HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1561 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1559 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: George N. Peterson, Jr. _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to perspective purchasers in manufactured housing communities. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1561 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1559 By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1559) of George N. Peterson, Jr. for legislation to require financial and criminal background searches of perspective purchasers in manufactured housing communities. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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, NO. 2275 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to perspective purchasers in manufactured housing communities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision in the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth to the contrary, in connection with selling a manufactured home in a Manufactured Housing Community, it is the best interest of all parties that the prospective purchaser undergoes a financial/criminal background search; and in connection therewith, the applicant for residency for that Manufactured Housing Community shall be responsible for reimbursing the owner/operator of that Manufactured Housing Community the actual cost of acquiring that information. |
