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S 3913

"The Manufactured Home Park Protection Act"; expands opportunity to purchase for resident homeowners in certain manufactured home parks; modifies certain requirements for disposition of private residential leasehold communities.

2024-2025 Regular Session Introduced by John Burzichelli and 3 co-sponsors

New Jersey bill expands manufactured home residents' purchase rights for parks and modifies leasehold community sale requirements to prevent displacement and strengthen tenant protections.

Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
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Bill Summary · S 3913

Legislative bill overview

S 3913 expands the right of resident homeowners to purchase manufactured home parks where they live and modifies rules governing the sale or closure of private residential leasehold communities in New Jersey. The bill aims to provide manufactured home residents—who own their homes but typically lease the land—greater control over their living situations and protections against displacement.

Why is this important

Manufactured home residents often face precarious housing security because they own their structures but lease the underlying land, creating power imbalances with park owners. When parks are sold, residents risk eviction or forced displacement. This bill addresses vulnerability in a housing segment that serves lower-income populations and seniors by giving them purchase opportunities and negotiating leverage.

Potential points of contention

  • Property rights and takings concerns: Opponents may argue the bill restricts private property owners' rights to sell manufactured home parks freely and could be challenged as an unconstitutional taking without just compensation
  • Market impact and feasibility: Questions about whether resident associations have realistic financial capacity to purchase parks, and whether forced sale options might reduce investment in park maintenance and improvements
  • Definition and scope clarity: The amendments reported from committee likely addressed ambiguities about which parks are covered, what triggers purchase rights, and what "certain requirements" means for leasehold disposition—details unclear from the bill title alone

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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