HF2542 Summary

• Reduces manufactured home installer licensing fees from $300 to $180 for a three-year period and allows modular homes to be placed in manufactured home parks under specified conditions.

• Increases manufactured home park closure notice requirements from 9 to 12 months and expands residents' purchase rights during park sales, including a 45-day notice period allowing residents or their representatives to match outside purchase offers.

• Raises the manufactured home relocation trust fund threshold from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 and increases maximum relocation assistance from $7,000 to $12,500 for single-section homes and from $12,500 to $14,500 for multisection homes, plus extends relocation radius from 25 to 50 miles.

• Allows courts to discretionarily expunge eviction cases when the case is not a reasonable predictor of future tenant behavior and mandates expungement in specific circumstances including contract for deed situations and settled cases; makes eviction records nonpublic until final judgment.

• Requires written leases for residential buildings with 12+ units specifying unit location and lease duration, mandates matching notice periods for tenant and landlord termination notices, and applies these provisions to leases entered into after enactment.