1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to manufactured homes; requiring relocation compensation for displaced 
1.3 	residents;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, subdivision 4, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Public hearing; relocation costs compensation. (a) The governing body 
1.8 	of the  affected municipality shall hold a public hearing to:
1.9 	(1) review the closure statement and any impact that the park closing may have on 
1.10 	the displaced residents and the park owner; and
1.11 	(2) determine relocation compensation. 
1.12 	Before any change in use or cessation of operation and as a condition of the change, 
1.13 	the governing body may must require a payment by the park owner to be made to the 
1.14 	displaced resident for the reasonable relocation costs. Reasonable relocation costs include, 
1.15 	but are not limited to, at least the sum of the following:
1.16 	(1) actual expenses incurred in moving the displaced resident's manufactured home 
1.17 	and personal property, including the reasonable costs of disassembling, moving, and 
1.18 	reassembling any attached appurtenances, such as porches, decks, skirting, and awnings, 
1.19 	which were not acquired after notice of closure or conversion of the park, and utility 
1.20 	hookup charges;
1.21 	(2) the cost of insurance for the replacement value of the property being moved;
1.22 	(3) the cost of repairs or modifications that are required in order to take down, 
1.23 	move, and set up the manufactured home;
2.1 	(4) the cost of installation of anchoring, foundation, and support systems as 
2.2 	recommended by the manufacturer, required by manufacturer warranties or required 
2.3 	by state law or administrative codes; and
2.4 	(5) other costs or expenses the municipality deems appropriate.
2.5 	(b) If a resident cannot or chooses not to relocate the home to another manufactured 
2.6 	home park within a 25 mile radius of the park that is being closed, or to some other agreed 
2.7 	upon location or distance, the resident is entitled to relocation costs based upon an average 
2.8 	of relocation costs awarded to other residents compensation to be paid by the park owner 
2.9 	in an amount equal to the estimated market value of the manufactured home, provided the 
2.10 	resident tenders title to the manufactured home.
2.11 	(c) The governing body of the municipality may also require that other parties, 
2.12 	including the municipality, involved in the park closing provide additional compensation 
2.13 	to residents to mitigate the adverse financial impact of the park closing upon the residents.