Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB873: Create a mobile home park emergency relocation account
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to mobile home parks; establishing a mobile home park emergency relocation account; providing that tenants who are required to move due to a change in use of the mobile home park may receive funding for relocation costs; allowing for a personal property assessment on mobile homes; revising the allocation of revenue collected from campground and trailer court license fees; providing rulemaking authority; providing a statutory appropriation; providing an appropriation; amending sections 17-7-502, 50-52-202, and 70-33-103, mca…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO MOBILE HOME PARKS; ESTABLISHING A MOBILE HOME PARK EMERGENCY RELOCATION ACCOUNT; PROVIDING THAT TENANTS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE DUE TO A CHANGE IN USE OF THE MOBILE HOME PARK MAY RECEIVE FUNDING FOR RELOCATION COSTS; ALLOWING FOR A PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ON MOBILE HOMES; REVISING THE ALLOCATION OF REVENUE COLLECTED FROM CAMPGROUND AND TRAILER COURT LICENSE FEES; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 17-7-502, 50-52-202, AND 70-33-103, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Mobile home park change of use -- compensation of moving expenses -- applicability. (1) (a) If a landlord plans to change the use of all or part of a mobile home park, the landlord shall follow the process provided for in 70-33-433(2). (b) The landlord shall inform all tenants in writing of the mobile home park emergency relocation account established in [section 3]. (2) If a tenant is required to move due to a change in use or redevelopment of a mobile home park, the tenant may: (a) collect payment from the mobile home park emergency relocation account for the lesser of actual moving expenses of relocating the …