Minnesota SF 4306: Independent school district #333, Ogilvie; fund transfer authorization

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to housing; providing standards for rent and utility payments, fees, and​
1.3 charges in manufactured home parks; requiring certain safety inspections;​
1.4 modifying provisions for sale of manufactured home parks; modifying penalties;​
1.5 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 327C.015, subdivision 13; 327C.03,​
1.6 subdivision 3; 327C.04, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 327C.06,​
1.7 subdivisions 1, 3; 327C.097; 327C.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota​
1.8 Statutes, chapter 327C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.096.​
1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.015, subdivision 13, is amended to read:​
1.11 Subd. 13.Representative acting on behalf of residents."Representative acting on​
1.12 behalf of residents" means a representative who is authorized to represent residents in the​
1.13 purchase of property for the purposes of this chapter, and has gained that authorization by​
1.14 obtaining the signature of support from at least one resident who is a homeowner-signatory​
1.15 to the home's lot lease agreement as defined by subdivision 14, from at least 51 greater than​
1.16 50 percent of the occupied homes in a manufactured home park. The signature of a resident​
1.17 who is a signatory to the home's lot lease agreement asserting that they are a resident of that​
1.18 manufactured home park shall be presumptive evidence of the claim that the representative​
1.19 is authorized to act on behalf of the resident and shall be exclusive to only one representative​
1.20 acting on behalf of residents.​
1.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
1.22 Subd. 3.Rent.All periodic rental payments charged to residents by the park owner shall​
1.23 be uniform throughout the park, except that a higher rent may be charged to a particular​
1.24 resident due to the larger size or location of the lot, or the special services or facilities​
1​Sec. 2.​
26-07365 as introduced​02/25/26 REVISOR MS/BH​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 4306​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: ABELER, Maye Quade, Mohamed, Clark and Xiong)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6578​03/09/2026​
Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention​
Author stricken Hoffman​6602​03/11/2026​
Author added Xiong​8080​04/15/2026​

2.1 furnished by the park. A park owner may charge a reasonable fee for delinquent rent where​
2.2 the fee is provided for in the rental agreement, except in no case may the fee exceed eight​
2.3 percent of the delinquent rent payment. The fee shall be enforceable as part of the rent owed​
2.4 by the resident. No park owner shall charge to a resident any fee, whether as part of or in​
2.5 addition to the periodic rental payment, which is based on the number of persons residing​
2.6 or staying in the resident's home, the number or age of children residing or staying in the​
2.7 home, the number of guests staying in the home, the size of the home, the fact that the home​
2.8 is temporarily vacant or the type of personal property used or located in the home. The park​
2.9 owner may charge an additional fee for pets owned by the resident, but the fee may not​
2.10 exceed $4 per pet per month. This subdivision does not prohibit a park owner from abating​
2.11 all or a portion of the rent of a particular resident with special needs.​
2.12 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
2.13 Subdivision 1.Billing permitted.A park owner who either provides utility service​
2.14 directly to residents or who redistributes to residents utility service provided to the park​
2.15 owner by a utility provider may charge the residents for that service, only if the charges​
2.16 comply with this section. A park owner may not charge residents for costs of repairs by​
2.17 utility providers or for costs imposed by utility providers for services provided in response​
2.18 to reports of interruptions of utilities.​
2.19 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
2.20 read:​
2.21 Subd. 7.Itemized billing required.A park owner must provide an itemized bill​
2.22 separately that clearly labels each service or item charged to the resident.​
2.23 Sec. 5. [327C.041] ACCESS BY UTILITY PROVIDERS.​
2.24 In a park where residents receive utilities from a utility provider, either directly or through​
2.25 redistribution by the park owner, the park owner must not deny access to a utility provider​
2.26 seeking access for the purposes of repairing faulty or defective utility equipment or​
2.27 investigating reports of an interruption of utilities. A resident may provide a utility provider​
2.28 access to the park for these purposes.​
2​Sec. 5.​
26-07365 as introduced​02/25/26 REVISOR MS/BH​

3.1 Sec. 6. [327C.051] HABITABILITY COVENANTS REGARDING TREES THAT​
3.2