Kingston, Mass., Code of Bylaws ch 440 § 440-4
Registration (Kingston Manufactured Home Park Regulations)
Operative Text
A. The Board shall require registration of all manufactured housing community accommodations on forms approved by it within 90 days of the approval of these regulations. Any new or additional accommodation must be registered prior to occupancy thereof. No petition for an upward adjustment of maximum rent shall be accepted by the Board until all statements and information required to be filed under this § 440-4 have been filed and any such petition prior to such filing shall not be entertained by the Board. The Board shall require the following: (1) The legal name, address and business telephone of the owner; (2) The identification of each unit; (3) The legal name, address and business telephone of the manager; (4) The identification of each tenant in the manufactured housing community, including the date the tenancy began, the date on which it terminates or whether it is a tenancy at will, and the amount of rent due each month; (5) The lot type, if necessary, to distinguish different types of lots for which the owner charges different rents, including the description of the basis (bases) for charging the rent differential. (6) A copy of the rental agreement and any rules and regulations applicable to the tenancy. The owner shall update the registration annually by June 30 of each year. B. The registration forms shall be signed by the owner under the pains and penalties of perjury.
Kingston, Mass., Code of Bylaws CH. 440 § 440-4 establishes a mandatory registration system for all manufactured housing community accommodations overseen by the Board. Existing accommodations must be registered within 90 days of the regulations' approval, while any new or additional unit must be registered before anyone moves in. Critically, the Board will not consider any petition to raise the maximum rent unless all required registration information has been fully submitted and kept current through annual updates by June 30 each year. Registration forms must be signed under the pains and penalties of perjury.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under CH. 440 § 440-4, operators of manufactured housing communities in Kingston are generally expected to complete initial registration of all accommodations within 90 days of regulatory approval, using Board-approved forms. Compliant operators keep registration current by filing annual updates by June 30, ensuring that owner and manager contact information, unit identifications, tenant details, lot types, rental agreements, and applicable rules are all on file. Operators should be aware that the Board will not accept or entertain any petition for an upward rent adjustment if required registration filings are incomplete or missing, and all forms must be signed under the pains and penalties of perjury.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
CH. 440 § 440-4 gives tenants in Kingston manufactured housing communities an indirect but meaningful protection: the Board is prohibited from entertaining any landlord petition for a rent increase if the owner has not completed and maintained the required registration filings. Tenants can check whether their community is properly registered with the Board, and an owner's failure to register or update registration annually by June 30 may serve as a basis for challenging a rent-increase petition before the Board. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with Massachusetts manufactured housing law can help residents understand how this registration requirement intersects with other protections available under the Kingston rent regulations.
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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