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First Substitute H.B. 48

Representative Phil Riesen proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
MOBILE HOME OWNERS' RIGHTS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Phil Riesen

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Karen Mayne

             6      Cosponsors:Janice M. FisherSteven R. Mascaro              7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill addresses the provision of notice to a resident of a mobile home park before
             11      the resident may be required to vacate the park because of a change in land use or
             12      condemnation.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    requires nine months notice before a lease may be terminated or a resident may be
             16      forced to vacate a mobile home park because of a change in land use or
             17      condemnation;
             18          .    addresses the provision of notice of certain governmental proceedings surrounding a
             19      change in land use or condemnation;
             20          .    addresses the provision of notice to a resident who is not a resident of the mobile
             21      home park at the time notice is initially given of a change in land use or
             22      condemnation;
             23          .    provides a limitation on the amount which rent may increase for a mobile home
             24      space during the period between the provision of notice of a change in land use or
             25      condemnation and the day on which the resident is required to vacate the mobile


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


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


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


             119      for the initial hearing.
             120          (3) If a resident is not a resident of the mobile home park at the time notice was sent
             121      under Subsection (1), the owner shall give written notice, of the change of use to the resident
             122      before the resident occupies the mobile home space, either by first-class mail or personal
             123      service.
             124          (4) (a) During the period of time between the provision of notice under Subsection (1)
             125      and the day on which the resident is required to vacate the mobile home park, the mobile home
             126      park owner may increase rent no more than twice the percentage amount of any increase in the
             127      Consumer Price Index.
             128          (b) The Consumer Price Index used in calculating a rent increase under Subsection
             129      (4)(a) is the monthly United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index Average
             130      for All Urban Consumers.
             131          (5) A town, city, or county may not enact any ordinance governing the notices required
             132      to mobile home park residents concerning the closure of a mobile home park because of a
             133      change in land use or condemnation.


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