Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB305: Establish the mobile home park dispute resolution program
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the montana residential mobile home lot rental act; creating the montana mobile home park dispute resolution program; providing that the program is administered by the department of commerce; requiring the department to produce and distribute educational materials related to landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities; allowing for complaints to be filed against landlords or tenants; providing for remedies and penalties; requiring the registration of mobile home parks and the collection of fees…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE MONTANA RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME LOT RENTAL ACT; CREATING THE MONTANA MOBILE HOME PARK DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM; PROVIDING THAT THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO LANDLORD AND TENANT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; ALLOWING FOR COMPLAINTS TO BE FILED AGAINST LANDLORDS OR TENANTS; PROVIDING FOR REMEDIES AND PENALTIES; REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF MOBILE HOME PARKS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES; CREATING A MOBILE HOME PARK DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACCOUNT; REQUIRING NOTICE BEFORE THE SALE OF A MOBILE HOME PARK; PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 17-7-502 AND 70-33-103, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Dispute resolution program -- purpose -- department duties -- reporting -- rulemaking. (1) There is a Montana mobile home park dispute resolution program administered by the department of commerce for the purpose of providing mobile home landlords and tenants with a process to resolve disputes regarding alleged violation of this chapter. (2) The department shall: (a) produce educational materials regarding certain provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to a notice in a format that a landlord can reasonably post in a mobile home park community and that …