Vermont § 700 - Vermont Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair Program

§ 700. Vermont Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair Program

• (a) There is created within the Department of Housing and Community Development the Manufactured
  Home Improvement and Repair Program. The Department shall design and implement the
  Program to award funding to statewide or regional nonprofit housing organizations,
  or both, to provide financial assistance or awards to manufactured homeowners and
  manufactured home park owners to improve existing homes, incentivize new slab placement
  for prospective homeowners, and incentivize park improvements for infill of more homes. (b) The following projects are eligible for funding through the Program: (1) The Department may award up to $20,000.00 to owners of manufactured housing communities
  to complete small-scale capital needs to help infill vacant lots with homes, including
  disposal of abandoned homes, lot grading and preparation, the siting and upgrading
  of electrical boxes, enhancing E-911 safety issues, transporting homes out of flood
  zones, and improving individual septic systems. Costs awarded under this subdivision
  may also cover legal fees and marketing to help make it easier for home-seekers to
  find vacant lots around the State. (2) The Department may award funding to manufactured homeowners for which the home is
  their primary residence to address habitability and accessibility issues to bring
  the home into compliance with safe living conditions. (3) The Department may award up to $15,000.00 per grant to a homeowner to pay for a foundation
  or federal Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved slab, site preparation,
  skirting, tie-downs, and utility connections on vacant lots within a manufactured
  home community. (c) The Department may adopt rules, policies, and guidelines to aid in enacting the Program. (Added 2025, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2025.)