Colorado state laws are evolving.
HB24-1294 This bill just passed in 2024 and has a lot of specific protections. For example, it has made it illegal for the landlord to interfere with the sale of a manufactured home. If the home is dangerous or is in violation of rules, the landlord has to allow the buyer time to fix those problems and cannot require that the seller do it.
HB22-1287 This bill - passed in 2022 - provides a right of first refusal for a public entity that accepts an assignment of a group or association of mobile home owners' opportunity to purchase. It clarifies the obligations of a landlord to provide notice to home owners concerning the terms and conditions of an offer to purchase the park that the landlord would accept and to negotiate in good faith with the home owners. It also changes the period in which a group or association of mobile home owners may make an offer to purchase the park from 90 to 180 days. And more. Sadly, Governor Polis threatened to veto the bill if it retained the provision to stabilize lot rents which is a real shame: read this.
Persistent negotiations with Colorado State government resulted in the passing of HB20-1201, the Mobile Home Park Residents Opportunity to Purchase Act, among others. Explore the links below to learn more about these laws protecting the rights of mobile home owners.
HB20-1201 Mobile Home Park Residents Opportunity to Purchase
Learn about the groups that helped to pass these laws and what you can do to help them pass even more.
Read about what the Colorado Coalition of Manufactured Home Owners - CoCoMHO is working on today.
Explore the many resources at the Colorado Manufactured Housing Resource Center
For those living in the Boulder area, request to be added to the mailing list of CMoB, The Coalition of Manufactured Home Owners of Boulder
Learn about the amazing work done in Colorado and nationally by 9to5 Colorado, a group dedicated to putting working women’s issues at the forefront of the public agenda. They were instrumental in getting our manufactured housing laws passed.
These groups can all use your support as they go forward with their good work. They have our thanks for what they have done and continue to do for us.
Learn more about the Mobile Home Owners Protection Act of 1985 and how its recent oversight provisions are helping us today:
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