new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.
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new text begin (a) If a manufactured home owner is required to move due to the conversion of all or a
portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a park, or cessation
of use of the land as a manufactured home park, the manufactured park owner shall,
upon the change in use, pay to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the Minnesota
manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 462A.40, the lesser amount of the
actual costs of moving or purchasing the manufactured home approved by the neutral
third party and paid by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency under subdivision 13,
paragraph (a) or (e), or $3,250 for each single section manufactured home, and $6,000 for
each multisection manufactured home, for which a manufactured home owner has made
application for payment of relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraph (c). The
manufactured home park owner shall make payments required under this section to the
Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund within 60 days of receipt of invoice
from the neutral third party.
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new text begin (b) A manufactured home park owner is not required to make the payment prescribed
under paragraph (a), nor is a manufactured home owner entitled to compensation under
subdivision 13, paragraph (a) or (e), if:
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new text begin (1) the manufactured home park owner relocates the manufactured home owner to
another space in the manufactured home park or to another manufactured home park at
the park owner's expense;
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new text begin (2) the manufactured home owner is vacating the premises and has informed the
manufactured home park owner or manager of this prior to the mailing date of the closure
statement under subdivision 1;
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new text begin (3) a manufactured home owner has abandoned the manufactured home, or the
manufactured home owner is not current on the monthly lot rental, personal property
taxes, or has failed to pay the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home
relocation trust fund when due;
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new text begin (4) the manufactured home owner has a pending eviction action for nonpayment of
lot rental amount under section 327C.09, which was filed against the manufactured home
owner prior to the mailing date of the closure statement under subdivision 1, and the writ
of recovery has been ordered by the district court;
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new text begin (5) the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use,
the closure of a park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park is the
result of a taking or exercise of the power of eminent domain by a governmental entity
or public utility; or
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new text begin (6) the owner of the manufactured home is not a resident of the manufactured home
park, as defined in section 327C.01, subdivision 9, or the owner of the manufactured home
is a resident, but came to reside in the manufactured home park after the mailing date of
the closure statement under subdivision 1.
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new text begin (c) Owners of manufactured homes who rent lots in a manufactured home park shall
make annual payments to the park owner, to be deposited in the Minnesota manufactured
home relocation trust fund under section 462A.40, in the amount of $12 per year, per
manufactured home, payable on August 15 of each year. On or before July 15 of each
year, the commissioner of finance shall prepare and post on the department's Web site a
generic invoice and cover letter explaining the purpose of the Minnesota manufactured
home relocation trust fund, the obligation of each manufactured home owner to make an
annual $12 payment into the fund, the due date, and the need to pay to the park owner for
collection, and a warning, in 14-point font, that if the annual payments are not made when
due, the manufactured home owner will not be eligible for compensation from the fund if
the manufactured home park closes. The park owner shall receive, record, and commingle
the payments and forward the payments to the commissioner of finance by September 15
of each year, with a summary by the park owner, certifying the name, address, and payment
amount of each remitter, and noting the names and address of manufactured home owners
who did not pay the $12 annual payment, sent to both the commissioner of finance and the
commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The commissioner of finance
shall deposit the payments in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.
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new text begin (d) This subdivision and subdivision 13, paragraph (c), clause (5), are enforceable
by the neutral third party, on behalf of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, or by
action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
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new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Change in use, relocation expenses; payments by park owner. new text end

