H.B. 76

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MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENCY ACT
2 AMENDMENTS
3 2004 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Carl W. Duckworth
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Mobile Home Park Residency Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides a right of first refusal to a mobile home park residents' association prior to
13 the sale of a mobile home park.
14 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 ENACTS:
20 57-16-17, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 57-16-17 is enacted to read:
24 57-16-17. Sale of a mobile home park.
25 (1) If a mobile home park residents' association has been formed within a mobile home
26 park pursuant to Section 57-16-16 , the owner of the mobile home park shall comply with
27 Subsection (2) prior to selling the mobile home park.

28 (2) An owner of a mobile home park described in Subsection (1) shall:
29 (a) provide written notice, including the sale price, terms, and conditions, through
30 certified mail to the mobile home park residents' association if the owner receives an offer to
31 purchase the mobile home park; and
32 (b) sell the mobile home park to the mobile home park residents' association if, within
33 45 calendar days after the day on which the owner sent the notice described in Subsection
34 (2)(a) by certified mail, the mobile home park residents' association provides to the owner:
35 (i) a fully executed purchase and sale agreement with a sale price, terms, and
36 conditions at least as favorable to the owner as the offer contained in the notice described in
37 Subsection (2)(a); and
38 (ii) a deposit of money equal to at least 2% of the purchase price.




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-29-03 3:52 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel