§ 31-44-16. Department of business regulation to hear matters.
(a) The director of the department of business regulation, or his or her designee, shall hear matters involving mobile and manufactured housing park rules, specifically this chapter. The director shall not have jurisdiction over issues relative to rent increases or jurisdiction over evictions.
(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude the right of the director to use the services of a mediator to resolve a dispute involving mobile/manufactured housing park rules.
History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 94, § 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 Repealed.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.