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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to housing; creating the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>fund; requiring that a manufactured home park owner make specified payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>to the trust fund; requiring an owner of a manufactured home who rents a lot <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>in a manufactured home park to make an annual payment to the trust fund; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>authorizing advances to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 327C.095, subdivisions 1, 4, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>adding subdivisions; 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, subdivision 1, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Conversion of use; minimum notice.</b> At least nine months before <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use, or before <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>closure of a manufactured home park or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>home park, the park owner must prepare a closure statement and provide a copy to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>commissioners of health and the housing finance agency, the local planning agency, and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>a resident of each manufactured home where the residential use is being converted. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>The closure statement must include the following language in a font no smaller than 14 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>point: "YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FROM THE MINNESOTA <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION TRUST FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY." A resident may not be required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>vacate until 60 days after the conclusion of the public hearing required under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>4. If a lot is available in another section of the park that will continue to be operated as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>park, the park owner must allow the resident to relocate the home to that lot unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>home, because of its size or local ordinance, is not compatible with that lot.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Public hearing; relocation </b>~~<b>costs</b>~~<b> compensation; neutral third party</b><b>.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The governing body of the affected municipality shall hold a public hearing to review <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>the closure statement and any impact that the park closing may have on the displaced <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>residents and the park owner. ~~Before any change in use or cessation of operation and as a~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>~~condition of the change, the governing body may require a payment by the park owner to~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>~~be made to the displaced resident for the reasonable relocation costs. If a resident cannot~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>~~relocate the home to another manufactured home park within a 25 mile radius of the park~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>~~that is being closed, the resident is entitled to relocation costs based upon an average of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>~~relocation costs awarded to other residents.~~ At the time of, and in the notice for, the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>hearing, displaced residents must be informed that they may be eligible for payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 462A.40 as <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>compensation for reasonable relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraphs (a) and (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The governing body of the municipality may also require that other parties, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>the municipality, but excluding the park owner or its purchaser, involved in the park <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>closing provide additional compensation to residents to mitigate the adverse financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>impact of the park closing upon the residents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the public hearing, the municipality shall appoint a neutral third party, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>agreed upon by both the manufactured home park owner and manufactured home owners, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>whose hourly cost must be reasonable and paid from the Minnesota manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>relocation trust fund. The neutral third party shall act as a paymaster and arbitrator, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>decision-making authority to resolve any questions or disputes regarding any contributions <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>or disbursements to and from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>either the manufactured home park owner or the manufactured home owners. If the parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>cannot agree on a neutral third party, the municipality will make a determination.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) If a manufactured home owner is required to move due to the conversion of all or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a park, or cessation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>of use of the land as a manufactured home park, the manufactured park owner shall, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>upon the change in use, pay to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 462A.40, the lesser amount of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>actual costs of moving or purchasing the manufactured home approved by the neutral <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>third party and paid by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency under subdivision 13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>paragraph (a) or (e), or $3,250 for each single section manufactured home, and $6,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>each multisection manufactured home, for which a manufactured home owner has made <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>application for payment of relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraph (c). The <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>manufactured home park owner shall make payments required under this section to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund within 60 days of receipt of invoice <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>from the neutral third party.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A manufactured home park owner is not required to make the payment prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>under paragraph (a), nor is a manufactured home owner entitled to compensation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>subdivision 13, paragraph (a) or (e), if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the manufactured home park owner relocates the manufactured home owner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>another space in the manufactured home park or to another manufactured home park at <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>the park owner's expense;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the manufactured home owner is vacating the premises and has informed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>manufactured home park owner or manager of this prior to the mailing date of the closure <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>statement under subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a manufactured home owner has abandoned the manufactured home, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>manufactured home owner is not current on the monthly lot rental, personal property <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>taxes, or has failed to pay the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>relocation trust fund when due; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the manufactured home owner has a pending eviction action for nonpayment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>lot rental amount under section 327C.09, which was filed against the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>owner prior to the mailing date of the closure statement under subdivision 1, and the writ <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>of recovery has been ordered by the district court;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>the closure of a park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>result of a taking or exercise of the power of eminent domain by a governmental entity <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>or public utility; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the owner of the manufactured home is not a resident of the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>park, as defined in section 327C.01, subdivision 9, or the owner of the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>is a resident, but came to reside in the manufactured home park after the mailing date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>the closure statement under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Owners of manufactured homes who rent lots in a manufactured home park shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>make annual payments to the park owner, to be deposited in the Minnesota manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>home relocation trust fund under section 462A.40, in the amount of $12 per year, per <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>manufactured home, payable on August 15 of each year. On