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Rep. Rhodes proposes bill to let towns limit manufactured homes as ADUs
Summary
Rep. Jennifer Rhodes introduced HB 1026 to clarify that municipalities may prohibit placing a second manufactured home on a single‑family lot as an accessory dwelling unit; municipal officials backed clarity while manufactured‑housing and housing‑affordability advocates opposed the change.
Representative Jennifer Rhodes (Cheshire District 17) opened the House Housing Committee’s hearing on HB 1026 by saying the bill is meant to clarify what a "manufactured home" is and to give towns discretion to prevent two full‑size manufactured homes from being placed on the same single‑family lot by right.
"What we're trying to do with this is to actually define what a manufactured home is," Rhodes said, adding that confusion after last year’s ADU changes left some towns facing lawsuits and enforcement questions. She told the committee that allowing a manufactured home as an ADU where the town…
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