Vt. Dept. of Housing & Cmty. Dev., Housing Division Rules, Part I (Mobile Home Parks)

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Vt. Dept. of Housing & Cmty. Dev., Housing Division Rules, Part I (Mobile Home Parks)
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Vermont (state)
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6.1.1 No rent increase shall be given within six months before a park closure
notice is issued or at any time while the closure notice is in effect, and any
increased rent paid by a leaseholder during the six months prior to a park closure
notice shall be refunded within seven days of the closure notice, unless the
Commissioner has determined that the rent increase is needed to help remedy an
emergency situation affecting the health, safety or welfare of the residents.

6.2 Capital Improvements Surcharge.

6.2.1 Any portion of a lot rent increase attributable to recovery of the park
owner’s estimated Cost of Capital Improvements as defined in Section 2 hereof,
shall be considered a capital improvements surcharge, shall be limited as set forth
at 10 V.S.A. § 6251, and shall terminate at the time the actual costs have been
recovered.

6.2.2 If a lot rent increase is in any part due to a capital improvements
surcharge, the notice shall identify that portion of the proposed increase attributed
to the surcharge; the estimated cost of the improvements; and the proposed
duration of the surcharge to recover the estimated cost, stated in 12-month
increments.

6.2.3 The park owner, with the notice of lot rent increase, shall provide the
Commissioner with an affidavit stating the estimated cost of the capital
improvement, the expected date of completion of the improvements and the time
frame required for the surcharge to provide for recovery of the cost of the
improvements.

6.3 Lot Rent Dispute; Mediation.

6.3.1 The Department shall maintain a list of qualified professional mediators
compiled in cooperation with park owners and leaseholders in Vermont.