§ 31-44-13. Right of mobile home owners to peaceably assemble — Right to communicate.
(a) No provision contained in any bylaw, rental agreement, regulation, or rule pertaining to a mobile home park shall infringe upon the right of the mobile home owners to peaceably assemble in an open public meeting for any lawful purpose, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, in the common areas or recreational areas of the mobile home park.
(b) No provisions contained in any bylaw, rental agreement, regulation, or rule pertaining to a mobile home park shall infringe upon the right of the mobile home owners or tenants to communicate or assemble among themselves, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, for the purpose of discussing any problems relative to the mobile home park. The discussions may be held in the common areas or recreational areas of the park, including halls or centers, or in any resident’s home. In addition, the park owner or developer may not unreasonably restrict the use of any facility, including the use of utilities, when requested. Written notice must be provided to the mobile home park management and/or owner of the time and place for the assembly. The assembly shall be open to all park residents.
(c) No provision contained in any bylaw, rental agreement, regulation, or rule pertaining to a mobile home park shall prohibit any mobile home owner of the mobile home park from canvassing mobile home owners of the mobile home park for the purposes described in this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “canvassing” includes an oral or written request; the distribution, circulation, posting, or publication of a notice; or a general announcement requesting the payment of membership dues or other matters relevant to the membership, federation, or organization. Canvassing shall be done at a reasonable time or times and in a reasonable manner. It is the intent of the legislature, through the enactment of this subsection, to prohibit any owner, developer, or manager of a mobile and manufactured home park from prohibiting free communication among mobile home owners or tenants in the guise of regulations or rules restricting or limiting canvassing for association, federation, or organization dues or other association, federation, or organization matters.
History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 160, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-44 - Mobile and Manufactured Homes
Section 31-44-1. - Definitions.
Section 31-44-1.1 - — 31-44-1.3. Repealed.
Section 31-44-1.4. - Powers and duties of department.
Section 31-44-1.5. - Mobile and manufactured home advisory information.
Section 31-44-1.6. - Fees and charges for licenses.
Section 31-44-1.7. - Mobile and manufactured home park operation — License.
Section 31-44-1.8. - Survey of parks.
Section 31-44-2. - Evictions — Termination of tenancy.
Section 31-44-3. - Rules and regulations.
Section 31-44-3.1. - Sale of mobile home parks — Tenants association right of first refusal.
Section 31-44-3.2. - Mobile home parks — Discontinuance.
Section 31-44-3.3. - Future qualified sale of mobile- and manufactured-home community.
Section 31-44-4. - Sale of mobile and manufactured homes.
Section 31-44-4.1. - Recording of sale or transfer documents — Penalties.
Section 31-44-6. - Notice of judgment.
Section 31-44-7.1. - Security deposits.
Section 31-44-7.2. - Trailer parks located within the town of Exeter.
Section 31-44-8. - Notice required by law.
Section 31-44-9. - Enforceability.
Section 31-44-9.1. - Remedies.
Section 31-44-9.2. - Investigations.
Section 31-44-11. - Fiscal autonomy.
Section 31-44-12. - Severability.
Section 31-44-13. - Right of mobile home owners to peaceably assemble — Right to communicate.
Section 31-44-14. - Resident owned mobile home parks — Record keeping.
Section 31-44-15. - Purchase requirement.
Section 31-44-16. - Department of business regulation to hear matters.
Section 31-44-17. - Filing of complaint with department — Notice — Rules of evidence not binding.
Section 31-44-18. - Decisions, judicial review and enforcement.
Section 31-44-19. - Notification and cooperation required.
Section 31-44-20. - Mobile home conveyance tax.