AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.

This Act clarifies when a manufactured home community owner can recover the cost of a capital improvement from the homeowners in the community and makes the amount the community owner collects a capital improvement assessment fee that ends when the cost of the capital improvement is recovered, instead of a permanent rent increase. A homeowner or homeowner association may dispute a capital improvement assessment fee under the existing rent increase dispute resolution process. This Act also repeals the definition of “market rent” because that term is not a factor considered for justifying a rent increase under current law. This Act also clarifies when a capital improvement assessment fee or rent increase takes effect. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.