HB2168 - 532R

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 33-1476.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-1476.01. Change in use; notices; compensation for moving expenses; payments by the landlord; applicability

A. The landlord shall notify the director and all tenants in writing of a change in use at least one hundred eighty days before the change in use. The landlord may not increase rent within ninety days before giving notice of a change in use.

B. The landlord shall inform all tenants in writing about the mobile home relocation fund established by section 33‑1476.02.

C. If a tenant is required to move due to a change in use or redevelopment of the mobile home park, the tenant may do any of the following:

1. Collect payment from the mobile home relocation fund for the lesser of the actual moving expenses of relocating the mobile home to a new location that is within a fifty-mile one hundred-mile radius of the vacated mobile home park or the maximum of seven thousand five hundred dollars for a single section mobile home or twelve thousand five hundred dollars for a multisection mobile home. Moving expenses include the cost of stabilizing, taking down, moving and setting up the mobile home in the new location.

2. Abandon the mobile home in the mobile home park and collect an amount equal to one‑fourth of the maximum allowable moving expense for that mobile home from the mobile home relocation fund. To qualify for abandonment payment pursuant to this paragraph, the tenant shall deliver to the landlord the current title to the mobile home with the notarized endorsement of the owner of record together with complete releases of all liens that are shown on the title and proof that all taxes owing on the mobile home have been paid to date. The tenant shall provide a copy of these documents to the Arizona department of housing in support of the tenant's application for payment. If the tenant chooses to abandon the mobile home pursuant to this paragraph, the landlord is exempt from making the payments to the fund prescribed in subsection D of this section.

3. If a mobile home is relocated to a location outside of the vacated mobile home park and, in the sole judgment of the director, the mobile home was ground set in the mobile home park from which it was removed, the tenant may collect additional monies not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for the incremental costs of removing a ground set ground-set mobile home. These monies are in addition to any monies provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.

D. Except as provided in subsection C, paragraph 2 and subsection F of this section and section 33‑1476.04, subsection D, if there is a change in use the landlord shall pay five hundred dollars for each single section mobile home and eight hundred dollars for each multisection mobile home relocated to the fund for each tenant filing for relocation assistance with the director.

E. If a change in use occurs before the time stated in the statements of policy and the landlord does not comply with subsection A of this section and with section 33‑1436 and section 33‑1476, subsection H, the landlord shall pay to the fund in addition to the monies prescribed in subsection D of this section:

1. Five hundred dollars for each mobile home space occupied by a single-section mobile home.

2. Eight hundred dollars for each mobile home space occupied by a multisection mobile home.

F. The landlord is not required to make the payments prescribed in subsections D and E of this section for moving mobile homes owned by the landlord or for moving a mobile home under a contract with the tenant if the tenant does not file for relocation assistance with the director.

G. If a change in use occurs within two hundred seventy days after relocations under section 33‑1476.04, the landlord shall pay to the fund in addition to the monies prescribed in subsection D of this section:

1. Five hundred dollars for each mobile home space occupied by a single section mobile home.

2. Eight hundred dollars for each mobile home space occupied by a multisection mobile home.

H. The tenant shall submit a contract for relocation of a mobile home for approval to the director within sixty days after the relocation to be eligible for payment of relocation expenses. The director must approve or disapprove the contract within fifteen days after receipt of the contract, or the contract is deemed to be approved.

I. If the contract is approved, the payment of relocation expenses shall be made to the installer or contractor when both of the following have been completed are complete:

1. The installer or contractor has obtained obtains valid permits to move the mobile or manufactured home to a new location.

2. The installer or contractor provides documentation to the department that the installation of the mobile or manufactured home at the new location is complete and has been inspected by the department or its designee and is approved for occupancy.

J. If the contract is not approved, the tenant may appeal to an administrative law judge pursuant to title 41, chapter 37, article 5. The tenant shall provide notice pursuant to section 33‑1451, subsection A, paragraph 6 if the tenant relocates.

K. If this state or a political subdivision of this state exercises eminent domain and the mobile home park is sold or a sale is made to this state or a political subdivision of this state that intends to exercise eminent domain, the state or political subdivision is responsible for the relocation costs of the tenants.

L. If a tenant is vacating the premises and has informed the landlord or manager before the change in use change-in-use notice has been given, the tenant is not eligible for compensation under this section.

M. A person who purchases a mobile home already situated in a park or moves a mobile home into a park in which a change in use change-in-use notice has been given is not eligible for compensation under this section.

N. After delivery of the one hundred eighty‑day notice prescribed by subsection A of this section, the landlord and the tenants shall inform any prospective buyer or tenant that closure of the park is pending.

