HB 5111 — AN ACT CONCERNING MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOMES AND MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.

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(C)584 Material12 noncomplianceHB5111 byFile theNo. resident with the rental agreement or with rules or regulations adopted under section 21-70, as amended by this act;

584 agreement or with rules or regulations adopted under section 21-70, as amended by this act;

If such breach can be remedied by repair by the resident or payment of damages by the resident to the owner and LCOsuch 4863breach 13is not so remedied within twenty-one days, the rental agreement shall terminate except that (A) if the breach is remediable by repairs or the payment of 19damages Committeeand Billthe resident adequately remedies the breach within said twenty-one-day period, the rental HB5111 / File No.

5111584 such13 breachHB5111 isFile notNo. so remedied within twenty-one days, the rental agreement shall terminate except that (A) if the breach is remediable by repairs or the payment of damages and the resident adequately remedies the breach within said twenty-one-day period, the rental agreement shall not terminate, or (B) if substantially the same act or omission for which notice was given recurs within six months, the owner may terminate the rental agreement in accordance with the provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive.

584 agreement shall not terminate, or (B) if substantially the same act or omission for which notice was given recurs within six months, the owner may terminate the rental agreement in accordance with the provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive.

or (B)By theowner giving theresident at least sixty days' writtennotice, which shall state the reason or reasons for such termination, except that, when termination is based upon subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the owner need give the resident only thirty days' written notice, which notice shall state the total arrearage due provided, LCOthe 4863owner 14shall ofnot 19maintain Committeeor Billproceed No.with a summary process action against a resident who tenders the total arrearage due to the owner within such thirty days and who has not so tendered an arrearage under this subparagraph during the preceding twelve months.

5111HB5111 the/ ownerFile shallNo. not maintain or proceed with a summary process action against a resident who tenders the total arrearage due to the owner within such thirty days and who has not so tendered an arrearage under this subparagraph during the preceding twelve months.

(4)Except584 asotherwise14 specified,proceedingsHB5111 underFile thissectionshallNo. be as prescribed by chapter 832.

584 (4)Except asotherwise specified,proceedings under thissectionshall be as prescribed by chapter 832.

(3) Any provision which permits the owner to collect a penalty fee for late payment of rent without allowing the resident a minimum of nine LCOdays 4863beyond 15the due date in which to remit or which provides for the payment of 19rent Committeein Billa No.reduced amount if such rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace period;

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(4)584 Any15 provisionHB5111 whichFile permitsNo. the owner to charge a penalty for late payment of rent in excess of five per cent of the total rent due for the mobile manufactured home space or lot or four per cent of the total rent due for the mobile manufactured home and mobile manufactured home space or lot;

584 mobile manufactured home space or lot or four per cent of the total rent due for the mobile manufactured home and mobile manufactured home space or lot;

[(8)] (10) Any provision authorizing the owner to confess judgment LCOon 4863a 16claim ofarising 19out Committeeof Billthe No.rental agreement;

5111[(9)] on(11) Any provision which waives any cause of action against or indemnification from an owner, by a claimresident arisingfor outany injury or harm caused to such resident, his or her family or his or her guests, or to his or her property, or the property of his or her family or his or her guests resulting from any negligence of the rentalowner, agreement;his or her agents or his or HB5111 / File No.

[(9)]584 (11)16 AnyHB5111 provisionFile whichNo. waives any cause of action against or indemnification from an owner, by a resident for any injury or harm caused to such resident, his or her family or his or her guests, or to his or her property, or the property of his or her family or his or her guests resulting from any negligence of the owner, his or her agents or his or her assigns in the maintenance of the premises or which otherwise agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the owner arising under lawor to indemnify theowner for that liability or thecosts connected therewith;

584 her assigns in the maintenance of the premises or which otherwise agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the owner arising under lawor to indemnify theowner for that liability or thecosts connected therewith;

(i) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord of a residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any educational LCOinstitution 4863and 17used by such institution for the purpose of 19housing Committeestudents Billof such institution and their families, and each landlord or owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile manufactured home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in [subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of] section 21-64, as amended by this act, shall pay interest on each security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than the average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by HB5111 / File No.

5111584 institution17 andHB5111 usedFile byNo. such institution for the purpose of housing students of such institution and their families, and each landlord or owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile manufactured home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in [subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of] section 21-64, as amended by this act, shall pay interest on each security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than the average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board Bulletin rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one-half per cent.

584 insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board Bulletin rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one-half per cent.

