An Act to Establish the Manufactured Housing Community and Mobile Home
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1016
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H639 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A,, to S.P. 433, 
L.D. 1016, "An Act to Establish the Manufactured Housing Community and Mobile Home 
Park Preservation and Assistance Fund" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §9090-A in subsection 1 in the fast line (page 
1, line 16 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Beginning Januaty 1. 2026. the" 
and inserting the following: 'The' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §9090-A in subsection 2 in paragraph Din the 
first line (page 1, line 30 in amendment) by inse1ting after the following: 
11Entities
the 
following: 
together with affiliated and related entities.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §9090-A by inserting after subsection 2 the 
following: 
13, Attestation of net worth, An entity claiming an exemption under subsection 2, 
paragraph D shall provide the register of deeds with an attestation of net w011h when the 
deed for the manufactured housing community is offered for recordation and any other 
information or documentation as required by the Depa1tment of Professional and Financial 
Regulation by rule.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §9090-A in subsection 4 in the first line (page 
2, line 6 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Tt·easurer of State" and inserting 
the following: 'State Controller' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §9090-A by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively, 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §9094-B in subsection 1 in the first line (page 
3U 
2, line 11 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Beginning Januaty 1, 2026, the" 
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and inserting the following: 'The' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §9094-B in subsection 2 in paragraph Din the 
first line (page 2, line 23 in amendment) by insetting after the following: "Entitiesi, the 
following: ', together with affiliated and related entities.' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §9094-B by inserting after subsection 2 the 
following: 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 433, L.D. 1016 
'3, Attestation of net worth, An entity claiming an exemption under subsection 2, 
paragraph D shall provide the register of deeds with an attestation of net worth when the 
deed for the mobile home park is offered for recordation and any other information 01· 
documentation as required by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation by 
rule.' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §9094-B in subsection 4 in the first line (page 
2, line 32 in amendment) by striking oi1t the following: "Treasurer of State" and inse1ting 
the following: 'State Controller' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §9094-B by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the amendment in section 3 in §4754-B in subsection 2 in the first line (page 
3, line 8 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Treasurer of State" and insetting 
the following: 'State Controller' 
Amend the amendment in section 3 in §4754-B in subsection 2 in the last line (page 3, 
line 12 in amendment) by stl'iking out the following: "Treasurer of State" and insetting the 
following: 'State Controller' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Department of Professional and Financial Regulation; rules. The 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall adopt rules to establish a 
method for detel'mining the net worth of an entity, together with affiliated and related 
entities, claiming an exemption from the fees required by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
10, section 9090-A, subsection 1 and 9094-B, subsection 1. The mies must include the 
evidence and documentation necessary for a purchaser of a manufactured housing 
community or a mobile home park to provide to the registe1· of deeds when offering a deed 
for recordation and the record-keeping obligations of the register of deeds. 
When 
developing rules, the department shall consider whethe1· information on the incorporation 
of the entity is useful. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" and removes theJanua1y 1, 2026 
statt date. It clarifies that an entity claiming an exemption from the fee based on the entity's 
net wo1th includes the net worth of affiliated and related entities. It adds a requirement that 
a purchaser claiming an exemption from the fee based on net wo1th must provide the 
register of deeds with an attestation of the entity's net wo1th at the time the deed for the 
manufactured housing community or mobile home park is offered for recordation. It 
requires the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to adopt rules to establish 
the method and required evidence and documentation for a purchaser claiming an 
exemption to the fee to provide to the register of deeds. It requires the State Contl'Oller, 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 433, L.D. 1016 
rather than the Tl'easurer of State, to credit fees to the Manufactured Housing Community 
and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Fund. 
SPONSORED BY: __ ~_-, 
_________ _ 
(Rep1·eseutative GERE, T.) 
TOWN: Kennebunkport 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/25 L-RL-
LD 1016 
LR 2156(05) 
An Act to Establish the Manufactured Housing Community and Mobile Home Park Preservation aud 
Assistance Fund 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment•~• to Committee Amendment "A" (I-\- u.3q) 
Sponsor: Rep. Gere of Kennebunkport 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation associated with the rnlemaking process 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources, 
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