Maine § 9082. - License required

§ 9082.. License required

A person may not conduct, control, manage or operate, for compensation, directly or indirectly, any manufactured housing community unless licensed by the board. Licenses issued must be displayed in a place readily visible to customers or other persons using a licensed establishment.   [PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. B, §29 (AMD).]

Any person desiring a license shall submit satisfactory evidence, in a form acceptable to the board, of that person's ability to comply with the minimum standards of this subchapter and all rules adopted under this subchapter.   [PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. B, §29 (AMD).]

An applicant for a license to operate a manufactured housing community shall include the following information with the license application:   [PL 2025, c. 365, §1 (NEW).]

1.  Applicant's name.  The applicant's legal name;

2.  Parent or subsidiary corporation.  The legal name of all parent or subsidiary corporations of the applicant and companies owned by the applicant;

3.  Number of sites in manufactured housing community to be licensed.  The number of sites in the manufactured housing community to be licensed;

4.  Number of sites in manufactured housing community occupied.  The number of sites in the manufactured housing community occupied as of the date of the application, if any;

5.  Lot rent.  The minimum and maximum lot rent in effect as of the date of the application, if any;

6.  Age or income requirements.  Age or income requirements for homeowners living in the manufactured housing community;

7.  Seasonal.  Whether the manufactured housing community is seasonal; and

8.  Common expenses.  The most common expenses included in the calculation of rent and fees, such as pet fees, vehicle fees, ground maintenance costs, snow removal costs, trash pickup costs, laundry facility costs and the cost of providing additional storage.