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HCD seeks authority to tie mobile‑home fees to CPI; residents and analysts warn rounding could hit vulnerable homeowners
Summary
Housing and Community Development told the committee it needs authority to adjust statutory and regulatory fees by CPI beginning 07/01/2026 to address a projected codes and standards special‑fund deficit; HCD estimated an average recurring park‑owner increase of about $217.50/year and homeowner impact of roughly $1.50–$2.50/year, but the LAO and many public commenters opposed a rounding provision that could raise small fees by whole‑dollar steps and disproportionately affect low‑income mobile‑home residents.
Housing and Community Development's codes and standards division asked the subcommittee for trailer‑bill authority to increase certain statutory and regulatory fees annually by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), beginning 07/01/2026, to close a projected special‑fund deficit. Kyle Krause, deputy director of the division, said many statutory fees have not been updated for decades and the division enforces health and safety standards for more than 4,300 mobile‑home parks and monitors tens of thousands of manufactured homes.
Matt Schuler (HCD COO) told the committee the division projects an…
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