HM 35 — MOBILE HOME PARK REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

HOUSE GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS AND INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE MEMORIAL 35 57TH57 LEGISLATURETH -LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEWMEXICONEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIONSESSIO, 2025 INTRODUCED4 BY Marian Matthews 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF REGULATION AND LICENSINGLICENSING, DEPARTMENT, THE NEW MEXICO MORTGAGE FINANCE AUTHORITY, THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING, THE CHAIR OF THE OPPORTUNITY ENTERPRISE AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD OR THE CHAIR'S DESIGNEE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CREATE A WORK GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STATE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR MOBILE e t 17 FRAMEWORK FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS.

and .230839.2.231662.5 HGEIC/HM 35 WHEREAS, evictions from mobile home parks can be far more costly and risky to residents, especially to those who cannot afford to move, as residents must choose to pay five thousand dollars ($5,000) to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to move or abandon the homes they own;

and WHEREAS, oversight and regulation of mobile home park tenancies are needed to create a state framework for rent stabilizationfairness for this particularly vulnerable class of New Mexico residents;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the superintendent of regulation and licensinglicensing, department, the New Mexico mortgage finance e t 17 mortgage finance authority, the public regulation commission, the governor's w l n d 18 the governor's office of housing, the chair of the opportunity enterprise and = = 19 aenterprise land housing development review board or the chair's designeea andl i a e r 20 designee and the attorney general be requested to developcreate recommendationsa work a t m m 21 group to develop recommendations for:

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a rent stabilizationincreases, programtaking forinto mobileaccount homerelevant u [ residents;resident circumstances, rates of inflation and fair rates of .231662.5 - 2 - HGEIC/HM 35 return to landlords while maintaining parks in safe condition and making necessary improvements;

and .230839.2C. - 2 - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the regulation and licensing department, the New Mexico mortgage finance authority, the public regulation commission, the governor's office of housing, the chair of the opportunity enterprise and housing development review board or the chair's designee and the attorney general report findings, conclusions and recommendations to the appropriate interim legislative committees that study housing and property issues by September 1, 2025;

andother BEissues ITaffecting FURTHERmobile RESOLVEDhome thatparks, copiesas ofdetermined thisby memorial be transmitted to the regulationwork andgroup; licensing department, the New Mexico mortgage finance authority, the public regulation commission, the governor's office of housing, the chair of the opportunity enterprise and housing development review board and the attorney general for appropriate distribution.

-and 3BE -IT eFURTHER tRESOLVED 17that wthe lwork ngroup dbe 18chaired =by =the 19superintendent aof lregulation iand alicensing, ewho rmay 20appoint one or more co-chairs, and, in addition to the superintendent, the work group consist of representatives appointed by the superintendent of regulation and licensing, the New Mexico mortgage finance authority, the public regulation commission, the governor's office of housing, the chair of the opportunity enterprise and housing development review board or the chair's designee, the attorney general, a tlandlord mof ma 21mobile dhome rpark eor 22the clandlord's erepresentative sand ka 23resident eof a nmobile bhome 24park uor [the .230839.2resident's representative;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the regulation and licensing e t 17 department provide the necessary staff and administrative w l n d 18 support to the work group;

and = = 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the work group report a l i a e r 20 findings, conclusions and recommendations to the appropriate a t m m 21 interim legislative committees that study housing and property d r e 22 issues based on the first report by December 1, 2025 and c e s k 23 recommendations based on the second report by September 1, 2026 e a n b 24 and that the work group elicit relevant testimony in forming u [ recommendations;

and .231662.5 - 3 - HGEIC/HM 35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the superintendent of regulation and licensing, the New Mexico mortgage finance authority, the public regulation commission, the governor's office of housing, the chair of the opportunity enterprise and housing development review board and the attorney general for appropriate distribution.

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