Does a New York park have to keep utilities on after a storm?

If it agreed to provide them, it can't willfully cut them off. Under N.Y. Real Property Law §233(p), a park 'who has agreed to provide hot or cold water, heat, light, power, or any other service or facility ... who willfully or intentionally without just cause fails to furnish' it 'is guilty of a violation.' This is general information, not advice about a specific situation — consider consulting a licensed attorney in New York.

What construction standards govern a New York manufactured home?

The federal HUD code. A manufactured home is built to the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (24 C.F.R. Part 3280), which set the wind-zone construction requirements; New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) oversees the state manufactured-housing program.

Can safety problems affect a New York park tenancy?

Yes. A resident's violation of a law 'detrimental to the safety and welfare of ... other persons residing in the manufactured home park' is a ground for eviction under N.Y. Real Property Law §233(b)(4), and park rules must be reasonable and not arbitrary under §233(f).

Mobile home storm rules in New York

New York's Real Property Law §233 addresses storm and disaster issues mainly through the park's obligation not to cut off agreed essential services, the safety-law framework for the community, and the federal HUD construction code for the home. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone dealing with a specific situation should consider consulting a licensed attorney in New York.

What the statute says

N.Y. Real Property Law §233(p) makes it a violation for a park "who has agreed to provide hot or cold water, heat, light, power, or any other service or facility ... [to] willfully or intentionally without just cause fail[] to furnish" those services — which matters when a storm or outage threatens water, heat, or power the park supplies. Section 233(b)(4) allows eviction where a resident violates "some federal, state or local law or ordinance which may be deemed detrimental to the safety and welfare of ... other persons residing in the manufactured home park," and §233(f) requires park rules to be reasonable and "not ... unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious."

The home's wind-zone construction comes from the federal HUD code (24 C.F.R. Part 3280), which every manufactured home must meet.

How it works in general

In New York, a park that has agreed to supply water, heat, light, or power can't willfully cut those services off without just cause — a protection that matters during and after a storm. Safety-related law violations are addressed through the eviction framework (which runs both ways: a resident's safety violation is a ground, and rules must be reasonable). For the home itself, its wind-zone construction comes from the federal HUD code, and the state manufactured-housing program is overseen by New York State Homes and Community Renewal. Disaster assistance is handled through federal and state emergency-management programs.

Common scenarios

General examples New York park residents commonly encounter:

A storm threatens park-supplied water or power. A willful cutoff without just cause is a violation (§233(p)).
A safety-code issue arises in the park. Rules must be reasonable, and safety-law violations are handled through the eviction framework (§§233(f), 233(b)(4)).
Questions arise about how a home is built. The federal HUD code governs construction; HCR oversees the state program.

Other authorities that may apply

Real Property Law §233 governs utility service and the safety/rules framework. The federal HUD code governs home construction, and New York State Homes and Community Renewal oversees the manufactured-housing program. The New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and FEMA administer disaster assistance, and a homeowner's insurance policy — not statute — usually governs storm-damage claims.