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with Flood Help Tropical Storm Irene Assistance Mobile Home Parks The Housing Division administers State laws and has adopted rules concerning mobile home park leases, rent increases, and sale or closure of mobile home parks, conducts an annual registration of parks, and has adopted rules for the warranty of habitability contained in the statute, but does not have explicit authority to enforce those sections, and publishes a Mobile Home Parks Report periodically. Mobile Home Parks and Vermont's Fair Housing and Public Accommodations Act; the Rights of Households with Children and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Housing. (pdf) Are cement slabs required?
HUD regulations for installation and set up of mobile homes do
not require cement pads. Some towns may have zoning ordinances
regulating foundations, and some lenders may require a pad before
they will finance a mobile home. more
2011 State and County Summaries (pdf) 2010 Registry and Mobile Home Parks Report (pdf 3 MB) More Mobile Home and MHP Statistics - New 2011 Info Here! State Mobile Home Park Legislation Mobile Home Rent to Own Study committee bill was enacted into law and became effective September 1, 2010. The bill clarifies the rights and obligations of sellers and owners of a mobile home, amends the mobile home uniform bill of sale, and establishes requirements for mobile home sales transactions. If you are experiencing any problems or have a question call CVOEO Mobile Home Project at (802) 660-3455 ext. 204. If you have received an eviction notice or anything from the Court, call Vermont Legal Aid at 1-800-889-2047. The Department contracts with the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) Mobile Home Project to provide support services to residents faced with the possible sale of their mobile home park, notice the park will be closed, rent increases more than 1% above the housing component of the consumer price index (for 2012 = 2.60%), and other significant park-wide issues.
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useful documents from the Mobile Home Project
Vermont's statutes and rules provide significant protections to mobile home park residents. MHP residents are entitled through their lease and Vermont law to premises that are safe, clean and fit for human habitation, including: adequate and reliable utility services; safe electrical service; potable water and sewage disposal to a location on each lot from which the mobile home may be connected; and safe and fit roads, common areas and facilities. Mobile
Home Park Statute * Legislation effective July 1, 2008 significantly amended the Mobile Home Park Act. The Department expects to update the Rules in the future. Until the Rules can be updated, refer to the amended statute wherever the Rules and statute are inconsistent. Residents are also entitled to: A written lease; proper notice sixty days in advance of any rent increase, and mediation of certain increases (for 2012 any increase above 2.60%); peaceful enjoyment of their home and the park; privacy (park owner's compliance with law on his or her access to the lot); the right to sell or sublet the mobile home; not to be evicted except for cause; i.e. nonpayment of rent or lease violations; and proper notice of the owner's intent to sell or close the mobile home park. Mobile Home Lots Available! Lots are available in Vermont's nonprofit owned and cooperative mobile home parks. Updated regularly! Interested In Saving Energy Costs?
Department
of Health Rental Housing Health Code The State Rental Housing Health
Code was updated in 2006. The revised code include provisions
important to people who rent a private lot for their mobile
home and people who own private lots that are not located
in a mobile home park. The State Rental Housing Health Code
is enforced by the Town Health Officer. more
The Housing and Economic Recovery
Act of 2008 included FHA (Title I) Manufactured Housing Loan
Modernization more
Manufactured or "mobile homes" are built to pre-emptive federal standards of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These standards are referred to as the "HUD code". Vermont like over a dozen other states does not regulate installation and set up or construction problems with mobile homes. We refer consumers needing assistance to HUD's Manufactured Housing Office. If you have a question or a problem with a new mobile home, retailer or dealership please contact HUD's Manufactured Housing Office or the Vermont Attorney General's Consumer Assistance Program. What is the difference between 'modular' and 'manufactured' housing? HUD's Model Manufactured Housing
Installation Standards Rule became effective on October 20,
2008. This rule only applies to the initial set up of new mobile
homes. The mobile home dealer / retailer or distributor is responsible
for ensuring proper set up. more
HUD
regulations for installation and set up do not require cement
pads. Some towns may have zoning ordinances regulating foundations,
and some lenders may require a pad before they will finance
a mobile home. more
HUD's dispute resolution program became effective on February 8, 2008. The purpose of this program is to resolve questions between manufacturers, dealers and installers of responsibility for defects in new manufactured homes reported within one year of installation on a voluntary basis outside of the regulatory environment. Information is provided with any new manufactured home. More
mobile/manufactured housing links Information
for Vermont Click here to go to Mobile Home Park Owners page
Model Mobile Home Lot Lease (.doc) Vermont Mobile Home Uniform Bill of Sale Form required by Act 140, 9 V.S.A. Section 2602. . A MH Uniform Bill of Sale is required for most sales or transfers of a mobile home except mobile homes on owned land financed with a mortgage as real estate. DEHCD Vermont Mobile Home Uniform Bill of Sale (.pdf) DEHCD Vermont Mobile Home Uniform Bill of Sale (.doc) Property Transfer Tax Return Information "Property Transfer Tax Returns and Mobile Homes" - a Memorandum from the Vermont Department of Taxes (PDF) Mobile
Home Retail Installment Disclosure: If you are buying a mobile home
from a retail seller YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A LOAN WITH A LOWER
INTEREST RATE, AND/OR LESS EXPENSIVE FINANCING LC-142
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