or before July 15 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>year, the commissioner of finance shall prepare and post on the department's Web site a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>generic invoice and cover letter explaining the purpose of the Minnesota manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>home relocation trust fund, the obligation of each manufactured home owner to make an <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>annual $12 payment into the fund, the due date, and the need to pay to the park owner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>collection, and a warning, in 14-point font, that if the annual payments are not made when <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>due, the manufactured home owner will not be eligible for compensation from the fund if <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>the manufactured home park closes. The park owner shall receive, record, and commingle <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>the payments and forward the payments to the commissioner of finance by September 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>of each year, with a summary by the park owner, certifying the name, address, and payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>amount of each remitter, and noting the names and address of manufactured home owners <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>who did not pay the $12 annual payment, sent to both the commissioner of finance and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>shall deposit the payments in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This subdivision and subdivision 13, paragraph (c), clause (5), are enforceable <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>by the neutral third party, on behalf of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Change in use, relocation expenses; payments by park owner.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>If a manufactured home owner is required to relocate due to the conversion of all or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>1, and the manufactured home owner complies with the requirements of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the manufactured home owner is entitled to payment from the Minnesota manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>home relocation trust fund equal to the manufactured home owner's actual relocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>costs for relocating the manufactured home to a new location within a 25-mile radius <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>of the park that is being closed, up to a maximum of $4,000 for a single-section and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>$8,000 for a multisection manufactured home. The actual relocation costs must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>the reasonable cost of taking down, moving, and setting up the manufactured home, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>including equipment rental, utility connection and disconnection charges, minor repairs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>modifications necessary for transportation of the home, necessary moving permits and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>insurance, moving costs for any appurtenances, which meet applicable local, state, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>federal building and construction codes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A manufactured home owner is not entitled to compensation under paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>if the manufactured home park owner is not required to make a payment to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>manufactured home relocation trust fund under subdivision 12, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Except as provided in paragraph (e), in order to obtain payment from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund, the manufactured home owner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>submit to the neutral third party and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, with a copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>to the park owner, an application for payment, which includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a copy of the closure statement under subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a copy of the contract with a moving or towing contractor, which includes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>relocation costs for relocating the manufactured home;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a statement with supporting materials of any additional relocation costs as <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>outlined in subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a statement certifying that none of the exceptions to receipt of compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>under subdivision 12, paragraph (b), apply to the manufactured home owner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a statement from the manufactured park owner that the lot rental is current <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>and that the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>fund have been paid when due; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a statement from the county where the manufactured home is located certifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>that personal property taxes for the manufactured home are paid through the end of that <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If the neutral third party has acted reasonably and does not approve or deny <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>payment within 45 days after receipt of the information set forth in paragraph (c), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>payment is deemed approved. Upon approval and request by the neutral third party, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall issue two checks in equal amount for 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>percent of the contract price payable to the mover and towing contractor for relocating <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>the manufactured home in the amount of the actual relocation cost, plus a check to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>home owner for additional certified costs associated with third-party vendors, that were <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>necessary in relocating the manufactured home. The moving or towing contractor shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>receive 50 percent upon execution of the contract and 50 percent upon completion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>the relocation and approval by the manufactured home owner. The moving or towing <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>contractor may not apply the funds to any other purpose other than relocation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>manufactured home as provided in the contract. A copy of the approval must be forwarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>by the neutral third party to the park owner with an invoice for payment of the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>specified in subdivision 12, paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) In lieu of collecting a relocation payment from the Minnesota manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>home relocation trust fund under paragraph (a), the manufactured home owner may collect <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>an amount from the fund after reasonable efforts to relocate the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>have failed due to the age or condition of the manufactured home, or because there are <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>no manufactured home parks willing or able to accept the manufactured home within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>25-mile radius. A manufactured home owner may tender title of the manufactured home in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>the manufactured home park to the manufactured home park owner, and collect an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>to be determined by an independent appraisal. The appraiser must be agreed to by both the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>manufactured home park owner and the manufactured home owner. The amount that may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>be reimbursed under the fund is a maximum of $5,000 for a single-section, and $9,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>for a multisection manufactured home. The manufactured home owner shall deliver to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>the manufactured home park owner the current certificate of title to the manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>home duly endorsed by the owner of record, and valid releases of all liens shown on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>certificate of title, and a statement from the county where the manufactured home is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>located evidencing that the personal property taxes have been paid. The manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>home owner's application for funds under this paragraph must include a document <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>certifying that the manufactured home cannot be relocated, that the lot rental is current, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>that the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>have been paid when due, that the manufactured home owner has chosen to tender title <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>under this section, and that the park owner agrees to make a payment to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>of finance in the amount established in subdivision 12, paragraph (a), less any documented <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>costs submitted to the neutral third party, required for demolition and removal of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>home, and any debris or refuse left on the lot, not to exceed $1,000. The manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>home owner must also provide a copy of the certificate of title endorsed by the owner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>record, and certify to the neutral third party, with a copy to the park owner, that none of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>the exceptions to receipt of compensation under subdivision 12, paragraph (b), clauses (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>to (6), apply to the manufactured home owner, and that the home owner will vacate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>home within 60 days after receipt of payment or the date of park closure, whichever is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>earlier, provided that the monthly lot rent is kept current. