1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to housing; providing for changes in rights 
  1.3             of parties to mobile home park rentals; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 327C.07, subdivision 
  1.5             2; and 327C.09, subdivision 4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 327C.07, 
  1.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 2.  [PARK OWNER'S RIGHTS.] Any in park sale is 
  1.10  subject to the park owner's approval of the buyer as a 
  1.11  resident.  A park owner may not deny a prospective buyer 
  1.12  approval as a resident unless:  
  1.13     (a) the park owner has specified in writing the procedures 
  1.14  and criteria used to evaluate the creditworthiness and 
  1.15  suitability as a resident of individuals seeking to buy homes 
  1.16  offered for in park sale; 
  1.17     (b) the written disclosure required by clause (a) is ~~made~~ 
  1.18  attached to the rental application and is available ~~on request~~ 
  1.19  at no charge to residents, prospective buyers, and their agents; 
  1.20     (c) the park owner is available to the prospective buyer at 
  1.21  reasonable times if the park owner requires the prospective 
  1.22  buyer to apply or be interviewed in person; 
  1.23     (d) all the specified procedures and criteria are 
  1.24  reasonable and applied uniformly; 
  1.25     (e) in evaluating a prospective buyer, the park owner does 
  2.1   not use any stricter standards than it uses for evaluating other 
  2.2   prospective residents; 
  2.3      (f) the park owner does not deny tenancy to a prospective 
  2.4   buyer for any reason prohibited by federal, state or local law; 
  2.5      (g) within 14 days of receiving a completed application 
  2.6   form, the park owner makes a decision or gives the prospective 
  2.7   buyer and the seller a written explanation of the specific 
  2.8   reasons for the delay and makes a decision as soon as 
  2.9   practicable; 
  2.10     (h) if the park owner denies tenancy to a prospective 
  2.11  buyer, the park owner gives the prospective buyer a written 
  2.12  explanation of the denial within three days ~~of receiving a~~ 
  2.13  ~~written request for an explanation~~; and 
  2.14     (i) the decision to deny tenancy is reasonable in light of 
  2.15  the criteria set forth in section 327C.01, subdivision 8.  
  2.16     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 327C.09, 
  2.17  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  2.18     Subd. 4.  [RULE VIOLATIONS.] The resident fails to comply 
  2.19  with a rule within 30 days after receiving written notice of the 
  2.20  alleged noncompliance, except the 30-day notice requirement does 
  2.21  not apply to nonpayment of rent.  To be effective, the notice 
  2.22  must specify the time, date, and nature of the alleged rule 
  2.23  violation.  Loud noise created by residents, guests, or their 
  2.24  equipment is a rule violation.  After written notice has been 
  2.25  provided for two prior incidents, loud noise is a violation of 
  2.26  subdivision 5.