MOBILE HOME PARKS UTILITIES PRC WORKING GROUP

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A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO CONVENE A
WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REGULATORY AND
STATUTORY FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD PROMOTE RELIABLE AND
CONSISTENT ACCESS TO UTILITIES FOR TENANTS RESIDING IN MOBILE
HOME PARKS.
WHEREAS, mobile homes make up roughly one-sixth of all
houses in New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, a significant portion of mobile homes in the
state are located within mobile home parks; and
WHEREAS, mobile home park residents often own a mobile
home while renting the land the home occupies from the mobile
home park owner; and
WHEREAS, the owner of a mobile home park is responsible
for providing utilities, including water, electricity, gas
and sewer, to a tenant's mobile home; and
WHEREAS, many mobile home park tenants have experienced
frequent and lengthy interruptions in access to utilities;
and
WHEREAS, there are currently few remedies for mobile
home park tenants who have limited or nonexistent access to
utilities; and
WHEREAS, the various utilities that serve mobile home
parks and mobile home park tenants are often under vastly
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different regulatory schemes, with varying levels of
oversight from varying regulatory entities; and
WHEREAS, improved oversight and regulation are needed to
promote fair access to utilities in mobile home parks;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the public
regulation commission be requested to convene a working group
to develop recommendations for a regulatory and statutory
framework that would promote reliable and consistent access
to utilities for tenants residing in mobile home parks; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be
requested to be composed of a diverse group of stakeholders
that includes:
A. representatives from the public regulation
commission;
B. the superintendent of regulation and licensing,
or the superintendent's designee;
C. the attorney general, or the attorney general's
designee;
D. a representative from an association that
represents mobile home park owners;
E. a representative from an association that
represents mobile home park tenants;
F. a representative from a municipal utility; and
G. a representative from a group that advocates
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for low-income persons; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group be
requested to report its findings, conclusions and
recommendations to the appropriate interim legislative
committees that study housing and property issues by November
1, 2026; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the superintendent of regulation and licensing,
the chair of the public regulation commission and the attorney
general.