An Act to Support
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2231
Committee Amendment CA_A_H997 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §9093-B, 29-A MRSA §669, 30-A MRSA §4358, 33 MRSA §459-A, 33 MRSA §767-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/\ » to H.P, 1506, L.D. 2231, "An Act to Support
Owners of Manufactured Housmg, Mobile Homes and Tmy Homes"
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and insertmg the
following:
'See. 1. 10 MRSA §9093-B, as enacted by PL 2025,c.399,§2, is amended to read:
§9093-B. Manufactured housing community increase in lot rent and fees
1. Lot rent and fees; notice requirement. An owner of a manufactured housing
community shall provide notice of an increase in lot rent or fees no less than 90 days before
the effective date of the increase to the owner of a manufactured home in the community.
1-A. Lot rent increase; limitation per calendar year. An owner of a manufactured
housine community may not increase the lot rent more than once per calendar year,
2. Notice contents. The notice under subsection 1 must include;
A. The name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the owner of the
manufactured housing community;
B, The amount of the increase in lot rent or fees, m dollars, and the type of fee
increased;
G-, — The average lot rent and foos by the type of fee, as a dollar amount, for a
manufactured housing community with equivalent services and amenities in the area
at the time of the notice;
D, The average lot rent, calculated pursuant to paragraph C, increased by 1% above
the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region, or its successor index, as published
by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor StatiQtics or its successor
agency, in dollar amounts, roforrod to in this section as "the allowed lot rent inorease";
E. The average fee for each type of fee, calculated pursuant to paragraph C, moroased
by 1% above the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region, or its successor
index, as published by tho United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
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Statistios or its successor agency, in dollar amounts, roferred to m this section as "the
allowed fee increase"; and
F. A statement of the manufactured home owner's right to request mediation and the
requirements to make a requesfc-; and
G, The percentage change for the previous 12-month period in the Consumer Price
Index for the Northeast Region, or its successor index, as published by the United
States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor agencYi
beginning with thejnonth the notice is provided.
3. Request for mediation. If the dollar amount oftho proposed lot rent mcrease is
above the allowed lot rent increase or the dollar amount of the proposed fee inorease is
above the allowed fee increase for the type of foo increased percentage increase in lot rent
or fees is greater than the percentage change under subsection 2. paragraph G plus 1%,
owners of manufactured homes in the housing community may request the proposed lot
rent or fee increase be subject to mediation, if;
A. A number of owners representmg 51 % or more of the households in the community
sign a written request for mediation; and
B, The written request is mailed, by certified mail, to the owner of the manufactured
housing community within 90 days of the date of the notice required by subsection 1 ,
4. Mediation. Within 15 days of the date of the notice under subsection 3, paragraph
B, the parties shall mutually select an independent Srd-party mediator to facilitate the
discussion of the proposed lot rent or fee increase. Within 30 days of the date the request
for mediation was mailed under subsection 3, the parties shall meet with the mediator for
the purpose of attempting to resolve the dispute, The owner of the manufactured housing
community shall pay all costs for the mediator and the mediation. If the owner of the
manufactured housing community acts in bad faith with respect to the request for mediation
or the mediation process, the lot rent or fee increase may not take effect for at least 6 months
from the date the request for mediation is mailed under subsection 3, Failure of the owner
of the manufactured housing community, or the owner's authorized representative, to
participate in mediation, is an example of bad faith. It is bad faith for the owner of the
manufactured housing community, or the owner's authorized representative, to require.
request or obtain a nondisclosure agreement or similar agreement from a manufactired
home owner as part of the mediation process,
For purposes of this section, "manufactured housing community" has the same
meaning as in section 9081, subsection 2, except that in this section "manufactured housing
5 community" includes a mobile home park,
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §669, as amended by PL 2019,c,650,§8, is further amended
to read:
§669. Cancellation of certificate of title to manufactured housing and tiny homes^
conversion to residential real property
1. Real property transactions. This section governs cancellation of a certificate of
title to manufactured housing or a tiny home by the owner of the manufactured housing or
tiny home when tho manufactured housing or tiny home becomes affixed to real property
owned by the owner of the manufactured housing or tiny home issued by the Secretary of
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State and the conversion of the manufactured housing or tiny home to residential real
property.
