Requires effective January 1, 2027, that upon the execution of a lease agreement for a mobile and manufactured homes in a mobile and manufactured home park, a complete copy of the lease be provided to the tenant within 10 days of execution.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would require landlords who own mobile home parks and manufactured home parks to give tenants a complete copy of their signed lease agreement within 10 days of signing. The rule would apply to any new lease agreement signed on or after January 1, 2027. Currently, there is no specific requirement in Rhode Island law that tenants in these types of communities must receive a copy of their lease within a set timeframe.

The bill would affect residents who live in mobile homes or manufactured homes within a mobile home park or manufactured home park in Rhode Island. These residents often rent the land their home sits on from a park owner. Under this bill, once a tenant and landlord both sign a lease, the landlord would be legally required to hand over a full copy of that agreement to the tenant within 10 days. This gives residents a written record of the terms they agreed to, such as rent amounts, rules, and other conditions.

As of now, this bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee, which has recommended it be held for further study rather than moving it forward immediately. That means the bill has not yet been passed into law and could still be changed, delayed, or dropped before it ever takes effect.