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Residents and advocates press for stronger rights in mobile/manufactured‑home sales and rent protections
Summary
Residents and advocates urged lawmakers to expand fair‑rent commissions, require price allocations in portfolio sales, and strengthen residents’ right‑of‑first‑refusal to buy their parks. Owners urged balanced rules reflecting financing realities and cross‑collateralized loans.
Dozens of public witnesses told the General Law Committee that Connecticut should strengthen protections for residents of mobile and manufactured‑home communities, particularly when parks are sold as part of multi‑park portfolio transactions.
"A strong right of first refusal statute that applies to any park sale, not just a sale that would result in a discontinuance, is a really important step," Nora Gosselin, director of resident acquisitions…
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