ME LD949

Municipalities must accept a state board-issued license as proof that a manufactured housing community meets all statutory requirements, and cannot charge additional fees for operation

Repeals 10 MRSA §9088, sub-§6, removing a prior provision related to manufactured housing community regulation

Manufactured housing and modular homes meeting state-certified construction standards must be allowed in all zones where single-family homes are permitted

Municipalities may establish design criteria (pitched roof, permanent foundation, residential exterior) but cannot use these to circumvent manufactured housing placement or prevent relocation of units legally sited as of August 4, 1988

Manufactured housing cannot be prohibited solely based on manufacture date before June 14, 1976, or failure to meet the 1974 National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act