Minnesota Senate passed manufactured homeowner rights bill, but it stalled in the House
Minnesota's Senate passed a manufactured homeowners bill of rights with a 3% lot rent cap, but the measure then stalled in a House committee.
Key facts
- The Minnesota Senate passed the manufactured homes bill of rights by a vote of 35-32.
- The bill would cap annual lot rent increases at 3% unless community owners can show costs such as property taxes and repairs rose by more.
- Residents would get the first chance to buy their community if it is offered for sale.
- A House committee motion on the bill failed with seven in favor and six against after Rep. Wayne Johnson left before the vote.
- Sen. Eric Pratt, a Republican from Prior Lake, warned the bill would become a de facto form of rent control.
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Source: Manufactured homeowners bill of rights — FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, April 21, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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