An Act relative to manufactured housing communities

This bill establishes new regulations for manufactured housing communities in Massachusetts cities and towns. It allows local governments to create boards that oversee rent payments, limiting annual rent increases to the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U) unless a board approves a higher increase based on specific factors like property taxes, maintenance costs, or capital improvements. Owners cannot raise rents more than the CPI-U in any 12-month period - even with new leases - and must justify larger increases through board review. The boards can require community registration, issue binding orders, and impose fines up to $5,000 for violations. This directly affects manufactured home residents and community owners in municipalities adopting these rules.