SB 412 Summary

• Creates the Alabama Manufactured Home Landlord-Tenant Act to establish rights and responsibilities for landlords and tenants in manufactured home communities where tenants own the home but lease the lot.

• Requires landlords to fully disclose all fees, charges, assessments, and rules in writing before occupancy, with 30 days' written notice required before changing rules or increasing fees.

• Limits landlord authority to require home removal to written rules with fair and reasonable standards covering exterior condition, structural safety, and other specified aspects, placing burden of proof on landlords.

• Establishes tenant protections including habitability warranty, security deposit limits of 3 months' rent, late rent penalties capped at 10 percent, eviction procedures with notice periods, and liability protections for abandoned property disposal.

• Requires 45 days' written notice to tenants before accepting an offer to purchase the manufactured home community, with exceptions for sales containing 2-year use restrictions enforceable by tenants.