§ 31-44-1.7. Mobile and manufactured home park operation — License.
(a) A person shall not operate a mobile and manufactured home park without a license.
(b) Upon completion, review, and approval of certifications, the department of business regulation shall grant a license to operate a mobile and manufactured home park.
(c) An annual license shall be granted and renewed by the department based upon the filing of:
(1) Leases and regulations that are applicable to the park;
(2) Certification by the municipality in which the park is located that it is in compliance with all applicable land use regulations of the municipality;
(3) Certification from the appropriate state agencies or municipal departments that the park has an adequate and operational sewage disposal system and water supply and that all applicable state and local taxes have been paid;
(4) Payment of an annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per occupied site in the park; and
(5) The applicant files a fee schedule with the department.
(d) Certifications for individual sewage disposal systems (ISDS) regulated by the department of environmental management shall be provided by an ISDS designer, licensed pursuant to § 5-56-1, who possesses the appropriate class of license for the type and size of system to be certified and any costs for these certifications shall be the responsibility of the licensee. The director of the department may by regulation provide for additional requirements and may place reasonable conditions on the grant of any license.
(e) If a person submits a timely application for renewal of a license and pays the appropriate fees, the person may continue to operate a mobile and manufactured home park unless notified that the application for renewal is not approved. In the event anyone is denied a license he or she will be afforded a hearing before the department.
History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 248, § 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 Repealed.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.