HB374
Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; written rental agreement, lot rent increase prohibition, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Paul Krizek (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act.
Requires landlords subject to the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act to include, on the first page of a written lot rental agreement, an itemization of all charges to the tenant, along with a statement that states: 'No additional security deposits or rent shall be charged unless such security deposits or ... (More) rent are listed below or incorporated into this rental agreement by way of a separate addendum after the execution of this rental agreement.' The bill also prohibits, with certain exceptions, any owner or operator of a manufactured home community from increasing the annual lot rent of a tenant at the time of renewal if the manufactured housing community has received a notice of violation of zoning, building, or fire code or an inspection report listing violations of habitability from the locality where the community operates and the notice of violation remains unresolved. Lastly, the bill requires any manufactured home community operating in the Commonwealth to register with the Department of Housing and Community Development. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105037D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106147D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109148D-S1
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
