H.R. 2461 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Financial Services, Mar 27, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryProtections for manufactured home community residents
This bill sets minimum rules that manufactured home communities must follow if they want federal financing help. Communities must give tenants one-year renewable leases, at least 60 days' notice before raising rent or closing, a five-day grace period to pay rent, and a chance to sell their home after eviction. The bill also creates a commission to come up with additional protections.
How it affects you
If you live in a manufactured home community, you'd get stronger legal protections around your lease, rent increases, and what happens if the community closes. Park owners seeking federal loans would need to follow these rules or lose access to that funding. Most other Americans wouldn't feel a direct effect.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 27, 2025)
Manufactured Housing Tenant's Bill of Rights Act of 2025
This bill requires manufactured home communities and home parks to meet minimum consumer protections to be eligible for certain federally-backed loans for the construction, substantial rehabilitation, or purchase of these communities.
Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is prohibited from insuring such a loan, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are prohibited from purchasing such a loan, unless a borrower provides specified tenant protections, including
• one-year renewable lease terms, unless there is good cause for nonrenewal;
• at least a 60-day advance notice of any increase in rent, or of a sale or closure of the community;
• a five-day grace period for rent payments; and
• a right for a tenant to sell a manufactured home within a reasonable time period after eviction.
The bill sets forth penalties for violations of these protections.
The bill also establishes the Manufactured Home Community Lending Standards Commission to propose additional consumer protection standards.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2461
A BILL
Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Finance and Financial Sector · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 27, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.”