Home Parks act sets no utility-markup cap.
Wisconsin
Buying
What Wisconsin buyers should know: the community must rent the site under a written lease of at least one year with the rules attached, must disclose every rent, deposit, utility, and municipal-fee charge before the deal closes, must tell you whether the community has an emergency shelter, can't tie a site to buying a home from the operator, and can screen a buyer only for lawful reasons.
Wisconsin
Eviction
Wisconsin limits the termination of a mobile home community tenancy to a list of specific grounds, requires at least five days' notice for nonpayment and a remedy-or-vacate notice for most other breaches, requires at least 90 days' notice before a park can be retired from the rental market, and bars an operator from evicting a resident in retaliation for reporting a violation or belonging to a tenants' association.
Wisconsin
Fees & pass-throughs
Wisconsin bars a mobile home community from charging an entrance or exit fee to move a home in or out, caps a security deposit at two months' rent or $750 (whichever is less), bars a fee for permitting a sale or transfer, bars a charge for required permanent improvements, and requires every fee to be disclosed in the written lease.
Wisconsin
Lot rent rules
Wisconsin requires every mobile home community site to be rented under a written lease of at least one year, requires all community rules that affect residents' rights to be made part of the lease, bars rent and other charges from being increased during the lease term, and requires at least 28 days' written notice of any rent or fee change at renewal — though there is no statewide cap on the amount of rent.
Wisconsin
Selling
Wisconsin bars a mobile home community from requiring removal of a home just because its ownership has changed, bars removal or different lease terms based on the home's age, bars the operator from requiring itself as the sales agent or unreasonably restricting a sale, bars a fee for permitting a transfer, and protects a resident's right to post a 'For Sale' sign.
Wisconsin
Storm & disaster
Wisconsin requires every mobile home community lease to state whether the community has an emergency shelter — and to give its location and use procedures if it does — relies on the federal HUD code for a home's construction and anchoring and on the general landlord-tenant law for habitability, and bars forcing a resident to relocate a home within the community during the lease except in an emergency.
Wisconsin
Title
Wisconsin titles a manufactured home with a certificate of title from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, lets an owner skip the title when the home is made a fixture to land they own or lease so it is treated as real property, and taxes a home on a rented community space through a monthly municipal permit fee rather than ordinary property tax.
Wisconsin
Utilities & submetering
Wisconsin requires a mobile home community that bills for utilities through its own facilities to charge based on the amount used, to keep those charges competitive with the retail prices charged by public utilities, to invoice in writing showing the charge and the amount used, and to disclose the rate in the lease — and it bars an extra charge when a public utility bills the resident directly.
Wyoming
Buying
Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park act, so a buyer's protections come mainly from the written lease, the park's rules, and general law. The home and lot must be reasonably safe, sanitary, and fit, the deposit must be returned within 30 days, and the home transfers through its Wyoming certificate of title — so reviewing the lease, the rules, and the title is essential.
Wyoming
Eviction
Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park eviction law. Eviction runs through the general forcible entry and detainer process: a landlord can bring an action against a tenant who holds over or fails to pay rent for three days after it is due, and a tenant can be removed only by a court order carried out by the sheriff — not by self-help.
Wyoming
Fees & pass-throughs
Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park fee law and no statutory ban on entrance, exit, or transfer fees, and no statutory cap on a security deposit. The Residential Rental Property Act requires any nonrefundable portion of a deposit to be disclosed and requires the balance, with an itemized statement, to be returned within 30 days — otherwise the written lease controls the fees.
Wyoming
Lot rent rules
Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park act and no cap on lot rent. The Residential Rental Property Act sets minimal protections — a habitability duty and security-deposit rules — and there is no statutory rent-increase notice for park lots, so the written lease controls the rent amount and the timing of any change.
Wyoming
Selling
Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory right to sell a home in place, no buyer-approval limits, and no ban on sale commissions or transfer fees. A resident's ability to sell the home where it sits is governed by the written lease and the park's rules, and the home transfers through its Wyoming certificate of title.
Wyoming
Storm & disaster
Wyoming relies on the federal HUD code for a manufactured home's construction and wind-zone anchoring and, under the Residential Rental Property Act, on the owner's duty to keep the unit reasonably safe, sanitary, and fit with working utilities. Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statute requiring a park to provide a storm shelter.
Wyoming
Title
Wyoming titles a mobile home with a certificate of title issued through the county clerk, taxes a home on a rented lot as personal property through the county, and lets an owner who permanently affixes the home to land they own cancel the title so the home is treated as part of the real estate.
Wyoming
Utilities & submetering
Wyoming has no dedicated mobile home park utility law and no cap on how a park bills for utilities. The Residential Rental Property Act requires the owner to maintain the electrical, plumbing, heating, and hot and cold water systems, and an eviction must go through court rather than a utility shutoff; regulated utility service and rates fall to the Public Service Commission.

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