DE HB387

Changes the rent increase dispute resolution process in manufactured home communities from nonbinding arbitration to administrative hearings conducted by a hearing officer.

Hearing officer must be a member of the Delaware Bar and can be selected from the Superior Court's arbitrator list, the Authority's maintained list, or through other methods the Authority determines appropriate.

Permits the community owner, home owners' association, or any affected homeowner to request a stay of the hearing officer's decision from Superior Court if an appeal has been filed.

Maintains existing requirements for 90-day notice of rent increases exceeding the CPI-U, mandatory meetings between parties, and disclosure of material factors supporting the increase.

Preserves the $250 fee requirement from both tenants and landlord to be applied to hearing costs, with the Authority covering direct hearing costs exceeding the $500 collected.