Bill Text: DE HB406 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Manufactured Home Communities And The Lot Rental Assistance Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-28 - Introduced and Assigned to Manufactured Housing Committee in House [HB406 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2011-HB406-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. B. Short & Sen. Bunting |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 406 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES AND THE LOT RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. |
Section 1.Amend Title 25, Section §7021A(a) of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:
(a) A homeowner or tenant in a manufactured home community who is eligible for Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits or who is 62 years of age or older is eligible for lot rental assistance from the manufactured home community owner if the following criteria are met:
(1) The homeowner or tenant must have owned his or her manufactured home and/or resided in the home in the manufactured home community prior to July 1, 2006.
(2) The homeowner or tenant must reside full time and exclusively in the manufactured home in the manufactured home community, and the manufactured home must be the homeowner or tenant's only residence.
(3) The lot rent, excluding utility charges and other charges, fees, and
assessments that are part of the services rider required under §7006(a)(9) of
this title, must exceed 30% of the income definition, as stated in the Delaware
State Housing Authority Fact Book (DSHA Fact Book), or its successor document,
for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the
county median income limits based upon 7540% of the county's
median income for the number of residents in the home. For purposes of this
section, "income" includes the income of all occupants of the
manufactured home, whether or not an occupant is a tenant, and of all tenants
of the manufactured home, whether or not a tenant is an occupant.
(4) The total liquid assets, including but not limited to bank accounts, stocks, and bonds of the homeowner or homeowners, tenant or tenants, and other residents, may not exceed $50,000.
(5) The homeowner, tenant, and other residents must provide to the community owner all documentation necessary to determine eligibility for lot rental assistance, such as bank records, eligibility letters, tax returns, and brokerage statements.
(6) The homeowner, tenant, and other residents and the manufactured home must be in substantial compliance with all manufactured home community rules, regulations, and standards.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill amends one of the requirements for a homeowner or tenant to qualify for the Lot Rent Assistance Program.That program provides a credit against the lot rent in the amount of the difference between the rent that would otherwise be charged and 30% of the median county income.The bill increases the income limits to 75% of the county median income for the number of residents in the home.The homeowner or tenant must still meet the other requirements. |
