Bill Commons

DE SB 56

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE TRANSFERS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper

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Did DE SB 56 pass?

Yes. DE SB 56 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-03): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 56 about?

This Act updates the procedures governing the transfer of a manufactured home located in a manufactured home community in order to provide a clearer process and reduce ambiguities that allowed some community owners to prevent the transfer of a lease or a home as well as prevent family members from inheriting the investment made by a deceased family member in a home. This Substitute differs from the original bill to make changes to reflect discussions among the stakeholders, including: - Moves the procedure for inspecting a home prior to transfer from the transfer section to the section that governs the rules for standards for retaining a transferred home in a community. - Creates a 2-step process for the sale or transfer of a home where the homeowner notifies the community owner prior to listing the home, at which time the community owner may conduct an inspection, and a second notification for the sale of the home which triggers the right of first refusal in which the community owner can then purchase the home. - Significantly reducing the time a buyer has to complete repairs. - Clarifies that the notice of non-renewal of a lease by a tenant 60 days prior to the end of a lease term is only for moving the home off of the lot, and selling of the home is governed by § 7013. - Clarifies requirements on lease transfers to heirs and adds limitations for how long the transfers take place depending on whether a previous occupant continues to live in the home after the death of the prior owner. - Clarifies the portions of the tenancy application that must be completed in different situations when a home is inherited. - Clarifies how long an estate has until appropriate action has to be taken. - Removed the requirement that a community owner purchase the home if the buyer’s tenancy application is denied. - Changes the minimum amount that a community owner must offer to a homeowner to prevent the ability of a lease to be transferred in the future to the greater of $1,500 or 36 months of the difference between the current monthly rent and market monthly rent. - Adds a requirement that a seller must disclose to a buyer information about the lease transfer and that a community owner must disclose the rental amount to a prospective buyer. - Makes it clear that a homeowner has to comply with § 7013(c) for the lease to transfer. - Removes a provision in § 7016 that would no longer apply under the changes to § 7013. - Extends the time that a community owner may purchase the ability to transfer the lease up to the time the homeowner provides notice of intent to sell.

Who sponsors DE SB 56?

Brian Pettyjohn, Spiros Mantzavinos, Mara Gorman and 4 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 56.

Description

This Act updates the procedures governing the transfer of a manufactured home located in a manufactured home community in order to provide a clearer process and reduce ambiguities that allowed some community owners to prevent the transfer of a lease or a home as well as prevent family members from inheriting the investment made by a deceased family member in a home. This Substitute differs from the original bill to make changes to reflect discussions among the stakeholders, including: - Moves the procedure for inspecting a home prior to transfer from the transfer section to the section that governs the rules for standards for retaining a transferred home in a community. - Creates a 2-step process for the sale or transfer of a home where the homeowner notifies the community owner prior to listing the home, at which time the community owner may conduct an inspection, and a second notification for the sale of the home which triggers the right of first refusal in which the community owner can then purchase the home. - Significantly reducing the time a buyer has to complete repairs. - Clarifies that the notice of non-renewal of a lease by a tenant 60 days prior to the end of a lease term is only for moving the home off of the lot, and selling of the home is governed by § 7013. - Clarifies requirements on lease transfers to heirs and adds limitations for how long the transfers take place depending on whether a previous occupant continues to live in the home after the death of the prior owner. - Clarifies the portions of the tenancy application that must be completed in different situations when a home is inherited. - Clarifies how long an estate has until appropriate action has to be taken. - Removed the requirement that a community owner purchase the home if the buyer’s tenancy application is denied. - Changes the minimum amount that a community owner must offer to a homeowner to prevent the ability of a lease to be transferred in the future to the greater of $1,500 or 36 months of the difference between the current monthly rent and market monthly rent. - Adds a requirement that a seller must disclose to a buyer information about the lease transfer and that a community owner must disclose the rental amount to a prospective buyer. - Makes it clear that a homeowner has to comply with § 7013(c) for the lease to transfer. - Removes a provision in § 7016 that would no longer apply under the changes to § 7013. - Extends the time that a community owner may purchase the ability to transfer the lease up to the time the homeowner provides notice of intent to sell.

Introduced
2025-06-10
Latest action
2025-09-03 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • John "Jack" Walshprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • William J. Carsonprimary
  • Kyra L. Hoffnerprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-03

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-26

    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

    passage

  3. 2025-06-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 8 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-06-12

    Assigned to Housing Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-12

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

    passage

  6. 2025-06-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-06-10

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 56, and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • 3/4

    2025-06-12 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: other
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: other
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: other
    • David L. Wilson: yes

  • SM

    2025-06-26 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: other
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142490

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