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Committee tables bill to add broadband, cable and telecom protections for mobile-home residents
Summary
The committee voted to table House Bill 2225, which would have prohibited mobile-home park landlords from restricting tenants’ choice of cable, broadband and telecommunications services. Members expressed concerns about property-rights implications and overlap with federal and public-utility rules.
The Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications voted to table House Bill 2225 after members raised concerns that the proposed changes would interfere with private property rights and may overlap with federal or public-utility regulations.
House Bill 2225 would have clarified that the Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act’s prohibition on landlords restricting tenants’ choice of sellers or services includes cable television, broadband, telecommunications and related services. Proponents said the change would protect tenants’…
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