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Committee advances Manufactured Home Park Protection Act after extended testimony
Summary
Lawmakers amended and released the Manufactured Home Park Protection Act (S.39 13 / A.49 73) after hours of testimony from resident advocates and industry representatives about residents’ right-of-first-refusal, 120-day timeframes and financing contingencies.
The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on Monday amended and released S.39 13/A.49 73, the Manufactured Home Park Protection Act, which would expand opportunities for resident homeowners to purchase manufactured-home parks and clarify the disposition of private residential leasehold communities.
Joseph Sullivan, executive director of the Manufactured Homeowners Association of New Jersey and president of the National Manufactured Homeowners Association, told the committee residents who own their homes but lease the land face instability and exploitation by out‑of‑state corporate buyers. Sullivan described…
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