Cal. Civ. Code § 38-12-1404
Concurrent mobile home leases.
Operative Text
(1) For a rent-to-own contract covered under this part 14, the seller must offer the purchaser a mobile home lease for a period equivalent to the period in which the purchaser has to complete the purchase of the mobile home. (2) For a rent-to-own contract when the seller is the owner of more than one mobile home within the same mobile home park and is not the landlord of the park, the seller shall not enter into a rent-to-own contract unless the seller's rental agreement with the landlord of the mobile home park or any binding addendum to the rental agreement specifically permits the seller to sublease and sell the mobile home and the seller has satisfied any requirements of the landlord of the mobile home park related to sublessees and the sale of mobile homes. If a seller fails to satisfy the requirements of this subsection (2), the rent-to-own contract is invalid and unenforceable by the seller, and the seller must return to the purchaser, within ten calendar days, any purchase payments and any other money that the seller has received from the purchaser. (3) A mobile home lease must be a separate document from the rent-to-own contract.
Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-12-1404 establishes rules for mobile home leases that run alongside rent-to-own contracts. When a seller offers a rent-to-own arrangement, the purchaser must also receive a mobile home lease covering the same time period as the purchase window. Additionally, sellers who own multiple mobile homes in the same park but are not the park landlord must have explicit written permission from the park landlord to sublease and sell before entering any rent-to-own contract; if they fail to meet these conditions, the contract is void and any payments must be returned to the purchaser within ten calendar days. The mobile home lease itself must always be a separate document from the rent-to-own contract.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-1404, sellers operating rent-to-own arrangements for mobile homes generally prepare a standalone lease document—separate from the rent-to-own contract—that covers the full duration of the purchase period. Sellers who own more than one mobile home in a park but are not the park landlord typically review their rental agreement or any binding addendum with the park landlord to confirm that subleasing and selling are explicitly permitted and that all park requirements for sublessees have been satisfied before executing any rent-to-own contract. Failing to meet these conditions renders the contract invalid and triggers an obligation to refund all purchase payments and other funds to the purchaser within ten calendar days.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-1404 gives purchasers under a rent-to-own contract the right to receive a mobile home lease that lasts as long as the period allowed to complete the purchase, and that lease must be a document separate from the rent-to-own contract itself. If the seller did not have the park landlord's written authorization to sublease and sell before entering the contract, the rent-to-own agreement is invalid and unenforceable by the seller, and the seller is required to return all payments within ten calendar days. Purchasers who believe these requirements were not followed may consider consulting a tenant-rights organization, a housing counselor, or an attorney familiar with Colorado mobile home law to understand the options available to them.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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