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HB193 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION TRUST FUND.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION TRUST FUND.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-09-03
Official status
Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the amount of the monthly assessment for each rented lot, nor what happens if there was more than $15 million in the Trust Fund before this change.

Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund Changes

This act changes the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund by removing its cap and increasing a portion of monthly assessments to support legal aid for manufactured home owners.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the $15 million limit on the amount of money that can be in the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund.
  • Increases the part of each month's payment from tenants to go into a fund helping homeowners with legal issues, from 50 cents to $1.50.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Manufactured home owners and renters in Delaware who pay monthly assessments to the Trust Fund.
  • The Board of Directors that manages the Trust Fund.

Terms To Know

Trust Fund
A special account where money is kept for a specific purpose, like helping people move their homes or providing legal help.
Tenant portion
The part of the monthly payment made by someone who rents a space in a manufactured home community.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much the monthly assessment for each rented lot will be.
  • Does not explain what happens if there is more than $15 million in the Trust Fund before this change.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HA 1

1 • Hilovsky

Passed 6/24/25

Plain English: Legislation Document SPONSOR: Rep.

  • Legislation Document SPONSOR: Rep.
  • Hilovsky HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 193 AMEND House Bill No.
HA 2

2 • Hilovsky

Passed

Plain English: Passed 2 by Hilovsky

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-03 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  4. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 2 to HB 193 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  5. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 193 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  6. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 2 to HB 193 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  7. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

  8. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

  9. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 193 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  10. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits

  11. 2025-06-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION TRUST FUND.
In Chapter 70, Subchapter V of Title 25, the Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund was established. It is administered by a Board of Directors. The Board was directed to set a monthly assessment for deposit in the Trust Fund for each rented lot in a manufactured home community. This Act removes the cap of the Trust Fund, currently set at $15 million. This Act also raises the amount of the tenant portion of the monthly assessment to be redirected to the Delaware Manufactured Home Owner Attorney Fund from 50 cents of the tenant portion to $1.50. This Act takes effect on the date of enactment.