2. Cancellation. A certificate of title to manufactured housing or a tiny home may be
cancelled by the Secretary of State if the owner of the real property manufactured housing
or tmy home records the following documents in the registry of deeds for the county in
which the real property is located upon which the manufachu'ed housmg or tiny home is
permanently affixed is located and files a request under subsection 4:
A. The original certificate of title to the manufactured housing or tiny home;
B. A description of the manufactured housing or tmy home, including model year,
make, width, length and identification number, and a statement by any recorded
lienholder on the certificate of title that the security interest has been released or that
such security interest will be released upon cancellation of the certificate of title as set
forth in this section;
C, The legal description of the real property upon which the manufactured housing or
tiny home is permanently affued; and
D. A sworn statement by the owner of the real property upon which the manufactured
housing or tiny home is permanently affixed, as shown on the real property deedy-that
the owner of the real property is the owner of the manufactured housing or tiny home
and that the manufactured housmg or tmy home is permanently affixed to the real
property in accordance with state law.i
d) That the owner of the real property upon which the manufactured housing or
tiny home is permanently affixedjsthe owner of the manufactured housing or tiny
home and that the manufactured housing ortinY home is oennanentlv affixed to
the real property in accordance with state law; or
(2) If the owner of the manufactured housing or tmv home does not own the real
prooertv upon which the manufacturer housm£_or tmy home is permanently
affixed, that the manufactured housing or tiny home is permanently affixed to real
property under a lease agreement or other occupancy aereement.
3. Recording. The register of deeds, upon receipt of the documents set forth in
0 subsection 2, shall record the documents,
4. Request for cancellation for purpose of conversion. An owner of manufactured
housing or a tiny home shall file a written request with the Secretary of State for
cancellation of the certificate of title to the manufactured housing or tiny home for the
purpose of conversion to residential real property after completion of the requirements in
subsections 2 and 3 and by returning the recorded certificate of title. The Secretary of State
6 shall cancel tho certifioato of title upon rocoipt of the written request from tho ownet-eiLthe
manufaohired housing or tmy home requestmg cancellation of the oertifioate ef-title?
8 aeoompanied by the eertifioate of title and documents listed in subseotion 2 that have-beee
9 rooordod pursuant to subseotion 3, Upon cancellation of the certificate of title, the Seei'etey
of State shall issue a document certifying that the certificate of title has been cancelled,
A. Prior to cancelline the certificate of title, the Secretary of State shall provide the
individual reauesting cancellation_'with_a_written statement infonnine the individual
that upon cancellation of the certificate of title and satisfaction of the requirements of
subsection 9. the manufactured housing or tmy home will be converted to residential
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real m'ooertv as defined in Title 33. section 171. subsection 6 and that the conversion
may not be reversed. The Secretary of State shall obtain written confirmation that the
individual received the statement.
B. The Secretary of State shall cancel the certificate of title upon receipt of the written
request from the owner of the manufactured housing or tmv home requestme
cancellation of the certificate of title for the purpose of conversion to residential real
property, accompanied by the certificate of title and documents listed in subsection 2
that have been recorded pursuant to subsection 3. Upon cancellation of the certificate
of title, the Secretarv_Qf State_shall i_ssue a document certifi'mg that the certificate of
title has been cancelled,
5. Liens. For purposes of perfection, realization and foreclosure of security interests;
if a certificate of title has been oanoellod pursuant to this section, a separate Qeourity mterest
in the manufactured housing or tiny home does not exist, and the manufactured housing or
tiny homo may be secured only as part of the real property through a mortgage-under Title
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A, If a certificate of title has been cancelled and the manufactured housing or tmv
home converted pursuant to this section and the owner of the manufactured housing or
tiny home owns the real property upon which the manufactured housing or tiny home
is permanently affixed, a separate security interest in. the manufactured housing or tiny
home does not exist. and the manufactured housine or tiny home may be secured only
as part of the real property through a morteage under Title 33; and
B, If a certificate of title has been cancelled and the manufactured housinp or tiny
home converted pursuant to this section and the owner of the manufactured housing or
tiny home does not own the real property upon which the manufactured housing or tiny
home is permanently affixed, the manufactired housinR or tiny home may be secured
separately from the real propertv upon which it is permanently affixed,
6. Applicability. This section applies to manufactured housing or tiny homes required
to be titled under section 651 and to any person who voluntarily elects to cancel a certificate
of title to manufactured housing or a tiny home pursuant to this section.
7. Taxation not affected. Nothing in this This section may not be construed to affect
the taxation of manufacfaired housing or tiny homes .
8. No change to common law. Nothing in this This section may not be construed to
modify or change existing common law.
