,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hjdg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,frost introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd to direct the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to establish a grant program under the ,community ,development ,block ,grant program to incentivize ,state laws that enable residents to purchase manufactured housing communities4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,resident ,ownership of ,manufactured ,home ,communities ,act4 #b4 ,state policies enabling resident opportunity to purchase manufactured housing communities ,title ,i of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #abc ,state policies enabling resident opportunity to purchase manufactured housing communities 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall carry out a competitive grant program to award amounts to eligible entities as described in this section4 7b7 ,eligibility 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible for a grant under this section1 an entity shall-- 7,a7 be a recipient of assistance under this title2 7,b7 be located within a ,state or be a ,state1 ,indian tribe1 or insular area that has-- 7i7 adopted the model laws described in subsection 7e71 submitted to the ,secretary by the entity for review2 or 7ii7 submitted to the ,secretary data demonstrating an effective purchase opportunity4 7#b7 ,determination ,in determining eligibility1 the ,secretary shall make a determination whether the submissions described in subparagraph 7,b7 meet the requirements of this section4 7#c7 ,period of eligibility ,following a determination that an entity is eligible for a grant under this section1 that entity shall retain its eligibility for a #c-year period after such determination4 7c7 ,eligible activities ,an eligible entity that is awarded a grant under this section shall use-- 7#a7 not less than #be percent of such grant amounts for land and site acquisition and infrastructure for a manufactured housing community owned by an eligible owner2 and 7#b7 the remaining grant amounts to carry out any of the eligible activities described in section #aje4 7d7 ,waivers ,the ,secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of law or regulation that the ,secretary administers in connection with use of amounts made available under this section other than requirements related to fair housing1 nondiscrimination1 labor standards1 the environment1 and requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-income1 upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is not inconsistent with the overall purposes of this section and that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of amounts made available under this section4 7e7 ,model law criteria ,the model law criteria for a ,state1 insular area1 and ,indian tribe are as follows3 7#a7 ,not later than #fj days before making a final1 unconditional acceptance of an offer to sell1 lease1 or transfer a manufactured housing community1 the owner of such community shall provide a written notice to-- 7,a7 the residents of the manufactured housing community2 and 7,b7 the housing finance agency of the relevant ,state1 insular area1 or ,indian tribe4 7#b7 ,the notice described in paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 include the price1 terms1 and conditions of the offer the manufactured housing community owner has conditionally accepted or plans to accept2 7,b7 in the case of a sale of more than #a manufactured housing community1 or a manufactured housing community and #a or more other non-related properties in a single transaction1 state both the aggregate price and the price of the manufactured housing community in which the residents receiving the notice reside2 and 7,c7 describe the residents' opportunity to purchase the community and the relevant deadlines described in this subsection4 7#c7 ,if within #fj days of the date of the notice described in paragraph 7#a71 a formal or informal group of resident homeowners that is governed by and open to all resident homeowners in the community1 or its designee1 presents a proposed agreement to the manufactured housing community owner to purchase the community1 along with a statement that the owners of more than #ej percent of the owner-occupied homes in the community have indicated their support for submission of the offer by signing a petition or other document that so states1 then-- 7,a7 if the proposed agreement matches the price and substantially the same terms and conditions as the offer the manufactured housing community owner has conditionally accepted or plans to accept1 the community owner must sell the community to the homeowners on those prices1 terms1 and conditions2 or 7,b7 if the proposed agreement differs from the price or substantially differs from the terms and conditions of the offer the community owner has conditionally accepted or plans to accept1 the community owner shall consider the group's proposed agreement and negotiate with the group in good faith to determine whether a mutual agreement can be reached to enable the group to purchase the community4 7#d7 ,the community owner may not reject a proposed purchase agreement solely on the basis of its inclusion of a financing contingency4 7#e7 ,if a resident homeowner group and the community owner enter into a purchase agreement for the community1 the resident homeowner group shall have #abj days from the date of the agreement to form an appropriate homeowner-governed corporation or co-operative to take title to the community and arrange all necessary financing1 and a commercially reasonable time to close on the sale4 7#f7 ,the community owner shall afford the purchase opportunity required by this section separately to each substantially different offer to sell or purchase a manufactured housing community4 7#g7 ,the manufactured housing community owner may not accept or conditionally accept an offer for the sale1 lease1 or transfer of the community unless its price1 terms1 and conditions are universal and applicable to all potential buyers1 nor shall such owner accept or conditionally accept an offer that contains any provision penalizing the owner for entering into a purchase agreement with a resident homeowner group4 7#h7 ,the residents of a manufactured housing community shall have the right to meet1 form a residents association1 use common areas for meetings on the same terms as allowed for other uses1 and circulate flyers1 petitions1 or other documents1 and may not be retaliated against for asserting such rights4 7#i7 ,the requirements listed in this subsection apply to all sales1 leases1 or other transfers of manufactured housing communities1 except a ,state1 insular area1 and ,indian tribe may exempt any of the following3 7,a7 ,a sale1 lease or transfer to a family member of the community owner or to a trust1 the beneficiaries of which are family members of the community owner4 7,b7 ,a transfer by gift1 devise or operation of law4 7,c7 ,a sale1 lease or transfer by a partnership or a limited liability company to #a or more of its partners or members1 between joint tenants or tenants in common1 or by a business entity to a subsidiary or affiliate of such entity4 7,d7 ,a lease of a lot within the manufactured housing community to a person who will live in a manufactured home on such lot4 7,e7 ,a conveyance of an interest in the community that is incidental to the financing of such community4 7,f7 ,a sale or transfer pursuant to eminent domain4 7f7 ,implementation 7#a7 ,allocation of ,,cdbg amounts ,grants awarded under this section shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a jurisdiction under section #ajf4 7#b7 ,definition of data demonstrating an effective purchase opportunity ,the ,secretary may adjust the definition of data demonstrating an effective purchase opportunity as necessary to respond to market conditions related to resident purchase and operation of manufactured housing communities4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,data demonstrating an effective purchase opportunity ,the term data demonstrating an effective purchase opportunity means data showing that1 over a #a- to #e-year period1 including the most recent year for which data is available1 that-- 7,a7 residents were given a notice of sale and opportunity to purchase in at least #hj percent of manufactured housing community sales that were completed2 and 7,b7 residents1 or a nonprofit organization designated by the residents1 successfully purchased the community in at least #a out of #bj manufactured housing community sales4 7#b7 ,eligible owner ,the term eligible owner means-- 7,a7 a unit of general local government2 7,b7 a housing authority2 7,c7 a resident-owned community2 7,d7 a resident-owned cooperative2 7,e7 a nonprofit entity with housing expertise or a consortia of such entities2 7,f7 a community development financial institution2 7,g7 an ,indian tribe2 7,h7 a tribally designated housing entity2 or 7,i7 a ,state4 7#c7 ,manufactured housing community ,the term manufactured housing community means-- 7,a7 any community1 court1 park1 or other land under unified ownership developed and accommodating1 or equipped to accommodate1 the placement of manufactured homes1 where-- 7i7 spaces within such community are or will be primarily used for residential occupancy2 or 7ii7 a majority of such occupied spaces within the community are occupied by manufactured homes1 which may include homes constructed prior to the ,manufactured ,home ,construction and ,safety ,standards established by the ,secretary2 or 7,b7 any community that meets the definition of manufactured housing community used for programs carried out by the ,secretary4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section1 which shall be in addition to any other funds appropriated pursuant to this title4 4