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Committee hears bill to ease licensing rules for nonprofits selling manufactured homes to low‑income buyers
Summary
House Bill 1760 would exempt certain nonprofits, community land trusts, resident cooperatives and public housing authorities from vehicle‑dealer licensing rules when selling a limited number of manufactured homes to low‑income households. Supporters said the change would remove barriers and lower costs for community‑driven homeownership projects.
House Bill 1760, presented to the Senate Housing Committee March 21, would remove vehicle dealer licensing requirements for specified entities that sell manufactured homes to low‑income households at cost, as long as the entity does not sell more than 12 such homes in any 12‑month period.
Bill Fosbury, staff to the committee, explained the existing statutory background: manufactured homes are titled as vehicles and dealers are therefore subject to vehicle dealer laws, including a $975 initial dealer licensing fee and a required $30,000 surety bond. “To summarize, the bill adds a number of entities, including community land trusts, resident nonprofit cooperatives, local governments, public housing authorities and others…
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