SF 1205

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/04/2025 09:26 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to housing; modifying provisions for rent increases for manufactured home
park lot rentals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 327C.02, subdivision
5; 327C.06, subdivisions 1, 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Written notice required.

A prospective resident, before being asked to sign
a rental agreement, must be given the following notice printed verbatim in boldface type
of a minimum size of ten points. The notice must be provided with the park residency
application. The notice must be posted in a conspicuous and public location in the park:

"IMPORTANT NOTICE

State law provides special rules for the owners, residents, and prospective residents of
manufactured home parks.

You may keep your home in the park as long as the park is in operation and you meet
your financial obligations, obey state and local laws which apply to the park, obey reasonable
park rules, do not substantially annoy or endanger the other residents or substantially
endanger park personnel and do not substantially damage the park premises. You may not
be evicted or have your rent increased or your services cut for complaining to the park owner
or to a governmental official.

If you receive an eviction notice and do not leave the park, the park owner may take you
to court. If you lose in court, a sheriff may remove you and your home from the park within
seven days. Or, the court may require you to leave the park within seven days but give you
60 days to sell the home within the park.

If you receive an eviction notice for a new or amended rule and the court finds the rule
to be reasonable and not a substantial modification of your original agreement, the court
will not order you to leave but will order you to comply with the rule within ten days. If
you do not comply within the time given or if you violate the rule at a later time, you will
be subject to eviction.

All park rules and policies must be reasonable. Your rent may not be increased more
than deleted text begin twice deleted text end new text begin once new text end a year. Changes made in park rules after you become a park resident will
not apply to you if they substantially change your original agreement.

The park may not charge you an entrance fee.

The park may require a security deposit, but the deposit must not amount to more than
two months rent.

You have a right to sell the home in the park. But the sale is not final until the park
owner approves the buyer as a new resident, and you must advise in writing anyone who
wants to buy your home that the sale is subject to final approval by the park owner.

The park must provide to you, in writing, the procedures and criteria used to evaluate a
prospective resident. If your application is denied, you can request, in writing, the reason
why.

You must also disclose in writing certain safety information about your home to anyone
who wants to buy it in the park. You must give this information to the buyer before the sale,
in writing, on the form that is attached to this notice. You must completely and accurately
fill out the form and you and the buyer should each keep a copy.

Your rental agreement and the park rules contain important information about your rights
and duties. Read them carefully and keep a copy.

You must be given a copy of the shelter or evacuation plan for the park. This document
contains information on where to seek shelter in times of severe weather conditions. You
should carefully review the plan and keep a copy.

By February 1 of each year, the park must give you a certificate of rent paid as required
by Minnesota Statutes, sections 290.0693, subdivision 4, and 290A.19.

For further information concerning your rights, consult a private attorney. The state law
governing the rental of lots in manufactured home parks may also be enforced by the
Minnesota Attorney General."

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Notice of rent increases required.

No increase in the amount of the
periodic rental payment due from a resident shall be valid unless the park owner gives the
resident 60 days' written notice of the increase. new text begin The notice must include the park owner's
reason for the rent increase.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Rent increases limited.

A park owner may impose only deleted text begin two deleted text end new text begin one new text end rent deleted text begin increases deleted text end new text begin
increase new text end on a resident in any 12-month period new text begin , and any increase must be reasonable. A park
owner has the burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that the rent increase is
reasonable. Rent increases approved by a resident-owned cooperative formed under chapter
308A, 308B, or 308C are presumptively reasonable new text end .

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This act is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to rent increases that take effect on or
after that date.
new text end