S. 1194 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 27, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySets tenant protections for manufactured home parks
This bill creates new rules for manufactured home communities that want to get federal loans. Parks and communities must offer tenants one-year renewable leases with good cause needed to not renew, give at least 60 days' notice before raising rent or closing, allow a five-day grace period for late rent payments, and let tenants sell their homes within a reasonable time after eviction. The bill also creates a commission to develop more consumer protections.
How it affects you
If you live in a manufactured home community, this could mean more stability in your lease terms, more warning before rent increases, and more time to sell your home if needed. Park owners seeking federal loans will need to follow these rules to qualify. The bill doesn't directly affect people who don't live in manufactured home communities.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, 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 SessionS. 1194
A BILL
Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · 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: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.”