HB 6005 Summary

• Allows applicants denied a mobile home park license to appeal to the Mobile Home Commission, which must issue a recommendation within 120 days; the department must then either issue the license or decline based on the commission's recommendation.

• Requires mobile home park and seasonal home park owners to notify the department within 30 days of any change in ownership or change in mailing/business address.

• Mandates the department publish and maintain a monthly-updated website list of all mobile home parks and seasonal home parks in Michigan, including licensing status and license numbers.

• Directs the commission to promulgate rules establishing standards for identifying "distressed parks" that fail to comply with existing regulations, including owner hearing rights and consideration of compliance duration, owner notification, health/safety threats, and abandonment risk.

• Requires owners of distressed parks to post financial assurance (bond, cash deposit, or other arrangement) to ensure repair, cleanup, and remediation of utility systems and abandoned homes.