Bill Text: DE HB392 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Manufactured Home Communities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-15 - Signed by Governor [HB392 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2009-HB392-Draft.html


SPONSOR:

Rep. Longhurst & Sen. Ennis

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 392

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:


Section 1.Amend section 7008, Title 25 of the Delaware Code by adding the following:

"(m)Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the owner/landlord shall make available to a tenant's association or, if none, to a group of tenants, a community center in that community, if existing, for such tenants to gather for the purpose of addressing matters affecting or relating to such tenants' rights, obligations, and/or privileges in, about, and/or relating to the manufactured home community.The use of the community center for such meetings shall be at no charge to the tenants and the landlord shall honor the request for use of the community center by the tenants' association or group of tenants within a reasonable amount of time after a request to the landlord has been made.The tenants shall abide by all existing rules and/or regulations established for the community center.".


SYNOPSIS

This bill requires a landlord to make a community center available to a tenant's association or, if none, a group of tenants to use to hold meetings addressing matters affecting or relating to the tenants' rights, obligations, and/or privileges in and/or relating to the manufactured home community.Use of the community center by the tenants for such meeting shall be at no charge and shall be permitted within a reasonable amount of time after the tenant's association or group of tenants have made a request to the landlord.

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