An Act to Protect
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1768
Committee Amendment CA_A_S216 (Senate)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4852, 36 MRSA §4641-C

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^-" to S.P. 686, L.D. 1768, "An Act to Protect
Residents of Mobile Home Parks by Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax"
Amend the bill by striking out ati of section 1 and inserting the following;
'See. 1. 30-A MRSA §4852, sub-§2, ^A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c.
48, §§5 and 3 1, is amended by amending subparagraph (5) to read;
(5) Pay the administrative costs of state public bodies or other public
instrumentalities and private, nonprofit corporations directly associated with
housing projects; ftH^
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4852, sub-§2, ^A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989,c.
48, §§5 and 31, is amended by enacting a new subparagraph (5-A) to read;
(5-M Maintain housinp affordabilitv in mobile hotne parks to sUDDort ownership
of mobile home parks by mobile home owner's associations, resident-owned
lunismR cooDeratives 01'^ othei-jioni>rofitentities representjil& the interests of mobile
home owners in mobile home parks; and'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following:
-See. 4. 36 MRSA §4641-C, sub-§22 is enacted to read:
22. Ceftain deedsofjnobile home park. Deeds convevine ownership of a mobile
home park from its owner to a majoi'ity of residents of the park at the time of conveyance
who are residents of the State or a mobile home owners' association of the mobile home
Dark organized in this State when the conveyance is made pursuant to Title 10. section
9094-A.
See. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " H" to S.P. 686, L.D.1768 f ^'
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for computer programming costs.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $53,000 $0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $53,000 $0
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutiwly.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, removes the bill's
provision requiring the real estate transfer tax received by the Stale from buyers of mobile
home parks be allocated entirely to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund within the
Maine State Housing Authority. The amendment adds a provision modifying the purposes
of the Housing Opportunities for Maine Program to include maintaining housing
affordability in mobile home parks to support ownership of mobile home owner's
associations, resident-owneci housing cooperatives or other nonprofit entities representing
tlie interests of mobile home owners in mobile home parks.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 05/22/25 t-KL
LD 1768 LR 894(02)
An Act to Protect Residents of Mobile Home Parks by Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment tt/|"/
Committee: Taxation.
Fiscal Note Required; Yes
Fiscal Note
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
Appropriafions/AlIocations
General Fund
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
$55,000
$53,000
$2,500
$0
$2,500
$0
$2,500
$0
Revenue
General Fund
Other Special Revenue Funds
($2,000)
($5,500)
($2,500)
($7,500)
($2.500)
($7,500)
($2,500)
($8,000)
Fiscal Detail mid Notes
This bill includes a revenue decrease to the General Fund of $2,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $2,500 iu fiscal year
2026-27 due to the exemption of Real Estate Transfer Tax on purchases of mobile home parks by residents of the '
park. The exemption is estimated to reduce dedicated revenue to the Housing Opportunities for Maine (HOME) Fund
within the ^4ame State Housing Authority (MSHA) by $3,500 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $5,000 in fiscal year 2026-
27. The exemption is also estimated to reduce dedicated revenue to the Housing First Fund, also within MSHA, by
$2,000 and $2,500 in fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, respectively.
Additionally, the bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Bureau of Revenue Services within the
Department of Administrative and Financial Services of $53,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to fund computer
programming costs associated with the provisions of this bill,
Any additional costs to the Mame State Housing Authority to adopt the changes in this bill are expected to be minor
and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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