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must make a determination of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>amount of payment a manufactured home owner would have been entitled to under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>local ordinance in effect on the effective date of this section. Notwithstanding paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(a), the manufactured home owner's compensation for relocation costs from the fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>under section 462A.40, is the greater of the amount provided under this subdivision, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>the amount under the local ordinance in effect on the effective date of this section, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>is applicable to the manufactured home owner. Nothing in this paragraph is intended <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>to increase the liability of the park owner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Neither the neutral third party nor the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>be liable to any person for recovery if the funds in the Minnesota manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>relocation trust fund are insufficient to pay the amounts claimed. The Minnesota Housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>Finance Agency shall keep a record of the time and date of its approval of payment to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>claimant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The agency shall report to the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>house of representatives Ways and Means Committee by January 15 of each year on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund, including the account balance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>payments to claimants, the amount of any advances to the fund, and the amount of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>insufficiencies encountered during the previous calendar year. If sufficient funds become <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>available, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall pay the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>owner whose unpaid claim is the earliest by time and date of approval.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Payment adjustment for smaller manufactured home parks.</b> The total <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>contribution to the fund under section 462A.40 paid by the park owner under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>12, paragraph (a), must not exceed 20 percent of the sale price, or if no sale price is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>available, the assessed value of the manufactured home park, except that if the sale price, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>or, if there is no sale price, the assessed value, is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) less than $100,000, the manufactured home park owner's contribution to the fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>must not exceed five percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) less than $200,000, the owner's contribution to the fund must not exceed eight <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) less than $300,000, the owner's contribution to the fund must not exceed ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) less than $500,000, the owner's contribution to the fund must not exceed 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Preemption of local ordinances.</b> Sections 327C.095, subdivisions 1, 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>and 12 to 16; 462A.21, subdivision 31; and 462A.40 preempt and supersede a township, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>county, or statutory or home rule charter city ordinance relating to the relocation or buyout <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>payments paid due to a change of use or closure of manufactured home communities. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>township, county, or statutory or home rule charter city must not adopt an ordinance <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>requiring more compensation by the manufactured home park owners or its purchaser <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>than what is provided for in this statute.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 31. <b>Manufactured housing relocation trust fund.</b> The agency may spend <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>money for the purposes of sections 327C.095, subdivisions 12 and 13; and 462A.40 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>and may pay the costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>operation of the fund under section 462A.40.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[462A.40] MINNESOTA MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var><b>TRUST FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment of fund.</b> The Minnesota manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>relocation trust fund is established as a separate account in the housing development <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>fund. The agency may use the money from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>trust fund to make payments to manufactured home owners under section 327C.095, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>subdivision 13, paragraphs (a) and (e). All interest earned from the investment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>deposit of money in the trust fund must be deposited in the trust fund. The Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>manufactured home relocation trust fund account shall consist of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) payments collected from manufactured home park owners under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>327C.095, subdivision 12, paragraph (a), and subdivision 13, paragraph (e);<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) payments collected from manufactured home owners under section 327C.095, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>subdivision 12, paragraph (c);<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) interest earned on the money deposited into the trust fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) other appropriated funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Expending funds.</b> The agency may expend the money in the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>manufactured home relocation trust fund to the extent necessary to carry out the objectives <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>of section 327C.095, subdivision 13, by making payments to manufactured home owners, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>or other parties approved by the third-party neutral, under subdivision 13, paragraphs (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>and (e), and to pay the costs of administering the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>to the agency for these purposes and to the commissioner of finance to pay costs incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>by the commissioner of finance to administer the fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>ADVANCES TO THE MINNESOTA MANUFACTURED HOME </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var><b>RELOCATION TRUST FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may advance money from state <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>appropriations or other resources to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>fund established under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.40, in the event that money in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund is insufficient to pay the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>claimed under Minnesota Statutes, section 327.095, subdivision 13. This paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>sunsets on June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall be reimbursed from the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>manufactured home relocation trust fund for any money advanced by the agency under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>paragraph (a) to the fund. Applications for payment to manufactured home owners shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>be paid before reimbursement of money advanced by the agency to the fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 1 to 9 are effective the day following final enactment. Section 6 does <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>not apply to proceedings initiated before the effective date under a local ordinance that <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>provides for compensation for manufactured home owners for the closure or relocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>of a manufactured home park, if final action in the proceedings is completed by August <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>1, 2007.<br />
         		
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