9. Conversion. Upon recording the document issued by the Secretary of State under
5 subsection 4. paragraph B that certifies that the certificate of title has been cancelled in the
registry of deeds for the county in which the real property upon which the manufactured
housing or tiny home is permanently affixed is located, the manufactured housing or tmy
8 home is converted to residential real property as defined in Title 3 3. section 171. subsection
6,
Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §4358, sub-§3, ^[A, as enacted by PL 1989, c, 104, Pt, A,§45
and Pt. C, § 10 and repealed and replaced by PL 1989,c. 506, §3 and amended by PL 2003,
c. 689, Pt, B, §6, is further amended to read:
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A, Except as required under Title 38, or an ordinance adopted pursuant to Title 38, a
municipality sball may not require for a new mobile home park or the expansion of an
existing mobile home park;
(1) The size of any mobile home park lot served by a public sewer system to be
larger than the smaller of;
(a) Sm Four thousand five hundred square feet; w and
(b) The area of the smallest residential lot permitted m the municipality;
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(2) The size of any mobile home park lot with on-site subsurface waste water
wastewater disposal to be larger than SO^OOO 10.000 square feet; or
(3) The size of any mobile home park lot served by a central on-site subsurface
waste water wastewater disposal system approved by the Department of Health
and Human Services to be larger than -iSjQQQ 5.000 square feet, provided that a
municipality may require that the overall density of the mobile home park be no
more than one home for every 20,000 square feet,
Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §4358, sub-§3, ^M, as enacted by PL 1989, c, 506, §3, is
amended to read;
M, A municipality shall permit mobile home parks to expand and to be developed in
a number of environmentally suitable locations in the municipality with reasonable
consideration being given to permit existing mobile home parks to expand in their
existmg locations. A municipality may not select a location for a mobile home park
development which that is not reasonably suitable because of:
(1) Prior lot division;
(2) Locational setting within the municipality;
(3) Natural features; or
(4) Other similar factors,
This paragraph is effective January 1, 1990.
Sec. 5. 33 MRSA §459-A is enacted to read;
S459-A. Manufactured housine and tiny homes
If a certificate of title to manufactured housing ora. tiny home has been cancelled under
Title 29-A, section 669 and a document issued by the Secretary of State certifying that
cancellation is recorded in the registry of deeds for the county in which the real proriertv
uoon which the manufactured housing or tmy_home is permanently affixed is located
pursuant to Title 29-A, section 669. subsection 9, the manufactured housing or tiny home
is converted to residential real property as defined m section 171. subsection 6.
Sec. 6. 33 MRSA §767-A is enacted to read;
8767-A. Deed for manufactured housine or tiny home
A deed for manufacturedhousine or a tiny home may contain the following provisions.
1. Statement on ownership of tract or parcel of land. A deed for manufachired
housing or a tiny home may contain one QfthefollowmgprQvisions:
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A, The tract or parcel of land upon which the manufactured housing or tiny home is
situated, or is to be situated, is owned by .....,,,,...,,........,,., by deed dated
....,,,,..,.,,,,,........, and recorded at Book .,.,... Paee ....... in the
County Registry ofDeeds^
Signed this ................. day of
(Here add acknowledement'): or
B. .....,,..,,.„. owner of the tract or parcel of land upon which the aforesaid
manufactured housing or tmv home is situated, or is to be situated, hereby consents to
the conveyance of the manufactured housing or tiny home,
Signed this ..,.....,.,,,,,.. day of,. .,.,,,,.,..,... ....,,...,,.
(Here add acknowledgment),
2. Statement on relocation, A deed for manufactured housing or a tiny home may
contain the following provision:
F 1 Check box if the manufactured housine or tmv home has been relocated from one
site to another within Maine, The home was previously located at ...
fstate name of park, if any,_and street address). Town CCitv) of ,,
, ^^^,_,.,,,.....,, County, State of Maine and title, if any. to the same was recorded at
Book ...„,„ Page ...,,,.. in the ,,.,,,,.,,,.,..... County Registry of Deeds, If the
relocation is to a county of the State of Maine other than the county in which the deed
to_the erantor was recorded, a duplicate orieinal of the deed must be recorded in the
registry of deeds_of the county where the manufactired housing or tiny home is
relocated at the same time this deed is recorded.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill and
does the following,
1. It prohibits the owner of a manufactured housing community from raising the lot
rent more than once per calendar year.
2. It clarifies that if an owner of a manufactured housing community requires, requests
or obtains a nondisclosure agreement or similar agreement from the owner of manufactured
housing m the process of a mediation between the community owner and housing owner,
the community owner is acting in bad faith under the law,
3. It changes the minimum lot size required for a new manufactured housing
5 community or the expansion of an existing manufactured housing community,
4, It amends the existing provision of law that allows the Office of the Secretary of
State to cancel a certificate of title for manufactured housing or a tiny home to allow, upon
request, for cancellation of title for manufactured housing or a tiny home that is
permanently affixed to real property, whether or not the real property is owned by the
homeowner, and for conversion of the manufactured housing or tiny home to residential
real property.
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5. It amends existing law governing security interests m manufactured housing and
tiny homes to specify that if the owner of the manufactured housing or tiny home is not the
owner of the real property upon which the manufactured housing or tiny home is affixed,
the manufactired housing or tiny home may be secured separately from the real property.
6, It amends the Short Form Deeds Act to allow certain language to be included in a
deed that affects an interest in manufactured housmg or a tiny home.
FISCAL NOTE REQIHRED
(See attached)
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Approved: 04/03/26 t-Kt-
LD 2231 LR 3038(02)
An Act to Support Owners of Manufactured Housing, Mobile Homes and Tiny Homes
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of the Secretary of State to implement the provisions of this bill are expected
to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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