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MA H5128
Bill
Status
11/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
James Hawkins
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the City of Attleboro to establish a board to oversee lot rent payments and regulate minimum standards for manufactured housing parks (mobile home communities), including tenant eviction procedures
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Grants the board authority to adjust lot rents upward or downward, require park owners to register information under penalty of perjury, compel testimony and documents, and issue binding orders on owners and tenants
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Requires the board to consider specific factors when evaluating fair rents: property tax changes, operating/maintenance expenses, capital improvements, changes in services or space, community deterioration, and maintenance failures
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Violations of ordinances or board orders are punishable by fines up to $5,000
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Board decisions are subject to judicial review under Chapter 30A (state administrative procedures), with district and superior courts having jurisdiction over appeals and enforcement
Legislative Description
Providing for the establishment of a board to oversee use and occupancy payments for manufactured housing community accommodations in the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
3/12/2026