Cal. Civ. Code § 38-12-215
New developments and parks - rental of sites to dealers authorized.
Operative Text
(1) The management of a new mobile home park or manufactured housing community development may require as a condition of leasing a mobile home site or manufactured home site for the first time such site is offered for lease that the prospective lessee has purchased a mobile home or manufactured home from a particular seller or from any one of a particular group of sellers. (2) A licensed mobile home dealer or a manufactured home dealer may, by contract with the management of a new mobile home park or manufactured housing community development, be granted the exclusive right to first-time rental of one or more mobile home sites or manufactured home sites.
Under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-215, when a mobile home park or manufactured housing community is newly developed, its management is permitted to set a one-time condition on first-time site leases: that the incoming resident purchased their home from a specific seller or a designated group of sellers. Additionally, the management of such a new development may enter into a contract granting a licensed mobile home or manufactured home dealer the exclusive right to arrange first-time rentals of one or more sites. These allowances apply only to the initial leasing of a site and are specific to new developments.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators of new mobile home parks or manufactured housing communities may, under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-215, structure first-time site leases to require that prospective residents have purchased their home from a designated seller or group of sellers. Management may also formalize an exclusive first-rental arrangement with a licensed dealer through a written contract. Compliant operators generally ensure these conditions are applied only at the initial leasing stage and only within a qualifying new development, not to subsequent re-rentals of the same site.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-215 means that if you are considering renting a site in a newly developed mobile home park or manufactured housing community for the first time, the management may lawfully require that you have purchased your home from a particular seller or group of sellers as a condition of that lease. It is also possible that a licensed dealer holds an exclusive contractual right to arrange first-time rentals at that community. Prospective residents who have questions about whether these conditions are being applied appropriately beyond the first-time leasing context may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or review Colorado's mobile home park statutes for further context.
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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