Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Promoting Resident Ownership of Manufactured Home Communities Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Promoting Resident Ownership of Manufactured Home Communities Act seeks to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. It directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to create a competitive grant program under the Community Development Block Grant program. This program is designed to incentivize State laws that allow residents to purchase manufactured housing communities. To be eligible, States, Indian tribes, or insular areas must adopt specific model laws or provide data showing effective purchase opportunities. Grants can be used for land acquisition, site acquisition, and infrastructure for communities owned by eligible owners.
Yes· 3 of 11
- Scored +6
Does this make housing cost less?
The bill incentivizes resident ownership of manufactured housing communities through competitive grants and model laws.
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill creates pathways for residents to acquire ownership of their communities, enhancing long-sterm stability.
- Scored +4
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill explicitly identifies Indian tribes as eligible entities for the grant program.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Resident Opportunity to Purchase: The bill establishes model law criteria that require community owners to provide written notice of a sale or transfer, including price and terms, allowing residents a chance to purchase the community (Section 2, subsection e, paragraph 1 and 2).
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Protection Against Unfair Sales: Under the model law, if a resident group presents a purchase agreement matching the owner's accepted offer, the owner must sell to them. If the terms differ, the owner is required to negotiate in good faith (Section 2, subsection e, paragraph 3).
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Financial Flexibility for Buyers: The bill ensures that a community owner cannot reject a purchase agreement just because it includes a financing contingency (Section 2, subsection e, paragraph 4).
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Empowerment of Resident Groups: Residents are granted the right to meet, form associations, use common areas for meetings, and circulate documents without fear of retaliation (Section 2, subsection e, paragraph 8).
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Infrastructure and Land Support: Grant funds can be used to cover at least 25 percent of land and site acquisition and infrastructure for manufactured housing communities owned by eligible owners (Section 2, subsection c, paragraph 1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Waiver of Regulations: The Secretary has the authority to waive or change various requirements and regulations related to the use of grant funds, provided they are not related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, the environment, or benefits for low- and moderate-income persons (Section 2, subsection d).
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Exemptions to Purchase Rights: Certain transfers of manufactured housing communities are exempt from the model law requirements, such as transfers to a community owner's family members, transfers by gift or devise, or transfers by business entities to subsidiaries or affiliates (Section 2, subsection e, paragraph 9).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill creates pathways for residents to acquire ownership of their communities, enhancing long-sterm stability. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill explicitly identifies Indian tribes as eligible entities for the grant program. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill supports community-based ownership models which can provide more stable living costs. Would retired people be better off under this? — The bill provides opportunities for stable, resident-owned housing which is beneficial for older populations. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The grant program can assist various entities, including those in rural or insular areas, to acquire community land.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill incentivizes resident ownership of manufactured housing communities through competitive grants and model laws. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — By facilitating resident ownership of housing, the bill helps secure long-term housing stability for residents. Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The bill includes provisions for Indian tribes and insular areas to access community ownership grants.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — The bill provides competitive grants for land and infrastructure acquisition to support community ownership.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — Grants can be used for infrastructure within manufactured housing communities owned by eligible owners.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill allows states and tribes to achieve eligibility by adopting specific model laws.
- 5/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/24/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced in House
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia