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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED

HOMES

     Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Speakman, McGaw, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: February 21, 2023

     Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 31-44-1.7 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-44 entitled "Mobile and

Manufactured Homes" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     31-44-1.7. Mobile and manufactured home park operation — License.

     (a) A person shall not operate a mobile and manufactured home park without a license.

     (b) Upon completion, review, and approval of certifications, the department of business

regulation secretary of housing shall grant a license to operate a mobile and manufactured home

park.

     (c) An annual license shall be granted and renewed by the department secretary of housing

based upon the filing of:

     (1) Leases and regulations that are applicable to the park;

     (2) Certification by the municipality in which the park is located that it is in compliance

with all applicable land use regulations of the municipality;

     (3) Certification from the appropriate state agencies or municipal departments that the park

has an adequate and operational sewage disposal system and water supply and that all applicable

state and local taxes have been paid;

     (4) Payment of an annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per occupied site in the park; and

     (5) The applicant files a fee schedule with the department secretary of housing.

     (d) Certifications for individual sewage disposal systems (ISDS) regulated by the

department of environmental management shall be provided by an ISDS designer, licensed

pursuant to § 5-56-1, who possesses the appropriate class of license for the type and size of system

to be certified and any costs for these certifications shall be the responsibility of the licensee. The

director of the department may by regulation provide for additional requirements and may place

reasonable conditions on the grant of any license.

     (e) If a person submits a timely application for renewal of a license and pays the appropriate

fees, the person may continue to operate a mobile and manufactured home park unless notified that

the application for renewal is not approved. In the event anyone is denied a license he or she will

be afforded a hearing before the department secretary of housing.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2025.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED

HOMES

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     This act would remove the department of business regulation as the licensing authority for

mobile homes and place the authority with the secretary of housing.

     This act would take effect on on January 1, 2025.

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