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5111 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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584 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill makes various changes to mobile manufactured home parks resulting in no fiscal impact to the state.

The Department of Consumer Protection regulates this area and has the resources and expertise to meet the requirements of the bill.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None HB5111 / File No.

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584 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5111 AN ACT CONCERNING MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOMES AND MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.

SUMMARY This bill establishes a number of requirements relating to ancillary fees charged to residents by mobile manufactured home park owners, including requiring owners to post a list of these fees, requiring the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to adopt regulations on disclosure of these fees, and restricting provisions about these fees in rental agreements.

ItrequiresDCP,byJanuary1,2026,toestablishaprocessforresidents to submit complaints about a suspected violation of laws or regulations, including local laws, governing mobile manufactured homes.

It also extends, from 30 to 90 days, the time before the start of a new rental agreement that an owner must provide written notice of a rent increase to a resident who owns a mobile manufactured home.

By law, any increase must also be consistent with rents for comparable lots in the park and cannot be used as a way to avoid following the law’s provisions on summary process for residents who own mobile manufactured homes.

Finally, the bill makes technical and conforming changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2025 ANCILLARY FEES Under the bill, an “ancillary fee” is a payment to the owner under a rental agreement other than rent, a security deposit, or a penalty for overdue rent.

It includes maintenance and services fees.

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584 The bill requires a person who owns, operates, or maintains a mobile manufactured home park to prepare and periodically update a comprehensive itemized list of ancillary fees that residents must pay.

The person must publish the list in a form or manner set by DCP and post it in a prominent and publicly accessible location on the person’s website and at the park.

Existing law requires DCP to adopt regulations on the disclosure statement owners must give to prospective and certain renewing residents.

The bill adds that these regulations must also address disclosure of the list of ancillary fees and enumeration of the goods and services provided for the ancillary fees.

Provisions in Rental Agreements The bill prohibits provisions in rental agreements that allow an owner to:

1.

charge unreasonableancillary feesor ancillary feesthat are (a)for goods or services already covered by the rent or (b) duplicative of other ancillary fees or 2.

increase an ancillary fee without providing 90 days’ written notice of the amount of the increase, its effective date, and an explanation for it.

Existing law (1) prohibits rental agreements from containing certain provisions, such as provisions allowing a rent increase during the term of the agreement, and (2) places restrictions on certain types of provisions, such as those on termination for unpaid rent and penalties for overdue rent.

By law, rental charges (including other landlord-imposed fees) are under a fair rent commission’s (FRC) purview, if one has been created locally (see BACKGROUND).

BACKGROUND Fair Rent Commissions HB5111 / File No.

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584 State law generally authorizes municipalities, regardless of their size, to create an FRC.

However, legislation enacted in 2022 required all municipalities with populations of at least 25,000, based on the most recent decennial census, to have an FRC.

Among other things, an FRC’s purpose is to control and eliminate excessive (i.e.

harsh and unconscionable) rental charges.

Rental charges are defined to include any fee or charge a landlord imposes in addition to rent.

An FRC may order that a rental charge be reduced to a fair and equitable amount, as determined by the FRC, after holding a hearing on a complaint (CGS §§ 7-148b to 7-148g).

Related Bills sSB 12, § 6 (File 251);

HB 6892 (File 265);

and sHB 6943, § 3 (File 233);

reported favorablyby theHousing Committee,impact FRCsandamong other things contain provisions that (1) require every municipality to establish or join an FRC, (2) require a landlord’s rent increase notice to include a statement that the tenant has the right to file a complaint with an FRC, and (3) modify the factors that FRCs use to evaluate rental charges.

sHB 1357, favorably reported by the General Law Committee, expands the responsibilities of mobile manufactured home park owners to include maintaining septic systems, leaching fields, and septic lines and connections in good working order.

HB 5428, favorably reported by the General Law Committee, sets a maximum rent increase after termination of a rental agreement with a residentwhoownsamobilehometomatchtheincreaseintheconsumer price index plus 1%, limits ancillary fees to $15 annually, increases relocation expenses an owner must pay a resident to move when a park’s land use changes, requires DCP to establish a complaint process for park residents, requires DCP to disclose certain park-related documents upon request, and creates a reporting process related to fire hydrants in parks, among other things.

sHB 6889, favorably reported by the Housing Committee, extends HB5111 / File No.

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584 existing law’s eviction and rent increase protections for certain protected tenants to certain other tenants, including residents in mobile manufactured home parks.

COMMITTEE ACTION General Law Committee Joint Favorable Yea 21 Nay 0 (03/21/2025) HB5111 / File No.

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