Section 462A.2035 Manufactured Home Park Redevelopment Program - Minnesota Statutes

462A.2035 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.Establishment.

The agency shall establish a manufactured home park redevelopment program for the purpose of making manufactured home park redevelopment grants or loans to cities, counties, or community action programs. Cities, counties, and community action programs may use grants and loans under this program to:

(1) provide current residents of manufactured home parks with buy-out assistance not to exceed $4,000 per home with preference given to older manufactured homes;

(2) provide down-payment assistance for the purchase of new and preowned manufactured homes that comply with the current version of the State Building Code in effect at the time of the sale, not to exceed $10,000 per home; and

(3) make improvements in manufactured home parks as requested by the grant recipient.

Subd. 2.Eligibility requirements.

Households assisted under this section must have an annual household income at or below 80 percent of the area median household income. Cities, counties, or community action programs receiving funds under the program must give preference to households at or below 50 percent of the area median household income. Participation in the program is voluntary and no park resident shall be required to participate. The agency shall attempt to make grants and loans in approximately equal amounts to applicants outside and within the metropolitan area.

History:

1Sp2001 c 4 art 4 s 20