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MOBILE HOME OWNERS' RIGHTS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Phil Riesen

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Karen Mayne

             6      Cosponsors:
             7      Jim Bird
             8      Jackie Biskupski
             9      DeMar Bud Bowman
             10      Rebecca Chavez-Houck
             11      James A. Dunnigan
             12      Janice M. Fisher
             13      James R. GowansNeil A. Hansen
Lynn N. Hemingway
Kory M. Holdaway
Christine A. Johnson
Brad King
David Litvack
Steven R. Mascaro
Rosalind J. McGeeRonda Rudd Menlove
Karen W. Morgan
Carol Spackman Moss
Paul Ray
Jennifer M. Seelig
LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
Mark A. Wheatley
Larry B. Wiley              14     
             15      LONG TITLE
             16      General Description:
             17          This bill addresses the provision of notice to a resident of a mobile home park before the
             18      resident may be required to vacate the park because of a change in land use or
             19      condemnation.
             20      Highlighted Provisions:
             21          This bill:
             22          .    requires nine months notice before a lease may be terminated or a resident may be
             23      forced to vacate a mobile home park because of a change in land use or
             24      condemnation;
             25          .    addresses the provision of notice of certain governmental proceedings surrounding a
             26      change in land use or condemnation;
             27          .    addresses the provision of notice to a resident who is not a resident of the mobile
             28      home park at the time notice is initially given of a change in land use or
             29      condemnation;
             30          .    provides that rent may not increase during the period between the provision of
             31      notice of a change in land use or condemnation and the day on which the resident is


             32      required to vacate the mobile home park;
             33          .    forbids ordinances by a town, city, or county concerning the closure of a mobile
             34      home park because of a change in land use or condemnation; and
             35          .    makes technical changes.
             36      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             37          None
             38      Other Special Clauses:
             39          None
             40      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             41      AMENDS:
             42          57-16-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 256
             43      ENACTS:
             44          57-16-18, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45     
             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 57-16-6 is amended to read:
             48           57-16-6. Action for lease termination -- Prerequisite procedure.
             49          A legal action to terminate a lease based upon a cause set forth in Section 57-16-5 may
             50      not be commenced except in accordance with the following procedure:
             51          (1) Before issuance of any summons and complaint, the mobile home park shall send or
             52      serve written notice to the resident or person:
             53          (a) by delivering a copy of the notice personally;
             54          (b) by sending a copy of the notice through registered or certified mail addressed to the
             55      resident or person at the person's place of residence;
             56          (c) if the resident or person is absent from the person's place of residence, by leaving a
             57      copy of the notice with some person of suitable age and discretion at the individual's residence
             58      and sending a copy through registered or certified mail addressed to the resident or person at
             59      the person's place of residence; or


             60          (d) if a person of suitable age or discretion cannot be found, by affixing a copy of the
             61      notice in a conspicuous place on the resident's or person's mobile home and also sending a copy
             62      through registered or certified mail addressed to the resident or person at the person's place of
             63      residence.
             64          (2) The notice required by Subsection (1) shall set forth:
             65          (a) the cause for the notice and, if the cause is one which can be cured, the time within
             66      which the resident or person has to cure[. The notice shall also set forth]; and
             67          (b) the time after which the mobile home park may commence legal action against the
             68      resident or person if cure is not effected, as follows:
             69          [(a)] (i) In the event of failure to abide by a mobile home park rule, the notice shall
             70      provide for a cure period as provided in Subsections 57-16-5 (1)(a) and (2), except in the case of
             71      repeated violations and, shall state that if a cure is not timely effected, or a written agreement
             72      made between the mobile home park and the resident allowing for a variation in the rule or cure
             73      period, eviction proceedings may be initiated immediately.
             74          [(b)] (ii) If a resident, a member, or invited guest or visitor of the resident's household
             75      commits repeated violations of a rule, a summons and complaint may be issued three days after
             76      a notice is served.
             77          [(c)] (iii) If a resident, a member, or invited guest or visitor of the resident's household
             78      behaves in a manner that threatens or substantially endangers the well-being, security, safety, or
             79      health of other persons in the park or threatens or damages property in the park, eviction
             80      proceedings may commence immediately.
             81          [(d)] (iv) If a resident does not pay rent, fees, or service charges, the notice shall
             82      provide a five-day cure period and, that if cure is not timely effected, or a written agreement
             83      made between the mobile home park and the resident allowing for a variation in the rule or cure
             84      period, eviction proceedings may be initiated immediately.
             85          [(e) If there is a planned change in land use or condemnation of the park, the notice
             86      shall provide that the resident has 90 days after receipt of the notice to vacate the mobile home
             87      park if no governmental approval or permits incident to the planned change are required, and if


