City of Madison - File #: 76331

• File #: 76331
• Version: 2
• Name: Mobile Home Park Notice
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/20/2023
• In control: LANDLORD AND TENANT ISSUES COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 4/25/2023
• Final action: 6/6/2023
• Enactment date: 6/17/2023
• Enactment #: ORD-23-00063
• Title: SUBSTITUTE: Amending portions of Section 9.23 of the Madison General Ordinances relating to regulation of mobile home parks.
• Sponsors: Juliana R. Bennett

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/6/2023	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Substitute	Pass
4/25/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Re-refer	Pass
3/21/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Re-refer	Pass
3/16/2023	1	LANDLORD AND TENANT ISSUES COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER
2/28/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
2/20/2023	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE: Amending portions of Section 9.23 of the Madison General Ordinances relating to regulation of mobile home parks.
Body
DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This proposed Ordinance creates additional requirements for Mobile Home Parks licensed under Sec. 9.23 Madison General Ordinances, as a condition of the City license issued under Sec. 9.23(4)(d) Madison General Ordinances. If a park owner elects to cease operations or sell the mobile home park. Mobile home owners shall be entitled to at least 180 days’ notice of such sale or ceasing of operations. Mobile home owners shall have the right to form a resident or home owner association and to peaceably assemble and associate. The resident or homeowner association may notify the park owner of its desire to purchase the mobile home park. The association may request in writing that it be notified by the park owner if the owner enters into a listing agreement with a licensed real estate broker to affect the sale of all or part of the community. If a park owner converts a mobile home park to a subdivision, a mobile home owner shall be given an option to buy a space in the new subdivision. The park owner must give mobile home owners at least 120 days notice of a proposed rent increase when the mobile home owner has a one year lease, as required by the current ordinances. The park owner must give a mobile home owner at least 180 days to move a mobile home out of the mobile home park, so long as the mobile home owner pays a storage fee equal to the monthly rent. In addition, the Madison City Clerk and the Department of Planning, Community & Economic Development shall each designate an employee in their respective agency to be responsible for mobile home park issues.

The substitute eliminates a provision that research indicated was preempted by state law. The proposed Sec. 9.23(18) in the original version would have required 120 days notice of a rent increase. State law pr...