Rhode Island General Laws 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.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-1.7
- Department: means the department of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-1
- Director: means the director of the department of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-1
- Fee schedule: means an itemized list of fees for goods or services sold or performed by a mobile- and manufactured-home park licensee including, but not limited to, the entrance fee, hook-up fee, and maintenance fee, if any. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-1
- Licensee: means any person or agent licensed under Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-1
- Mobile and manufactured home: means a detached residential unit designed:
(i) For a long term occupancy and containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, and a tub or shower bath and kitchen facilities, and having both permanent plumbing and electrical connections for attachment to outside systems;
(ii) To be transported on its own wheels or on a flatbed or other trailer or detachable wheels; and
(iii) To be placed on pads, piers, or tied down, at the site where it is to be occupied as a residence complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations and connection to utilities systems. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-1
- park: means a plot of ground upon which four (4) or more mobile and manufactured homes, occupied for residential purposes are located. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(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.