WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 582

(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 rental payments on the due date or within any grace
period commonly permitted in the park during the preceding year;

(ii) Within the preceding 6-month" period has not committed a
repeated violation of any rule or provision of the rental agreement and, at the time the
term expires, no substantial violation exists; and

(iii) Owns a mobile home that meets the standards of the park.

(2)     (I) [Upon] BEFORE the expiration of [each] A 1-year term, or upon
request of the resident at any time during a month-to-month term, a park owner shall
offer to a qualified resident a rental agreement for a 1- year period.

(II) AN OFFER OF A RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR A 1-YEAR TERM TO
A QUALIFIED RESIDENT SHALL:

1.       BE DELIVERED TO THE RESIDENT NO LATER THAN 30
DAYS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXISTING TERM;

2.       EXPLAIN, IN CLEAR LANGUAGE, A QUALIFIED
RESIDENT'S RIGHT TO THE 1-YEAR TERM; AND

3.       CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, IF THE RESIDENT
CHOOSES NOT TO ENTER INTO A 1-YEAR AGREEMENT, THE LEASE WILL CONTINUE
ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH TERM THAT CAN BE DISCONTINUED BY EITHER PARTY,
UPON 30 DAYS' NOTICE.

(3)     If the use of land is changed, all residents shall be entitled to a
[6-month] 1-YEAR prior written notice of termination notwithstanding the provisions of
a longer term in a rental agreement.

(4)     If a resident's rental agreement is not renewed on the basis that the
resident is not a qualified resident, the park owner shall, within 5 days, provide the
resident with a written statement of the specific reason for nonrenewal of the rental
agreement.

(5)     A resident who has been offered a 1-year rental agreement under this
section, and who has selected a month-to-month term and has not requested a 1-year
rental agreement under this section, is not entitled to a 1-year rental agreement after a
notice to terminate is delivered by certified mail to the resident by the park owner.

(d)     If any rental agreement contains a provision calling for an automatic renewal
of the lease term unless prior notice is given by the party or parties seeking to terminate
the rental agreement, that provision shall be distinctly set apart from any other provision

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