Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 11 - AGENCY OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Sub-Agency 020 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 002 - HOUSING DIVISION RULES PART III: MOBILE HOME PARK WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY › Section 11 020 002 - HOUSING DIVISION RULES PART III: MOBILE HOME PARK WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY

Current through June, 2024
Rule No.1 Authority
These rules are issued pursuant to authority vested in the
				Department of Housing and Community Development by
				10 V.S.A.
				§
											6262(b), in
				cooperation with the Agency of Natural Resources, the Division of Fire Safety
				of the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of Health, to adopt
				standards for safety, cleanliness and fitness for human habitation regarding
				the rental of a mobile home lot within a mobile home park.
Rule No.2 Definitions
The definitions set forth in this Section 2 shall apply to the
				rules of the Housing Division, Part III, Mobile Home Park Warranty of
				Habitability.
2.1 "Common Areas and
			 Facilities" means any structures, facilities or areas located inside a mobile
			 home park that are intended for the convenience and/or enjoyment of the
			 residents. Common areas and facilities may include, but are not limited to,
			 common laundry facilities, recreation or community rooms, mailboxes, sidewalks
			 that are not used solely for access to a mobile home on a lot, storage areas,
			 dumpsters or facilities for collection and removal of trash, recyclables, and
			 food scraps, pools and playground areas that are owned and/or controlled by the
			 mobile home park owner.
2.2
			 "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and
			 Community Development of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development for
			 the State of Vermont.
2.3
			 "Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development of the
			 Agency of Commerce and Community Development for the State of
			 Vermont.
2.4 "Leaseholder" means a
			 resident lawfully occupying a mobile home owned by the park owner or the owner
			 of a mobile home sited on a mobile home lot in a mobile home park regardless of
			 whether the leaseholder has actual possession of a written lease.
2.5 "Mobile Home Park" means any parcel or
			 contiguous lots of land under common ownership or control on which are sited,
			 or which is designed, laid out or adapted to accommodate, more than two mobile
			 homes. A parcel or contiguous lots owned by agricultural employers providing up
			 to four mobile homes for use by full time workers or employees, and a parcel or
			 contiguous lots used solely on a seasonal basis for vacation or recreational
			 mobile homes shall not be considered a mobile home park.
2.6 "Mobile Home Park Lot" means the area
			 established by the owner of the mobile home park as being the area in which the
			 leaseholder establishes a property right by way of a lease. If no area is
			 established the lot shall be the footprint of the mobile home, including any
			 steps, porches or additions attached to the mobile home.
2.7 "Mobile Home Park Owner(s)" means one or
			 more owners, operators, officers, managing agents, or other persons with
			 practical authority to establish rules, policies, or other requirements of a
			 mobile home park.
2.8 "Potable
			 Water" means water free from impurities in amounts sufficient to cause disease
			 or harmful physiological effects and having bacteriological, chemical,
			 physical, and radiological quality conforming to applicable standards of the
			 Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. This definition is intended to create a
			 definable standard under which it can be determined if the water in question
			 causes a health or safety problem. Nothing in this definition is intended to
			 require water testing in a mobile home park, except in cases of dispute, when
			 it is not otherwise required to do so by current Water Supply Rules.
2.9 "Premises" means a mobile home park lot
			 and improvements thereon, and any part of a mobile home park.
2.10 "Resident" means any individual,
			 individuals, or family who occupy a mobile home in a mobile home park on a
			 permanent or temporary basis.