1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; clarifying certain requirements relating to modular homes; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327.31, by adding a subdivision; 
1.4 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 23.Modular home. "Modular home" means a building or structural unit of closed 
1.9 	construction that has been substantially manufactured or constructed, in whole or in part, 
1.10 	at an off-site location, with the final assembly occurring on site alone or with other units 
1.11 	and attached to a foundation designed to the State Building Code and occupied as a 
1.12 	single-family dwelling. Modular home construction must comply with applicable standards 
1.13 	adopted in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1360 or 1361.

1.14 	Sec. 2. [327.335] PLACEMENT OF MODULAR HOMES.
1.15 	Notwithstanding any other law or ordinance to the contrary, a modular home may be 
1.16 	placed in a manufactured home park as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3. A modular 
1.17 	home placed in a manufactured home park is a manufactured home for purposes of chapters 
1.18 	327C and 504B and all rights, obligations, and duties, under those chapters apply. A modular 
1.19 	home may not be placed in a manufactured home park without prior written approval of the 
1.20 	park owner. A modular home placed in a manufactured home park under this section shall 
1.21 	be assessed and taxed as a manufactured home.