(b) with the consent of the manufactured home park owner, operator, or
agent of such owner or operator, a reduction in rent may be offset in
the entire amount of such reduction against the first monthly rental
payment due sixty days after the last date for the payment of real
property taxes with no penalty or interest for lateness, and the balance
thereof, if any, may be offset against the monthly rental payments for
succeeding months, until exhausted; or
(c) at the election of the manufactured home park owner, operator, or
agent of such owner or operator, the total amount of such reduction in
rent may be paid to the tenant no later than sixty days after the last
date for the payment of real property taxes with no penalty or interest
for lateness.
4. The failure of a manufactured home park owner or operator to comply
with the provisions of this subdivision shall be a violation punishable
by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation.
x. 1. Rent and other fees, charges and assessments may not be
increased by a manufactured home park owner or operator more than once
in any year.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this
subdivision, if a fee, charge, or assessment in effect at the
commencement of a lease or tenancy is for goods or services provided by
a party unrelated to and not controlled by the manufactured home park
owner or operator, the manufactured home park owner or operator may,
upon the notice required in this section, provide for the pass-along to
the manufactured home tenant of any increases in such fee, charge or
assessment.
3. Any agreement modifying any of the rights set forth in this
subdivision shall be void as contrary to public policy.