O. This section does not apply to a change in use if the landlord moves a tenant to another space in the mobile home park at the landlord's expense. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 33-1476.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-1476.04. Relocations due to rent increase; mobile home relocation fund; applicability

A. A tenant is eligible for payment from the mobile home relocation fund if all of the following conditions are met:

1. The tenant resides in a mobile home that is owned by the tenant and that is located in a mobile home park.

2. A rent increase will be effective at the expiration or renewal of the tenant's rental agreement.

3. The rent increase either singly or in combination during any consecutive twelve‑month period is more than a total of ten percent plus the current increase in the consumer price index over the most recent one‑year period before the date of the notice of the rent increase. For the purposes of this paragraph, "consumer price index" means the "west‑A" index that is published by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, and that demonstrates changes in prices in certain cities in the western United States.

B. A landlord who increases rent as prescribed by subsection A of this section shall give written notice of the applicability of this section to all affected tenants.

C. A tenant is eligible to receive relocation expenses pursuant to subsection A of this section as follows:

1. At least thirty days before the effective date of the rent increase that exceeds the limits prescribed by subsection A of this section, the tenant shall submit a contract for relocation of the mobile home to the director for approval and to the landlord.

2. Before the effective date of the rent increase, the tenant shall have a fully signed contract with a licensed installer or contractor to move the mobile home to a specific location by a specific date and must have moved the mobile home pursuant to that contract within forty‑five days after the effective date of the rent increase.

3. The director shall approve or disapprove the contract submitted within fifteen days after receipt of the contract, and the contract is deemed to be approved on the sixteenth day if the director takes no action.

4. If the contract is approved, the payment of relocation expenses shall be made to the installer or contractor when both of the following have been completed are complete:

(a) The installer or contractor has obtained obtains valid permits to move the mobile or manufactured home to a new location.

(b) The installer or contractor provides documentation to the department that the installation of the mobile or manufactured home at the new location is complete and has been inspected by the department or its designee and is approved for occupancy.

5. If the contract is not approved, the tenant may appeal to an administrative law judge pursuant to title 41, chapter 37, article 5. The tenant shall provide notice pursuant to section 33‑1451, subsection A, paragraph 6 if the tenant relocates.

6. On approval, the tenant is eligible for the lesser of the actual moving expenses of relocating the mobile home or five seven thousand five hundred dollars for a single-section mobile home or ten twelve thousand five hundred dollars for a multisection mobile home. Compensable moving expenses include the cost of taking down, moving and setting up the mobile home in the new location if the mobile home is relocated to a residential location within a one hundred-mile radius of the vacated mobile home park.

D. As an alternative to receiving payment as prescribed in subsection C of this section, a tenant who is eligible to receive payment pursuant to subsection A of this section may abandon the mobile home in the mobile home park and collect an amount equal to one-fourth of the maximum allowable moving expense for that mobile home from the mobile home relocation fund. To qualify for an abandonment payment pursuant to this subsection, the tenant shall deliver to the landlord the current title to the mobile home with the notarized endorsement of the owner of record together with complete releases of all liens that are shown on the title and proof that all taxes owing on the mobile home have been paid to date. The tenant shall provide a copy of these documents to the Arizona department of housing in support of the tenant's application for payment. If the tenant chooses to abandon the mobile home pursuant to this subsection, the landlord is exempt from making the payments to the fund prescribed in section 33‑1476.01, subsection D.

E. This section does not apply to rent increases that are prescribed in a written rental agreement.

F. Nothing in This section shall be construed to does not make any rent increase unreasonable. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Section 33-1476.05, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-1476.05. Relocations due to change in age-restricted community use; payment from mobile home relocation fund; applicability

A. The landlord shall notify the director and all tenants in writing of a change in use at least sixty days before a change in the age restricted age-restricted community to an all age all-age community use as defined by the housing for older persons act of 1995.

B. A tenant is eligible for payment from the mobile home relocation fund if both of the following conditions are met:

1. The tenant resides in a mobile home or manufactured home that is owned by the tenant and that is located in an age restricted age‑restricted mobile home park.

2. The landlord implements a change from an age restricted age‑restricted community to an all age all-age community as defined by the housing for older persons act of 1995.

C. A landlord who changes a mobile home park designation from an age restricted age-restricted community shall give written notice of the applicability of this section to all affected tenants.

D. A tenant is eligible to receive relocation expenses pursuant to subsection B of this section as follows:

1. Within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of notification of the change in the age restricted age-restricted community's use, the tenant shall submit a contract for relocation of the mobile or manufactured home to the director for approval and to the landlord.

