On what grounds can a Connecticut park evict a home owner?

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-80(b)(1), an owner 'may terminate a rental agreement or maintain a summary process action against a resident who owns a mobile manufactured home only for one or more of the following reasons': nonpayment of rent or utility/incidental charges; material noncompliance with a statute or regulation affecting health and safety or the park's physical condition; material noncompliance with the rental agreement or rules; failure to agree to a proper rent increase; or a change in the use of the land. This is general information, not advice about a specific case — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Connecticut.

Can a Connecticut park evict me in retaliation, or shut off utilities to force me out?

No. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-80a, an owner may not bring an eviction, raise rent, or cut services within six months after a resident complains of a violation, requests repairs, or organizes or joins a residents' association. And §21-83(a)(10) bars any agreement provision 'permitting the owner to dispossess the resident without resort to court order' — the park must use the courts.

Mobile home eviction rules in Connecticut

Q: How much notice does a Connecticut park have to give to evict?

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-80(b)(3), the owner must give the resident 'at least sixty days' written notice, which shall state the reason or reasons for such termination,' except that for nonpayment the owner gives 'only thirty days' written notice' stating the arrearage — and may not proceed if the resident pays the total arrearage within those 30 days (once in any 12 months). For a change in land use, §21-80(b)(1)(E) requires at least 545 days' written notice.

Connecticut's dedicated park law (Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 412) sharply limits when a home-owning resident can be evicted, sets long notice periods, bars self-help and retaliation, and protects the right to sell the home in place even after a judgment. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone facing a specific notice should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Connecticut.

What the statute says

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-80(b)(1), an owner "may terminate a rental agreement or maintain a summary process action against a resident who owns a mobile manufactured home only for one or more of the following reasons": (A) nonpayment of rent, utility charges, or reasonable incidental services charges; (B) material noncompliance with a statute or regulation materially affecting other residents' health and safety or the park's physical condition; (C) material noncompliance with the rental agreement or rules; (D) failure to agree to a proper rent increase; or (E) a change in the use of the land.

Notice is long. For most grounds the owner must give "at least sixty days' written notice, which shall state the reason or reasons for such termination," and for a curable breach must first give a 30-day notice and a 21-day chance to repair or pay damages (§21-80(b)(2), (3)). For nonpayment the owner gives "only thirty days' written notice," stating the arrearage, and may not proceed if the resident pays it within those 30 days (once per 12 months) (§21-80(b)(3)(B)). A change in land use requires "at least five hundred forty-five days" of written notice (§21-80(b)(1)(E)), and the resident may be entitled to relocation expenses or a payment up to $10,000 (§21-70a). Retaliation is barred for six months by §21-80a, self-help dispossession is barred by §21-83(a)(10), and §21-80(d) lets a resident, even after a judgment, move to stay execution "to sell the mobile manufactured home in place ... subject to the provisions of section 21-79," for up to twelve months.

How it works in general

A Connecticut park can't simply decide to end a home owner's tenancy — it has to point to one of the five grounds in §21-80(b)(1), and for a curable problem it first has to give a 30-day notice with a 21-day window to fix it. The baseline notice is a long 60 days; nonpayment is 30 days with a right to pay the arrearage and stop the eviction; and closing the park for a change of use takes a remarkable 545 days' notice plus relocation money. The park can't cut utilities or otherwise force a resident out without going to court, and it can't retaliate against a resident who complains, asks for repairs, or joins a residents' association. Even after losing in court, a resident can usually get a stay to sell the home in place to a qualifying buyer.

Common scenarios

General examples Connecticut park residents commonly encounter:

A resident falls behind on rent. The park must give a 30-day notice stating the arrearage, and can't proceed if the resident pays it in time (§21-80(b)(3)).
A park plans to redevelop the land. A change of use requires 545 days' notice plus relocation assistance (§21-80(b)(1)(E), §21-70a).
A resident is threatened after joining a residents' association. Retaliatory eviction is barred for six months (§21-80a).

Other authorities that may apply

The dedicated act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§21-80, 21-80a) sets the grounds, notice, and anti-retaliation rules; the summary-process procedure runs through chapter 832 and §§47a-23 et seq. The right to sell in place after a judgment ties to §21-79. Federal protections such as the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and the Fair Housing Act can also apply.