Cal. Civ. Code § 9-103
Mobile home site. The rental of land upon which a mobile home is placed or the rental of a mobile home and the land on which it is placed, for more than 30 days, shall be construed as a lease of real property. However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect the classification of mobile homes as real or personal property for purposes of taxation
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Mobile home site. The rental of land upon which a mobile home is placed or the rental of a mobile home and the land on which it is placed, for more than 30 days, shall be construed as a lease of real property. However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect the classification of mobile homes as real or personal property for purposes of taxation.
Under 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5 § 9-103, when land is rented for a mobile home—or when both a mobile home and its underlying land are rented together—for a period exceeding 30 days, that arrangement is treated legally as a lease of real property under Illinois law. This classification brings the rental relationship within the body of real-property landlord-tenant law, rather than treating it as a personal-property or month-to-month chattel arrangement. Importantly, the provision explicitly carves out property taxation: how a mobile home is classified for tax purposes (real vs. personal property) is not affected by this section.
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Operators who rent mobile home sites or combined mobile home-and-land packages in Illinois should be aware that 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5 § 9-103 subjects those arrangements—when they extend beyond 30 days—to the same real-property lease framework that governs conventional residential rentals. Compliant operators generally document these tenancies with written lease agreements that reflect real-property lease terms, including proper notice requirements and eviction procedures applicable to real property. The tax classification of the mobile home itself remains a separate matter and is not governed by this provision.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Under 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5 § 9-103, Illinois tenants who rent a mobile home site, or a mobile home together with its land, for more than 30 days hold rights as real-property lessees—not merely as licensees or personal-property renters. This means the full range of Illinois landlord-tenant protections applicable to real-property leases may be available to such tenants. Tenants who believe their landlord is not honoring real-property lease obligations may consider raising this classification as a defense in any eviction proceeding, filing a complaint with a local housing authority, or consulting a tenant-rights organization familiar with Illinois mobile home tenancy law.
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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