             88      governmental approval and permits are required, that the resident has 90 days to vacate the
             89      mobile home park after all permits or approvals incident to the planned change are obtained.]
             90          [(3) If the planned change in land use or condemnation requires the approval of a
             91      governmental agency, the mobile home park, in addition to the notice required by Subsection
             92      (2)(e), shall send written notice of the date set for the initial hearing to each resident at least
             93      seven days before the date scheduled for the initial hearing.]
             94          [(4) Regardless of whether the change of use requires the approval of any governmental
             95      agency, if the resident was not a resident of the mobile home park at the time the initial change
             96      of use notice was issued to residents the owner shall give notice of the change of use to the
             97      resident before he occupies the mobile home space.]
             98          (v) If a lease is terminated because of a planned change in land use or condemnation of
             99      the park or a portion of the park, the notice required by Section 57-16-18 serves as notice of
             100      the termination of the lease.
             101          [(5)] (3) (a) Eviction proceedings commenced under this chapter and based on causes
             102      set forth in Subsections 57-16-5 (1)(a), (b), and (e) shall be brought in accordance with the Utah
             103      Rules of Civil Procedure and shall not be treated as unlawful detainer actions under Title 78,
             104      Chapter 36, Forcible Entry and Detainer.
             105          (b) Eviction proceedings commenced under this chapter and based on causes of action
             106      set forth in Subsections 57-16-5 (1)(c) and (d) may, at the election of the mobile home park, be
             107      treated as actions brought under this chapter and the unlawful detainer provisions of Title 78,
             108      Chapter 36, Forcible Entry and Detainer.
             109          [(b)] (c) If unlawful detainer is charged, the court shall endorse on the summons the
             110      number of days within which the defendant is required to appear and defend the action, which
             111      shall not be less than five days or more than 20 days from the date of service.
             112          Section 2. Section 57-16-18 is enacted to read:
             113          57-16-18. Notice required for change in land use or condemnation -- Local
             114      ordinances forbidden.
             115          (1) (a) The owner of a mobile home park shall send notice using first-class mail to each


             116      resident of the mobile home park of any planned change in land use or condemnation of the park
             117      or any portion of the park at least nine months before the day on which the resident is required
             118      to vacate the mobile home park.
             119          (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a mobile home park condemned by a
             120      government entity.
             121          (2) If the planned change in land use or condemnation requires the approval of a
             122      governmental agency, the mobile home park owner, in addition to the notice required by
             123      Subsection (1), shall send notice using first-class mail of the date set for the initial hearing
             124      before the governmental agency to each resident at least seven days before the date scheduled
             125      for the initial hearing.
             126          (3) If a resident is not a resident of the mobile home park at the time notice was sent
             127      under Subsection (1), the owner shall give written notice, of the change of use to the resident
             128      before the resident occupies the mobile home space, either by first-class mail or personal
             129      service.
             130          (4) During the period of time between the provision of notice under Subsection (1) and
             131      the day on which the resident is required to vacate the mobile home park, the mobile home park
             132      owner may not increase rent.
             133          (5) A town, city, or county may not enact any ordinance governing the closure of a
             134      mobile home park.


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