Rhode Island mobile home resources
Verified Rhode Island government agencies and vetted nonprofits for mobile and manufactured home residents — the Department of Business Regulation, the Attorney General, the Public Utilities Commission, municipal offices, HUD, and legal aid.
Published June 3, 2026
This is a directory of government agencies and vetted nonprofit organizations that help mobile and manufactured home residents in Rhode Island. It is general information, not legal advice or an endorsement — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Rhode Island. FightMyPark takes no referral fees and has no financial relationship with any organization listed here.
State agencies
- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR) — licenses mobile and manufactured home parks, hears resident complaints, and enforces the Mobile and Manufactured Homes Act (R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 31-44 names the DBR director).
- Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission — regulates jurisdictional electric, gas, and water utility service and rates.
Municipal offices
- City or town recorder of deeds — records the deed or instrument transferring a mobile or manufactured home (R.I. Gen. Laws §31-44-4.1) and collects the conveyance tax (§31-44-20).
- City or town tax assessor and building official — assess the home for local tax and record the wind-zone data plate at installation (§31-44-15). Find these through your municipality's website.
Consumer protection
- Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General — its Consumer Protection Unit takes consumer complaints and can help residents understand their rights.
Federal
- HUD — Rhode Island — HUD's Rhode Island hub, including how to find a HUD-approved housing counselor.
- HUD — Office of Manufactured Housing Programs — the federal office responsible for the manufactured home construction and safety standards (the HUD Code).
Legal aid
- Rhode Island Legal Services — Rhode Island's statewide free civil legal aid program, with housing and landlord-tenant help.
- Help Rhode Island Law — a public guide to free and low-cost legal help and plain-language information on housing rights in Rhode Island.
Resident and nonprofit organizations
- ROC USA — a national nonprofit that helps residents purchase and cooperatively own their manufactured home communities.