2. After notice of approval by the director for the payment of relocation expenses, the tenant shall have a fully signed contract with a licensed installer or contractor to move the mobile or manufactured home to a specific location by a specific date and must have moved the mobile or manufactured home pursuant to that contract within forty‑five days after notice from the director.

4. If the contract is approved, the payment of relocation expenses shall be made to the installer or contractor when both of the following have been completed are complete:

(a) The installer or contractor has obtained obtains valid permits to move the mobile or manufactured home to a new location.

6. On approval, the tenant is eligible for the lesser of the actual moving expenses of relocating the mobile home or five seven thousand five hundred dollars for a single-section mobile home or ten twelve thousand five hundred dollars for a multisection mobile home. Compensable moving expenses include the cost of taking down, moving and setting up the mobile home in the new location if the mobile home is relocated to another age restricted age-restricted community within a one hundred-mile radius of the vacated mobile home park.

E. The landlord shall not be responsible for making any payment into the mobile home relocation fund for any mobile or manufactured home moved pursuant to this section. END_STATUTE

Sec. 4. Section 33-1485.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-1485.01. Removal of mobile home from mobile home park; violation; joint and several liability

A. A tenant or a tenant's successor in interest shall provide the landlord with a written notification of intent to remove a mobile home from a mobile home space. The notification shall include the date the mobile home will be removed from the mobile home park, the name, address and telephone number of the person or entity that will be removing the mobile home from the mobile home park and the name, address and telephone number of the person or entity that will be the responsible party for restoring the mobile home space in accordance with the rental agreement and the mobile home park rules and regulations. If the responsible party is not licensed by the Arizona department of housing or the registrar of contractors, the landlord may require a security deposit or surety bond of not more than one two thousand five hundred dollars minus the amount of any security deposit that was collected at the beginning of the tenant's tenancy. The security deposit or surety bond shall be paid or provided before work begins on restoring the mobile home space and shall secure the cost of restoration if the responsible party fails to completely restore the mobile home space. The landlord shall provide an accounting of any security deposit as prescribed in section 33‑1431, subsection C.

B. A mobile home shall not be removed from a mobile home park by any tenant, any mobile home owner or any other person or entity unless the person or entity that is removing the mobile home has received from the landlord a written clearance for removal. The landlord shall not interfere with the removal of a mobile home for any reason other than nonpayment of monies due as of the date of removal even if the term of the rental agreement has not expired. The written clearance shall contain both of the following:

1. A statement that all monies due for space rent as of the date of removal have been paid or that the landlord and that person or entity have otherwise agreed to the removal.

2. The requirements for a mobile home space restoration as prescribed by the rental agreement and by the mobile home park rules and regulations and that shall be performed by the responsible party listed in the removal notification that is required by subsection A of this section.

C. A person or entity who violates subsection B of this section shall be liable for two times the amount of any rents due.

D. The responsible party identified in the removal notification that is removing a mobile home from a mobile home space shall also remove all accessory structures unless the landlord has agreed in writing to allow those structures to remain. The responsible party identified in the removal notification that is removing the mobile home shall also remove all construction debris, trash and personal property on the rental space from the mobile home park and shall be responsible for restoring the space in accordance with the rental agreement and the mobile home park rules and regulations. The rules and regulations may contain conditions regarding the removal of a mobile home from the mobile home park and the restoration of a mobile home space by a tenant or a tenant's successor in interest after removal of the mobile home. The conditions shall not include any provisions regarding environmental liability or environmental remediation, and any environmental liability or environmental remediation requirements shall be governed as otherwise provided by law. If a rental space does not satisfy the requirements of this section following removal of a mobile home, the landlord may provide the last tenant, the tenant's successor in interest or the mobile home owner and the responsible party identified in the removal notification with written notice that specifies what must be done to bring the space into compliance and that requests that the parties remedy the condition within ten days. If the work is not completed within ten days, the landlord may cause the work to be done and shall prepare an itemized bill for the actual and reasonable cost or the fair and reasonable value of the work and submit it to the last tenant, the tenant's successor in interest or the mobile home owner and the responsible party identified in the removal notification. All of those persons shall be jointly and severally liable for the expenses. END_STATUTE

Sec. 5. Section 33-2101, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-2101. Application; duration of stay; exclusions; notice and pleading requirements

A. This chapter applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies for a recreational vehicle space THAT IS rented in a recreational vehicle park or mobile home park by the same tenant under a rental agreement for more than one hundred eighty consecutive days. For a park model or park trailer that is located in a recreational vehicle park or mobile home park, this chapter applies if the space is rented by the same tenant for more than one hundred eighty consecutive days without regard to whether a rental agreement is executed.