new text begin (a)
If a manufactured home owner is required to relocate due to the conversion of all or a
portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a manufactured home
park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park under subdivision
1, and the manufactured home owner complies with the requirements of this section,
the manufactured home owner is entitled to payment from the Minnesota manufactured
home relocation trust fund equal to the manufactured home owner's actual relocation
costs for relocating the manufactured home to a new location within a 25-mile radius
of the park that is being closed, up to a maximum of $4,000 for a single-section and
$8,000 for a multisection manufactured home. The actual relocation costs must include
the reasonable cost of taking down, moving, and setting up the manufactured home,
including equipment rental, utility connection and disconnection charges, minor repairs,
modifications necessary for transportation of the home, necessary moving permits and
insurance, moving costs for any appurtenances, which meet applicable local, state, and
federal building and construction codes.
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new text begin (b) A manufactured home owner is not entitled to compensation under paragraph (a)
if the manufactured home park owner is not required to make a payment to the Minnesota
manufactured home relocation trust fund under subdivision 12, paragraph (b).
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new text begin (c) Except as provided in paragraph (e), in order to obtain payment from the
Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund, the manufactured home owner shall
submit to the neutral third party and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, with a copy
to the park owner, an application for payment, which includes:
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new text begin (1) a copy of the closure statement under subdivision 1;
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new text begin (2) a copy of the contract with a moving or towing contractor, which includes the
relocation costs for relocating the manufactured home;
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new text begin (3) a statement with supporting materials of any additional relocation costs as
outlined in subdivision 1;
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new text begin (4) a statement certifying that none of the exceptions to receipt of compensation
under subdivision 12, paragraph (b), apply to the manufactured home owner;
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new text begin (5) a statement from the manufactured park owner that the lot rental is current
and that the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust
fund have been paid when due; and
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new text begin (6) a statement from the county where the manufactured home is located certifying
that personal property taxes for the manufactured home are paid through the end of that
year.
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new text begin (d) If the neutral third party has acted reasonably and does not approve or deny
payment within 45 days after receipt of the information set forth in paragraph (c), the
payment is deemed approved. Upon approval and request by the neutral third party,
the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall issue two checks in equal amount for 50
percent of the contract price payable to the mover and towing contractor for relocating
the manufactured home in the amount of the actual relocation cost, plus a check to the
home owner for additional certified costs associated with third-party vendors, that were
necessary in relocating the manufactured home. The moving or towing contractor shall
receive 50 percent upon execution of the contract and 50 percent upon completion of
the relocation and approval by the manufactured home owner. The moving or towing
contractor may not apply the funds to any other purpose other than relocation of the
manufactured home as provided in the contract. A copy of the approval must be forwarded
by the neutral third party to the park owner with an invoice for payment of the amount
specified in subdivision 12, paragraph (a).
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new text begin (e) In lieu of collecting a relocation payment from the Minnesota manufactured
home relocation trust fund under paragraph (a), the manufactured home owner may collect
an amount from the fund after reasonable efforts to relocate the manufactured home
have failed due to the age or condition of the manufactured home, or because there are
no manufactured home parks willing or able to accept the manufactured home within a
25-mile radius. A manufactured home owner may tender title of the manufactured home in
the manufactured home park to the manufactured home park owner, and collect an amount
to be determined by an independent appraisal. The appraiser must be agreed to by both the
manufactured home park owner and the manufactured home owner. The amount that may
be reimbursed under the fund is a maximum of $5,000 for a single-section, and $9,000
for a multisection manufactured home. The manufactured home owner shall deliver to
the manufactured home park owner the current certificate of title to the manufactured
home duly endorsed by the owner of record, and valid releases of all liens shown on the
certificate of title, and a statement from the county where the manufactured home is
located evidencing that the personal property taxes have been paid. The manufactured
home owner's application for funds under this paragraph must include a document
certifying that the manufactured home cannot be relocated, that the lot rental is current,
that the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund
have been paid when due, that the manufactured home owner has chosen to tender title
under this section, and that the park owner agrees to make a payment to the commissioner
of finance in the amount established in subdivision 12, paragraph (a), less any documented
costs submitted to the neutral third party, required for demolition and removal of the
home, and any debris or refuse left on the lot, not to exceed $1,000. The manufactured
home owner must also provide a copy of the certificate of title endorsed by the owner of
record, and certify to the neutral third party, with a copy to the park owner, that none of
the exceptions to receipt of compensation under subdivision 12, paragraph (b), clauses (1)
to (6), apply to the manufactured home owner, and that the home owner will vacate the
home within 60 days after receipt of payment or the date of park closure, whichever is
earlier, provided that the monthly lot rent is kept current.
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new text begin (f) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must make a determination of the
amount of payment a manufactured home owner would have been entitled to under a
local ordinance in effect on the effective date of this section. Notwithstanding paragraph
(a), the manufactured home owner's compensation for relocation costs from the fund
under section 462A.40, is the greater of the amount provided under this subdivision, or
the amount under the local ordinance in effect on the effective date of this section, that
is applicable to the manufactured home owner. Nothing in this paragraph is intended
to increase the liability of the park owner.
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new text begin (g) Neither the neutral third party nor the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall
be liable to any person for recovery if the funds in the Minnesota manufactured home
relocation trust fund are insufficient to pay the amounts claimed. The Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency shall keep a record of the time and date of its approval of payment to a
claimant.
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new text begin (h) The agency shall report to the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and
house of representatives Ways and Means Committee by January 15 of each year on
the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund, including the account balance,
payments to claimants, the amount of any advances to the fund, and the amount of any
insufficiencies encountered during the previous calendar year. If sufficient funds become
available, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall pay the manufactured home
owner whose unpaid claim is the earliest by time and date of approval.
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new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Payment adjustment for smaller manufactured home parks. new text end

new text begin The total
contribution to the fund under section 462A.40 paid by the park owner under subdivision
12, paragraph (a), must not exceed 20 percent of the sale price, or if no sale price is
available, the assessed value of the manufactured home park, except that if the sale price,
or, if there is no sale price, the assessed value, is:
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new text begin (1) less than $100,000, the manufactured home park owner's contribution to the fund
must not exceed five percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park;
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new text begin (2) less than $200,000, the owner's contribution to the fund must not exceed eight
percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park;
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new text begin (3) less than $300,000, the owner's contribution to the fund must not exceed ten
percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park; and
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new text begin (4) less than $500,000, the owner's contribution to the fund must not exceed 15
percent of the sale price of the manufactured home park.
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new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Preemption of local ordinances. new text end

new text begin Sections 327C.095, subdivisions 1, 4,
and 12 to 16; 462A.21, subdivision 31; and 462A.40 preempt and supersede a township,
county, or statutory or home rule charter city ordinance relating to the relocation or buyout
payments paid due to a change of use or closure of manufactured home communities. A
township, county, or statutory or home rule charter city must not adopt an ordinance
requiring more compensation by the manufactured home park owners or its purchaser
than what is provided for in this statute.
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new text begin Subd. 31. new text end

new text begin Manufactured housing relocation trust fund. new text end

new text begin The agency may spend
money for the purposes of sections 327C.095, subdivisions 12 and 13; and 462A.40
and may pay the costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the development and
operation of the fund under section 462A.40.
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