Cal. Civ. Code § 398.11

Sale of Manufactured Homes

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Operative Text

Cal. Civ. Code § 398.11
(a) Any rule, regulation or condition of a lease purporting to prevent the sale of a manufactured
home belonging to a lessee shall be void and unenforceable in the courts of the Commonwealth.
The manufactured home community owner or operator may reserve the right to approve
the purchaser of said manufactured home as a lessee, but such approval may not be
unreasonably withheld. Any claim for a fee or commission in connection with the sale
of such manufactured home shall be void and unenforceable unless the claimant shall
in fact have acted as a bona fide licensed manufactured home sales agent for the manufactured
home owner pursuant to a separate written fee agreement.
(b) Prior to a lessee or occupant in a manufactured home community offering a manufactured
home for sale, the lessee or occupant must obtain from the community operator the
then-current disclosure document required by this act and provide a copy to any prospective
buyer along with an attached sheet of paper with the following information printed
in 12-point boldfaced type:
Be advised that this manufactured home offered for sale is subject to the Manufactured
Home Community Rights Act and a written lease required under that law. You are advised
that the community in which this home is now placed requires an approved application
for lessees and occupants and a fully executed lease prior to your right to reside
in the community.
You shall have a minimum of 5 calendar days after receiving this disclosure required
under the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act to void the transaction with the
operator, if any, and, if terminated, you shall be returned any deposits and rents
paid to the operator of the community.
(c) Failure of the resident seller to obtain a dated acknowledgment from the prospective
buyer of the manufactured home of receipt of the disclosure may be grounds for cancellation
of the sale by the buyer.
(11 amended Oct. 19, 2010, P.L.546, No.80)
Compiler's Note: Section 5 of Act 80 of 2010, which amended section 11, provided that Act 80 shall
apply to:
(1) New sales and leases of manufactured home community spaces entered into after the
effective date of section 5.
(2) Extensions and renewals of leases of manufactured home community spaces entered into
after effective date of section 5.
Source: Legislative text reproduced verbatim
Plain English

Under 68 P.S. § 398.11, any lease clause or community rule that tries to block a resident from selling their manufactured home is legally void and cannot be enforced in Pennsylvania courts. A community owner may screen and approve the buyer as a future lessee, but that approval cannot be withheld without a reasonable basis. Before listing the home for sale, the seller must obtain the community's current disclosure document, share it with prospective buyers alongside a required boldfaced notice, and get a dated acknowledgment of receipt — otherwise the buyer may have grounds to cancel the sale.

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For Property Managers

Under 68 P.S. § 398.11, compliant community operators keep their current disclosure document readily available so that resident sellers can obtain it before marketing a home. Operators may apply a lessee-approval process for incoming buyers, but that process must be grounded in objective, reasonable criteria rather than arbitrary or pretextual grounds. Any fee or commission arrangement tied to a home sale must be documented in a separate written agreement with a bona fide licensed manufactured home sales agent — informal or unwritten claims to a commission are void under this section.

General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.

For Tenants

Section 68 P.S. § 398.11 protects your right to sell your manufactured home free from community rules or lease terms that would block the transaction. Before listing, you are generally expected to request the community's current disclosure document from the operator and provide it — along with the required boldfaced notice — to any prospective buyer, obtaining a dated acknowledgment of their receipt. If you believe a community operator is unreasonably withholding buyer approval or asserting an unlawful commission claim, tenant-rights organizations familiar with Pennsylvania manufactured-home law or a local legal aid office can help you understand the options available under this provision.

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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