(c) When a park owner gives notice of intent to sell pursuant to section 6242 of this title, any previous notice of closure and any evictions commenced pursuant to the closure
notice are void.
(d) A park owner who gives notice of intent to sell pursuant to section 6242 of this title shall not give notice of closure until after:
(1) at least 45 days after giving notice of intent to sell; and
(2) if applicable, the Commissioner receives notice from the mobile home owners and the
park owner that negotiations have ended following the 120-day negotiation period provided
in subdivision 6242(c)(1) of this title.
(e) A park owner who closes a mobile home park within five years of providing closure
notice by selling the land on which the park was located without complying with subsection
(b) of this section shall be liable to the State in the aggregate amount of $10,000.00
or 50 percent of the gain realized by the park owner from the sale, whichever is greater,
unless the Commissioner has granted relief from strict compliance pursuant to subsection
(b) of this section.
(f) A park owner may bring an action for possession upon the expiration of the 18-month
closure notice. The only defense to an action for possession in the case of a park
closure is improper notice. (Added 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 59; amended 2011, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 14, 2012; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 30.)