Helping Maryland Mobile Home Owners Move Their Houses
Many mobile home owners own their homes, but not the land they sit on. In this case they pay space rent and own their homes through what is called a chattel mortgage, unless they purchased the manufactured home with cash. The worst situation for any mobile home owner is to be forced to move their house. This process can cost from $10,000 – 15,000, and there is the problem of finding a new park to move the mobile home to.
The current law in Maryland says park owners must provide a relocation plan, but it is vague about what the plan must contain. There is a new proposal before the Assembly which fills in specifics, requiring the plan to include a timeline of the closure, a list of other parks in the area with vacancies, companies that specialize in moving mobile homes and other information.
A similar bill is expected to make it to the senate, which would be a major win for mobile home owners inside communities. Even when there is no threat of being forced off their lots, many manufactured home owners worry about the prospect.
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