HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2819

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 28, 1985.

AN ACT concerning

CHAPTER 583
(Senate Bill 869)

Mobile Home Parks

FOR the purpose of requiring that upon the expiration of a
certain lease term, or upon request of a mobile home park
resident at a certain time, a mobile home park owner offer a
continual renewal of the rental agreement for a specific
period to certain mobile home park residents; requiring that
certain mobile home park residents be given specific written
notice of termination of mobile home park rental agreements
under certain circumstances; and defining a certain term.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Real Property

Section 8A-202

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Real Property

8A-202.

(a)  A park owner shall offer all current and prospective
year-round residents a rental agreement for a period of not less
than 1 year.

(b)  Upon the expiration of the initial term, the resident
shall be on a month to month term, unless a longer term is agreed
to by the parties, subject to the modified provisions relating to
the amount and payment of rent.

(C) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "QUALIFIED RESIDENT" MEANS A
YEAR-ROUND RESIDENT WHO:

(I) HAS MADE TIMELY RENTAL PAYMENTS ON THE DUE
DATE OR WITHIN ANY GRACE PERIOD COMMONLY PERMITTED IN THE PARK
DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR;