Walk It Through: The Lot Rent Letter
A manufactured home community, a rent increase notice, the once a year rule, and the cap.
A homeowner in a manufactured home community near Millsboro gets a letter raising the lot rent.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A lot rent increase and a rules notice in a manufactured home community. Sale of the community, relocation funds and the arbitration of a disputed increase are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Lot rent increaseA raise in the rent for a manufactured home lot, allowed once in 12 months with 90 to 120 days' notice and limited by an inflation formula.
- Security depositMoney held in escrow to cover damage beyond normal wear and tear and unpaid rent, capped at 1 month's rent on a lease of 1 year or more.