B. This chapter does not apply to mobile homes, manufactured homes and factory‑built buildings or to a property with one or two recreational vehicle rental spaces.

C. Notwithstanding any other law, an agency of this state and an individual court may not adopt or enforce a rule or policy that requires a mandatory or technical form for providing notice or for pleadings in an action for forcible entry or forcible or special detainer. The form of any notice or pleading that meets statutory requirements for content and formatting of a notice or pleading is sufficient to provide notice and to pursue an action for forcible entry or forcible or special detainer. END_STATUTE

Sec. 6. Section 33-2149, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-2149. Change in use; notices; compensation for moving expenses; payments by the landlord; applicability

For recreational vehicles that are park trailers or park models only:

1. The landlord shall notify the director and all tenants in writing of a change in use at least one hundred eighty days before the change in use. The landlord may not increase rent within ninety days before giving notice of a change in use.

2. The landlord shall inform all tenants in writing about the mobile home relocation fund established by section 33‑1476.02.

3. If a tenant is required to move due to a change in use or redevelopment of the park, the tenant may do any of the following:

(a) Collect payment from the mobile home relocation fund for the lesser of the actual moving expenses of relocating the park trailer or park model to a new location that is within a fifty‑mile one hundred-mile radius of the vacated park or the maximum of four thousand dollars. Moving expenses include the cost of stabilizing, taking down, moving and setting up the park trailer or park model in the new location.

(b) Abandon the park trailer or park model in the park and collect an amount equal to one‑fourth of the maximum allowable moving expense for that park trailer or park model from the mobile home relocation fund. To qualify for abandonment payment pursuant to this subdivision, the tenant shall deliver to the landlord the current title to the park trailer or park model with the notarized endorsement of the owner of record together with complete releases of all liens that are shown on the title and proof that all taxes owing have been paid to date. The tenant shall provide a copy of these documents to the Arizona department of housing in support of the tenant's application for payment. If the tenant chooses to abandon the park trailer or park model pursuant to this subdivision, the landlord is exempt from making the payments to the fund prescribed in paragraph 4 of this section.

(c) If a park trailer or park model is relocated to a location outside of the vacated park and, in the sole judgment of the director, the park trailer or park model was ground set in the park from which it was removed, the tenant may collect additional monies not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for the incremental costs of removing a ground set ground-set park trailer or park model. These monies are in addition to any monies provided pursuant to subdivision (a) of this paragraph.

4. Except as provided in paragraph 3, subdivision (b) and paragraph 6 of this section, if there is a change in use the landlord shall pay two hundred fifty dollars for each park trailer or park model relocated to the fund for each tenant filing for relocation assistance with the director.

5. If a change in use occurs and the landlord does not comply with paragraph 1 of this section, the landlord shall pay to the fund in addition to the monies prescribed in paragraph 4 of this section two hundred fifty dollars for each space occupied by a park trailer or park model.

6. The landlord is not required to make the payments prescribed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this section for moving a park trailer or park model owned by the landlord or for moving a park trailer or park model under a contract with the tenant if the tenant does not file for relocation assistance with the director.

7. The tenant shall submit a contract for relocation of a park trailer or park model for approval to the director within sixty days after the relocation to be eligible for payment of relocation expenses. The director must approve or disapprove the contract within fifteen days after receipt of the contract, or the contract is deemed to be approved.

8. If the contract is approved, the payment of relocation expenses shall be made to the installer or contractor when both of the following have been completed are complete:

(a) The installer or contractor has obtained obtains valid permits to move the park trailer or park model to a new location.

(b) The installer or contractor provides documentation to the department that the installation of the park trailer or park model at the new location is complete and has been inspected by the department or its designee and is approved for occupancy.

9. If the contract is not approved, the tenant may appeal to an administrative law judge pursuant to title 41, chapter 37, article 5. The tenant shall provide notice pursuant to section 33‑2105, subsection I, if the tenant relocates.

10. If this state or a political subdivision of this state exercises eminent domain and the park is sold or a sale is made to this state or a political subdivision of this state that intends to exercise eminent domain, the state or political subdivision is responsible for the relocation costs of the tenants.

11. If a tenant is vacating the premises and has informed the landlord or manager before the change in use change-in-use notice has been given, the tenant is not eligible for compensation under this section.

12. A person who purchases a park trailer or park model already situated in a park or moves a park trailer or park model into a park in which a change in use change-in-use notice has been given is not eligible for compensation under this section.

13. This section does not apply to a change in use if the landlord moves a tenant to another space in the park at the landlord's expense. END_STATUTE