Chapter 327C — Rental Agreements

327C.01 This section has been renumbered. All subdivisions were moved to section 327C.015. 327C.015 Definitions Defines the key terms used throughout the manufactured home park law (sections 327C.015 to 327C.15 and 363A.38), … 327C.02 Rental Agreements Sets the rules for rental agreements in manufactured home parks. Every agreement to rent a lot must be in writing, … 327C.025 Resident Copies The park owner must give each resident a copy of the signed rental agreement, with a copy of the park's evacuation or … 327C.03 Fees Controls what fees a manufactured home park owner may charge. Other than periodic rent, no fee may be charged for the … 327C.04 Utility Charges This section governs how a mobile home park owner may charge residents for utility service. A park owner may bill … 327C.05 Rules This section governs the rules a manufactured home park owner may adopt and enforce. A park owner may not adopt or … 327C.06 Rent Increases This section governs rent increases in a manufactured home park. A rent increase is not valid unless the park owner … 327C.07 In Park Sales This section governs in park sales, meaning a resident's right to sell a manufactured home where it sits in the park. A … 327C.08 Removal After Repossession This section governs what a secured party (a lender) owes a manufactured home park owner after it repossesses a home and … 327C.09 Termination This section lists the only reasons a manufactured home park owner may end a resident's tenancy and recover possession … 327C.095 Park Closings This section governs the closing of a manufactured home park or its conversion to another use. The park owner must give … 327C.096 Notice of Sale When a park owner offers a manufactured home park for sale to the public by advertising in a newspaper or listing it … 327C.097 Notice of Unsolicited Sale This section applies when a park owner receives an unsolicited, genuine offer to buy the manufactured home park that the … 327C.10 Defenses to Eviction This section lists legal defenses a manufactured home park resident can raise when a park owner sues to evict them and … 327C.11 Eviction Proceedings This section governs eviction proceedings in manufactured home parks. A resident facing eviction for nonpayment of rent … 327C.12 Retaliatory Conduct Prohibited This section prohibits retaliatory conduct by park owners. A park owner may not raise rent, cut services, change the … 327C.13 Freedom of Expression This section protects freedom of expression within a manufactured home park. A park owner cannot prohibit, or adopt a … 327C.14 Right of Access This section limits a park owner's right of access. The owner has no right to enter the manufactured home itself unless … 327C.15 Remedies; Penalties; Enforcement This section sets out remedies, penalties, and enforcement for the manufactured home park law. It provides that any … 327C.16 Class I Manufactured Home Park This section sets the requirements for a manufactured home park to qualify as a Class I park, which earns a favorable …