Does a Minnesota resident get a copy of the storm plan?

Yes. Under §327.20, subd. 1, 'the park owner shall provide each resident with a copy of the approved shelter or evacuation plan, as provided by section 327C.025,' and the plan must be 'posted at conspicuous locations throughout the park.' The required notice of rights also tells residents they must be given a copy of the shelter or evacuation plan.

Mobile home storm rules in Minnesota

Q: Does a Minnesota mobile home park have to provide storm shelter?

Yes — a shelter or an approved evacuation plan. Under Minn. Stat. §327.20, subd. 1, a smaller park must have 'a plan for the sheltering or the safe evacuation to a safe place of shelter of the residents ... in times of severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes, high winds, and floods,' and a park of ten or more homes must provide a safe shelter or an approved evacuation plan. This is general information, not advice about a specific situation — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Minnesota.

Q: What construction standards govern a Minnesota manufactured home?

The federal HUD code and the state Manufactured Home Building Code. Minn. Stat. §273.125, subd. 8 refers to a home 'installed at its location in accordance with the Manufactured Home Building Code in sections 327.31 to 327.34,' and the federal HUD standards (24 C.F.R. Part 3280) set wind-zone construction requirements.

Minnesota addresses storm and disaster safety for manufactured home parks directly: every park must have a severe-weather shelter or evacuation plan and share it with residents, keep roads open for emergency vehicles, and ensure homes meet the building code. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone dealing with a specific situation should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Minnesota.

What the statute says

Minn. Stat. §327.20, subd. 1 builds severe-weather planning into the park rules. A smaller park (fewer than ten homes) must have "a plan for the sheltering or the safe evacuation to a safe place of shelter of the residents of the park in times of severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes, high winds, and floods," developed "with the assistance and approval of the municipality" and "posted at conspicuous locations throughout the park." A park of ten or more homes must "provide a safe place of shelter for park residents or a plan for the evacuation of park residents to a safe place of shelter." In every case, "the park owner shall provide each resident with a copy of the approved shelter or evacuation plan, as provided by section 327C.025." The same section requires the park to "maintain streets and roadways in the park so as to permit passage of emergency vehicles."

On the home itself, §273.125, subd. 8 references a home "installed at its location in accordance with the Manufactured Home Building Code in sections 327.31 to 327.34," and the federal HUD code (24 C.F.R. Part 3280) sets the wind-zone construction standards.

How it works in general

Two layers protect storm safety in Minnesota. For the community, every park must have a severe-weather shelter or an approved evacuation plan — developed with the municipality, posted throughout the park, and given to each resident — and must keep its roads passable for emergency vehicles. For the home, its wind-zone construction comes from the federal HUD code, and its installation follows the state Manufactured Home Building Code (§§327.31–327.34). A park may also evict to make improvements that substantially benefit resident health and safety, but only on 90 days' written notice and, where possible, by offering another lot in the park (§327C.09, subd. 8). Disaster assistance is handled through federal and state emergency-management programs.

Common scenarios

General examples Minnesota park residents commonly encounter:

A tornado warning sounds. The park must have a shelter or evacuation plan, posted and given to each resident (§327.20).
A resident never received the storm plan. The park must provide each resident a copy (§327.20; §327C.025).
Questions arise about how a home is built or installed. Those come from the federal HUD code and the Manufactured Home Building Code (§§327.31–327.34).

Other authorities that may apply

Minn. Stat. §327.20 (and §327.205 for shelters) governs park severe-weather planning and emergency access; the Manufactured Home Building Code (§§327.31–327.34) and the federal HUD code govern construction and installation. The Minnesota Department of Health licenses and inspects manufactured home parks, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's emergency-management division and FEMA administer disaster assistance, and a homeowner's insurance policy — not statute — usually governs storm-damage claims.