HF2707 Summary

• Establishes definitions for "accurately measure" (metering within tolerance levels set by industry standards), "commodity rate" (price per unit of utility service approved by state or municipal utilities commission), and "public utility" in manufactured home park statutes.

• Requires park owners to only separately charge residents for utilities if purchased from a municipal or public utility and specified in the original rental agreement, with metering devices that accurately measure each household's consumption.

• Prohibits park owners from charging residents more in aggregate than the owner is billed by the utility, charging commodity rates exceeding the owner's purchase rate, or charging residents for administrative, capital, or other expenses including disconnection, reconnection, and late payment fees.

• Mandates park owners apportion fixed service charges equally among all residential units rather than based on individual consumption when utilities separate fixed and variable charges.

• Repeals previous provisions allowing park owners to charge rates comparable to single-family dwellings or to avoid losses on electricity resale.