An Act to Respond to
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0365
Committee Amendment CA_A_S295 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT I( A" to S.P. 157, L.D. 365i i'An Act to Respond to 
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the Housing Affordability and Accessibility Crisis in Maineu 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
• An Act fo Establish a Moratorium on the Sale of Mobile Home Parks' 
Amend the bill by insetting after the title and befo!'e the enacting clause the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislalure do not 
become effective until 90 days after aqjoumment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, protecting mohile home parks as an affordable honsit1g option is crucial to 
addressing the severe housing crisis in the State; and 
Whereas, the sale of mobile home parks often results in an increase in lot rent and lot 
fees, making living in a mobile home park unaffordable for low-income and moderate" 
income individuals; and 
Whereas, the Legislature is curre11tly considering legislation to am.end Maine's laws 
to support a mobile home park owner's fight to sell the owner's park at market rate, while 
providing mobile home owners living in the park the opportunity to purchase the pal'k at 
market rate and better maintain the foturc affordabiUty of the park; and 
Whereas, the Legislature needs time to enact and implement laws to provide such 
protection to park owners and mobile home owners; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislaturej these facts c1·eate an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessaty for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now) 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 10 .MR.SA §9094-B is enacted to read: 
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COMMITfEB AMENDMENT ·A· ,. 10 S.P. 157. L.D. 365 c 
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§9094-B, Mornto1·ium on sale of mobile home ua1·lts; repeal 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contral'y and except as otherwise provided 
in this section, the owner of a mobile home nark may not sell or transfer ownership of a 
mobile home park or enter into a: binding contract to sell a mobile home pJ!rk that contains 
more than.25 lots. This section does not ap,ply if the mobile home ownersjn ihe mobile 
home park or a mobile home owners' association does not provide notice in accordance 
with section 9094 .. .A, subsection 3-A that the mobile home owners 01· association suppo1t 
making an oiler to pmchase the mobile home park or when the sale or transfer of a mobile 
home park is between family members, 
This section is repealed 91 days niter the adiournment of the First Special Session of 
the J 32ng Legislature. 
Emergency clause, In view of1he emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved! 
Amend the bill by relettering or remunbering any nonconsecutive Part lette1· or section 
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number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 1'eplaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and changes the title. It 
imposes a moratorium on the sale of mobile home parks with more than 25 lots until 91 
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days after adjournment of the .First Special Session of the 132nd Legislature. The 
moratorium docs not apply if the mobile home owners in a mobile home park or a mobile 
home owners
association does not notify the mobile home park owner that the mobile 
home owners or association support making an offer to purchase the mobile home park in 
accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 9094-A, subsection 3-A or 
if the sale oi· transfer of the mobile home park is between family members. 
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