Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB230
Mobile Home Park Sale Notice and Resident Purchase Rights
Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires mobile home park owners to notify residents before selling or leasing their property and gives resident groups a chance to buy the park if they match another offer.
What it does
- Requires owners to send written notice at least 90 days before accepting an offer to sell, lease, or transfer a mobile home park.
- Allows a group of residents representing more than half of occupied homes to submit their own purchase agreement within the 90-day window.
- Mandates that owners negotiate in good faith with resident groups and share the same information given to other buyers.
- Requires owners to sell to a resident group if their offer matches the price and terms of another competing offer.
- Gives resident groups up to 90 days after an agreement is signed to secure financing before closing on the sale.
Who it affects
- Owners of mobile home parks in Alaska
- Residents who own manufactured homes located within those parks
Limits and unknowns
- The bill text provided does not include specific rules for limiting rent increases, despite mentioning this topic in its title.
- Owners are no longer required to follow these purchase opportunity rules if the resident group fails to secure financing or close on time.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Manufactured Home
- A home defined under state law (AS 45.29.102).
- Resident Homeowner Group
- A group of mobile home owners representing more than 50 percent of the occupied homes in a park who wish to buy it together.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
MOBILE HOME PARK: PURCHASE OPP/LIMIT RENT An Act relating to mobile home parks; and relating to limiting mobile home park rent increases.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE1283
- (H) L&C, FIN1283
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1283