Countryside Title 3 Ch. 8 Mobile Home Parks (Landlord and Tenant Regulations) § 3-8-16-10
SECURITY DEPOSIT
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If the lease requires the tenant to provide any deposit with the park owner for the term of the lease, or any part thereof, said deposit shall be considered a security deposit. Security deposits shall be returned in full to the tenant, provided that the tenant has paid all rent due in full for the term of the lease and has caused no actual damage to the premises. The park owner shall furnish the tenant, within fifteen (15) days after termination or expiration of the lease, an itemized list of the damages incurred upon the premises and the estimated cost for the repair of each item. The tenant's failure to object to the itemized list within fifteen (15) days shall constitute an agreement upon the amount of damages specified therein. The park owner's failure to furnish such itemized list of damages shall constitute an agreement that no damages have been incurred upon the premises and the entire security deposit shall become immediately due and owing to the tenant. The tenant's failure to furnish the park owner a forwarding address shall excuse the park owner from furnishing the list required by this Section. (1970 Code § 8-38.56)
Under Countryside Title 3 Ch. 8 Mobile Home Parks § 3-8-16-10, any deposit a tenant provides to a mobile home park owner under a lease is treated as a security deposit. That deposit must be returned in full if the tenant has paid all rent and left the premises without causing actual damage. After the lease ends, the park owner has 15 days to provide an itemized damage list; if the owner fails to do so, the full deposit is immediately owed to the tenant, and if the tenant fails to object within 15 days of receiving the list, the listed damage amounts are considered agreed upon.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 3-8-16-10, compliant mobile home park operators treat any lease-required deposit as a security deposit and return it in full when tenants have met their rent and care-of-premises obligations. Within 15 days of lease termination or expiration, operators generally prepare and deliver an itemized list of damages with estimated repair costs for each item. Operators should be aware that failing to provide this list on time results in a legal presumption that no damages occurred and that the entire deposit is immediately due to the tenant; the obligation to furnish the list is excused only if the tenant has not provided a forwarding address.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section § 3-8-16-10 gives mobile home park tenants the right to a full return of their security deposit when all rent has been paid and no actual damage to the premises has been caused. If the park owner does not deliver an itemized damage list within 15 days of the lease ending, the full deposit becomes immediately due and owing to the tenant by operation of this provision. Tenants who receive an itemized list and believe it is inaccurate generally have 15 days to raise an objection; tenant-rights organizations or a local housing authority can help explain what options may be available in that situation.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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