HB20-1196: Mobile Home Park Act Updates

• Increases notice periods for eviction from 60 days to 90 days for non-compliance issues, with 10 days for lease violations; establishes 90-day cure period for rule violations that runs concurrently with eviction notice period.

• Expands landlord responsibilities to maintain common areas, roads, utility connections, water service, lot grading, and trees; requires landlords to provide alternative water sources and portable toilets if water service is shut off by local government.

• Prohibits retaliatory actions against home owners who file complaints or exercise legal rights, including selective rent increases, excessive fees, selective enforcement, management visits, or reporting damaging information; presumes retaliation if action occurs within 120 days of complaint.

• Requires landlords to establish emergency contact numbers, provide 48-hour notice before entry (except emergencies), and obtain written consent for entry to mobile homes; allows home owners to revoke consent in writing.

• Adds new water billing disclosure requirements, restricts charges for water leaks inside park infrastructure, and prohibits security deposit caps of more than one month's rent; establishes dispute resolution program with Division of Housing to enforce provisions.