Cal. Civ. Code § 17
Notice required by Law. The following notice shall be printed verbatim in a clear and conspicuous manner in each lease or rental agreement of a mobile home or lot: "IMPORTANT NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW: The rules set forth below govern the terms of your lease of occupancy arrangement with this mobile home park. The law requires all of these rules and regulations to be fair and reasonable, and if not, such rules and regulations cannot be enforced against you. As required by law, the park must be licensed to operate a mobile home park either by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health or applicable home rule jurisdiction. Pursuant to the Mobile Home Park Act, this license shall expire April 30 of each year, and a new license shall be issued upon proper application and payment of the annual license fee. You may continue to reside in the park as long as you pay your rent and abide by the rules and regulations of the park. You may only be evicted for non-payment of rent, violation of laws, or for violation of the rules and regulations of the park and the terms of the lease. If this park requires you to deal exclusively with a certain fuel dealer or other merchant for goods or service in connection with the use or occupancy of your mobile home or on your mobile home lot, the price you pay for such goods or services may not be more than the prevailing price in this locality for similar goods and services. You may not be evicted for reporting any violations of law or health and building codes to boards of health, building commissioners, the Office of the Attorney General, or any other appropriate government agency."
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Notice required by Law. The following notice shall be printed verbatim in a clear and conspicuous manner in each lease or rental agreement of a mobile home or lot: "IMPORTANT NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW: The rules set forth below govern the terms of your lease of occupancy arrangement with this mobile home park. The law requires all of these rules and regulations to be fair and reasonable, and if not, such rules and regulations cannot be enforced against you. As required by law, the park must be licensed to operate a mobile home park either by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health or applicable home rule jurisdiction. Pursuant to the Mobile Home Park Act, this license shall expire April 30 of each year, and a new license shall be issued upon proper application and payment of the annual license fee. You may continue to reside in the park as long as you pay your rent and abide by the rules and regulations of the park. You may only be evicted for non-payment of rent, violation of laws, or for violation of the rules and regulations of the park and the terms of the lease. If this park requires you to deal exclusively with a certain fuel dealer or other merchant for goods or service in connection with the use or occupancy of your mobile home or on your mobile home lot, the price you pay for such goods or services may not be more than the prevailing price in this locality for similar goods and services. You may not be evicted for reporting any violations of law or health and building codes to boards of health, building commissioners, the Office of the Attorney General, or any other appropriate government agency.".
Under 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742 § 17, every lease or rental agreement for a mobile home or lot in Illinois must include a specific, verbatim notice printed in a clear and conspicuous manner. This notice informs residents that park rules must be fair and reasonable to be enforceable, that the park must hold a valid annual license, and that residents can only be evicted for non-payment of rent, rule violations, or violations of law. The notice also establishes that exclusive-merchant pricing cannot exceed prevailing local rates, and that residents are protected from eviction for reporting code or legal violations to government agencies.
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Operators of mobile home parks subject to 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742 § 17 are generally expected to reproduce the required statutory notice word-for-word in every lease or rental agreement they issue for a mobile home or lot. Compliant operators ensure the notice is visually prominent and legible, not buried in fine print or obscured by surrounding text. Maintaining an up-to-date park license through the Illinois Department of Public Health and ensuring that any exclusive-merchant arrangements comply with prevailing local pricing are also part of operating in alignment with the obligations this section describes.
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Under 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742 § 17, tenants in Illinois mobile home parks have a right to receive a specific written notice in their lease that summarizes key protections, including limits on eviction grounds, the requirement that park rules be fair and reasonable, and protection against retaliation for reporting code violations to agencies such as the Office of the Attorney General. If a lease is missing this required notice, or if a park's conduct appears inconsistent with the protections the notice describes, tenants may consider raising the omission or violation as a defense in any eviction proceeding. Tenant-rights organizations and legal aid services familiar with the Mobile Home Park Act can help residents understand the range of 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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