Summary

Sponsor: Representative Schermesser
Topic: Mobile Home Commission Act
Committee: Economic Development

The bill increases representation on the Manufactured Housing Commission for mobile home residents from one to two. Representation of licensed mobile home parks with 100 or more sites is reduced from two to one.

Members would be prohibited from having an ownership interest or income benefit from a manufacturer, a retail seller, a mobile home park or a supplier of ancillary products or services to the industry. Current law, allows an ownership interest of one percent or less.

The chair of the Commission would be required to be someone who is not an operator of a licensed park.

The standards contained in the Mobile Home Code must be at least as stringent as those for similar structures as set forth in rules established under the State Construction Code Act of 1972.

Annual environmental inspections would continue to be required. If the Department of Environmental Quality or its authorized representative do not conduct an inspection in the manner required or in the time provided in the bill, a local unit of government may do so and be reimbursed by the department for the cost. A local unit of government would also permitted to inspect a park if it has reason to believe that the act, the Code or the rules are being violated. The cost of such an inspection would be paid by the Department of Environmental Quality. The factual results of such an inspection must be accepted by the department unless it is clearly erroneous.

The fine for a violation of the act or the Code would be increased from $500 per day to $1,000 per day for each violation.