Mobile home lot rent rules in North Dakota

North Dakota has a recent, dedicated mobile home park statute — N.D.C.C. §47-10-28 — that controls the timing of rent increases, though it does not cap the amount. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone dealing with a specific increase should consider consulting a licensed attorney in North Dakota.

What the statute says

N.D.C.C. §47-10-28(7) sets two rent-timing rules:

A person that purchases an existing mobile home park may not increase the monthly tenant rental obligation for six months if the rental amount was increased within the sixty-day period before the date the new owner acquired ownership of the park. Any month-to-month tenancy agreement must provide a minimum of ninety days' notice to the tenant before any rent increase is effective.

There is no statute capping the amount of an increase; the written lease controls the rent itself.

How it works in general

A North Dakota mobile home park must give at least 90 days' written notice before a rent increase takes effect in a month-to-month tenancy — a long runway that lets residents plan or decide whether to sell the home. And a buyer of an existing park can't immediately stack another increase on top of one the prior owner imposed shortly before the sale: if rent was raised within 60 days before the purchase, the new owner must wait six months. There is no statewide cap on the amount, so the lease and market set the figure, while §47-10-28 fixes the notice and the new-owner freeze.

Common scenarios

General examples North Dakota park residents commonly encounter:

• A rent increase takes effect on short notice. A month-to-month tenancy requires 90 days' written notice (§47-10-28(7)).
• The park is sold and the new owner raises rent right away. If rent was raised within 60 days before the sale, the new owner must wait six months (§47-10-28(7)).
• A resident looks for a statewide cap. North Dakota sets none; the lease controls the amount.

Other authorities that may apply

The mobile home park statute (N.D.C.C. §47-10-28) governs rent timing, and a violation carries a civil penalty of at least $2,500 (§47-10-28(12)). The general leasing law (Chapter 47-16) and the written lease supply the rest of the rent terms. Federal law such as the Fair Housing Act can apply to how an increase is administered.