(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.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-44-16

  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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

(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.