An Act to Ensure Affordability and Stability in Housing for Mobile
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1765
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Sponsors: JULIA, TEPLER
Amends: 10 MRSA §9093, 10 MRSA §9093-B

Legislative Document
No. 1765
H.P. 1184
House of Representatives, April 23, 2025
An Act to Ensure Affordability and Stability in Housing for Mobile 
Home Park Residents
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative JULIA of Waterville.
Cosponsored by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc and
Representatives: ARFORD of Brunswick, DEBRITO of Waterville, EDER of Waterboro, 
MALON of Biddeford, MINGO of Calais, OSHER of Orono, SUPICA of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §9093, as amended by PL 2023, c. 594, §1 and affected by §13, 
is further amended to read:
§9093.  Fees; charges; assessments; rules
1.  Duty to disclose.  A mobile home park owner or operator shall disclose fully in 
writing all fees, charges, assessments and rules before a mobile home dweller assumes 
occupancy in the park. This information must be updated and provided to all tenants of the 
park no less than annually.
2.  Increases or changes.  The mobile home park owner or operator shall give at least 
days' written notice to all tenants before changing any rules, except that any notice of 
an increase in rent or fees must be consistent with the notice requirements for residential 
estates in Title 14, sections 6015 and 6016. Notice of an increase in rent or fees must be 
delivered to each tenant of the park by certified mail and include at least the following:
A.  The current amount charged for rent and fees and the effective date of a proposed 
increase;
B.  The anticipated rent increase; and
C.  When applicable, a certified copy of a waiver from the municipality or 
Manufactured Housing Board if a rent increase, including all fees, is, as a percentage 
of total rent, more than the most recent one-year increase in the applicable Consumer 
Price Index, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, plus 1%.  The notice must advise that a rent increase may not exceed 5% per 
year.
3.  Failure to disclose charges.  If the park owner or operator fails to fully disclose 
any fees, charges or assessments, or provide notice of increases as required by subsection 
2, those fees, charges or, assessments or increases may not be collected.  The owner or 
operator may not use the mobile home dweller's refusal to pay any undisclosed charge or 
increase as a cause for eviction in any court.
4.  Rental payments.  A mobile home park owner or operator may establish a park 
rule to require that all rental payments and other fees due to the mobile home park owner 
or operator be paid in full before the home is removed from the park, sold or occupied by 
a new tenant or owner.  If the owner or occupant is a lienholder who has informed the 
mobile home park owner or operator of its lien on the home pursuant to section 9097, 
subsection 2‑B, the terms of that subsection apply.
5.  Annual reporting to municipality.  A mobile home park owner or operator shall 
submit annually to the municipal officers a sworn affidavit stating that any increase in rent 
or fees at the mobile home park during the preceding year was in compliance with the 
limitations prescribed in section 9093-B and the notice requirements of subsection 2.
Sec. 2.  10 MRSA §9093-B is enacted to read:
§9093-B.  Rent and fee increase limitations
Beginning October 1, 2025, the following provisions apply to rent and fee increases 
imposed by a mobile home park owner or operator on a tenant of a mobile home park.
1.  Rent and fee increase limitations.  A mobile home park owner or operator may 
not increase rent or fees more than once in a 12-month period. The combined total of any 
increase in rent or fees must be limited to no more than the most recent one-year increase 
in the applicable Consumer Price Index, as published by the United States Department of 
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, plus 1%, or 5% of the current rent or fee, whichever is 
less.  
A.  Increases in combined rent are permitted only when necessary to cover actual 
operating costs and maintenance expenses incurred by the mobile home park owner or 
operator.
B.  If rent and fees have not increased in a mobile home park for 5 or more years, a 
mobile home park owner or operator may seek a waiver from the municipality or the 
Manufactured Housing Board to exceed the Consumer Price Index plus 1% limitation 
under this subsection, but may not exceed the maximum of 5% of the current rent or 
fee.
2.  Waiver for exceptional circumstances.  A municipality or the Manufactured 
Housing Board may grant a waiver as provided in subsection 1, paragraph B outside of the 
5-year limitation only if the mobile home park owner or operator demonstrates that a 
substantial, unforeseen expense or capital improvement such as major infrastructure repairs 
or compliance with newly enacted regulations would result in a significant financial burden 
without the increase allowed by the waiver.
A.  If the mobile home park is located within a municipality, the owner or operator 
must appeal to the local municipal government for approval, following the procedure 
established by that municipality.
B.  If the mobile home park is located within the unorganized territory, an application 
must be submitted to the Manufactured Housing Board.
3.  Civil remedies.  A tenant of a mobile home park may bring an action for recovery 
of rent or fees collected in violation of this section or for failure to provide proper notice 
of increases as required in section 9093, subsection 2.  If the tenant prevails, the court shall 
award attorney's fees to the tenant and assess the costs against the mobile home park owner 
or operator.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes limits on increases in rent and fees imposed by a mobile home park 
owner or operator on tenants of the mobile home park.  Under the bill, a mobile home park 
owner or operator is prohibited from increasing rent or fees more than once in a 12-month 
period and must limit those increases to no more than 5% of current fees or rent.  Under 
the bill, rent or fee increases must be necessary to cover actual costs incurred by the mobile 
home park owner or operator for operational costs and maintenance expenses.  The bill also 
requires a mobile home park owner or operator to provide notice of rent and fee increases 
to tenants by certified mail and to submit an annual affidavit to the municipality stating that 
any increase in rent or fees was in compliance with all limitations and notice requirements.