Pennsylvania HB1250: An Act amending the act of November 24, 1976 (P.L.1176, No.261), known as the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act, providing for resident associations and group meetings; further providing for disclosure of fees; providing for reasonable increases in rent and fees and for justified rent increase to support extraordinary increases in operating expenses; and further providing for damages.

What the bill says

An act providing for the rights and duties of manufactured home owners or operators and manufactured home lessees," providing for resident associations and group meetings; further providing for disclosure of fees; providing for reasonable increases in rent and fees and for justified rent increase to support extraordinary increases in operating expenses; and further providing for damages.

From the introduced text, April 16, 2025:

An act providing for the rights and duties of manufactured home owners or operators and manufactured home lessees," providing for resident associations and group meetings; further providing for disclosure of fees; providing for reasonable increases in rent and fees and for justified rent increase to support extraordinary increases in operating expenses; and further providing for damages. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The General Assembly recognizes the following public policy purposes and declares that the following objectives of the Commonwealth are to be served by this act: (1) Pennsylvania faces a significant shortage of affordable housing units that contributes to higher rates of homelessness and housing instability, impacting the well- being of many residents. (2) The lack of affordable housing also affects this Commonwealth's economic competitiveness and educational and health outcomes. (3) Manufactured homes are a vital part of the affordable housing market because buying a manufactured home remains a relatively affordable alternative to purchasing a higher-cost traditional home. (4) Manufactured home communities in this Commonwealth are home to many low-income to moderate-income individuals and families. (5) Homes in manufactured home communities, however, are subject to lot leases with ever-increasing rents determined by the landowner who controls the land on which the homes sit. (6) It is difficult and expensive to move …