HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 193

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AND

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION TRUST FUND.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 7042, Title 25 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and by redesignating accordingly:

§ 7042. Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund [Expires July 1, 2029, pursuant to subsection (d) of this section].

(e) The   DMHRA Board may establish and adjust the   cap on the Trust Fund is $15 million. The cap may be adjusted, eliminated, or reinstated by the Board at any time, subject to the voting requirements under § 7041(c)(3) of this title.   based on the costs reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the Trust Fund under subsection (b) of this section.

(g) (1) a. The Board shall set a monthly assessment for deposit in the Trust Fund for each rented lot in a manufactured home community. The Board may adjust, eliminate, or reinstate the assessment, and shall notify landlords and tenants of each adjustment, elimination, or reinstatement under Board regulations.

b. One-half of the monthly assessment set under paragraph (g)(1)a. of this section is the obligation of the tenant of rented lot, and ½ one-half of the assessment is the obligation of the landlord.

c. Beginning on December 11, 2019, January 1, 2026, the landlord portion of the monthly assessment is credited 50 cents $1.50 for each rented lot.

d. Beginning on December 11, 2019, 50 cents January 1, 2026, $1.50 of the tenant portion of the monthly assessment for each rented lot is redirected to the Delaware Manufactured Home Owner Attorney Fund under § 7046 of this title.