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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HARPER, MARCH 23, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 23, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of November 24, 1976 (P.L.1176, No.261), |
2 | entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the rights and |
3 | duties of manufactured home owners or operators and |
4 | manufactured home lessees," further providing for disclosure |
5 | of fees. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Section 6(e) of the act of November 24, 1976 |
9 | (P.L.1176, No.261), known as the Manufactured Home Community |
10 | Rights Act, amended October 19, 2010 (P.L.546, No.80), is |
11 | amended to read: |
12 | Section 6. Disclosure of Fees.--* * * |
13 | (e) All new leases, lease extensions and lease renewals[, |
14 | which are for more than a 60-day period,] shall contain the |
15 | following full disclosures: |
16 | (1) The manner in which utility and other services, |
17 | including, but not limited to, sewage and waste disposal, cable |
18 | television, water supply and storm drainage, will be provided, |
19 | and the entity providing them. The services and the lot rental |
20 | amount or user fees charged by the manufactured home community |
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1 | owner for the services provided by the manufactured home |
2 | community owner shall also be disclosed. |
3 | (2) An explanation of the manner in which the manufactured |
4 | home space rental amount will be increased, including, but not |
5 | limited to, notification to the manufactured home lessee at |
6 | least 60 days in advance of the increase. |
7 | (3) Disclosure of any factors that may affect the lot rental |
8 | amount, including, but not limited to these factors: |
9 | (i) Water rates. |
10 | (ii) Sewer rates. |
11 | (iii) Waste disposal rates. |
12 | (iv) Maintenance costs, including costs of deferred |
13 | maintenance. |
14 | (v) Management costs. |
15 | (vi) Property taxes. |
16 | (vii) Major repairs or improvements. |
17 | (viii) Any other fees, costs, assessments or service charges |
18 | that the manufactured home lessee is required to pay or that the |
19 | manufactured home owner or operator intends to charge during the |
20 | terms of the lease or rental agreement. |
21 | (4) Disclosure of the manner in which the pass-through |
22 | charges will be assessed. |
23 | (5) A report of the utility fees charged for the |
24 | manufactured home space paid to the community owner by a prior |
25 | lessee during the previous 12 months. |
26 | (6) Disclosure of all service charges currently charged for |
27 | services offered which the manufactured home lessee may elect to |
28 | incur and the manner in which the fees will be increased. |
29 | (7) Any manufactured home community rules and regulations |
30 | that have been established and an explanation of the manner in |
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1 | which the rules and regulations will be set, changed or |
2 | promulgated. |
3 | (8) The rent history of the manufactured home space for the |
4 | three full calendar years immediately preceding the prospective |
5 | initial rental agreement date. This information shall be for |
6 | basic manufactured home space rental only and does not apply to |
7 | other fees such as late charges and guest fees. Additionally, |
8 | the calculation of rent history shall be posted in the public |
9 | portion of the manufactured home community's rental office or |
10 | other conspicuous and readily accessible place and in the same |
11 | place as any rules and regulations that have been established |
12 | for the manufactured home community are posted. |
13 | (9) Citations or other documents from Federal, State or |
14 | local governmental agencies which require the manufactured home |
15 | community owner to take corrective action, including citations |
16 | from the Department of Environmental Protection regarding water |
17 | and sewage. Such information shall also be posted within the |
18 | community in the same place as manufactured home community rules |
19 | and regulations are displayed until the corrective action has |
20 | been completed. |
21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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