CVR 11-020-001 § 4

4.1 Written lease required. The park owner shall provide an initial copy of the lease
to each leaseholder of the mobile home park and upon request shall give a leaseholder a
copy of the current lease for his or her lot. All terms governing use and occupancy of a
mobile home lot shall be in writing, and every lease shall be fair and reasonable; any term
which obstructs a leaseholder’s ability to act in accordance with 10 V.S.A. Chapter 153
shall be unenforceable. No lease term may require a leaseholder to waive any rights
provided by 10 V.S.A. Chapter 153 or these rules, or any other provision of state or
federal law or regulation.

4.2 Prospective leaseholders. The park owner shall provide each prospective
leaseholder a copy of the proposed written lease with sufficient time for review prior to
finalizing any lease. Upon agreement, both the park owner and the prospective
leaseholder shall sign the lease and the park owner shall furnish a copy of the signed
lease to the leaseholder.

4.3 Uniform enforcement. Any lease term that is not uniformly applied to all
leaseholders of the same or similar category shall be unenforceable, with the exception of
different lot rent amounts in mobile home parks constructed after June 1, 1995, or new
lots in mobile home parks expanded after that date. The park owner shall have the
burden of proving the existence of a reasonable basis for categorizing leaseholders or
lots.

4.3.1 Admission Policy. A park owner may have an admission policy. To be
valid, any admission policy must be in writing, clearly describe all requirements
for eligibility, and include a statement that the park owner will not discriminate in
admissions for any reason described in 10 V.S.A. Section 6236(e)(3) or (4).
Admissions policies shall be uniformly applied to all prospective leaseholders.

4.4 Removal of mobile home. A lease term requiring removal from the mobile home
park of a mobile home that is detrimental to other residents for health or safety reasons,
or for failure to maintain reasonable aesthetic standards established in the lease, shall be
permissible. However, the age of a mobile home, in and of itself, shall not justify a
requirement for its removal from a mobile home park. No lease term shall allow the park
owner to require removal of a mobile home without written notice to the mobile home
owner and a reasonable opportunity to cure the problem.

4.5 Subletting / Sale of Mobile Home. A lease may not prohibit subletting. A
leaseholder is required to obtain written consent from the park owner, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, before renting or selling his or her mobile home, or subleasing, or
assigning the lease, for the mobile home lot.

4.5.1 Permission to Sublet. A lease may require a leaseholder to notify the
park owner in writing of the name and mailing address of any prospective
sublessee. No such lease provision shall be enforceable, however, unless the
lease also requires the park owner to notify the prospective sublessee and the
leaseholder in writing within thirty days of request as to whether consent to the
sublease is granted. Notice to the prospective sublessee shall include the reasons
for denial, if applicable.

4.6 Rent charges; limits and exceptions. With the exception of proprietary leases in
mobile home parks owned by limited equity housing cooperatives established under 11
V.S.A. chapter 14, this subsection 4.6 shall govern all mobile home park leases with
respect to rental charges.

4.6.1 Lease terms governing rent charges shall be effective for a minimum of
one year. However, provided there is notice at the inception of a new
leaseholder’s lease, a new leaseholder in a mobile home park in which a uniform
rent schedule impacts all lots in the mobile home park simultaneously may be
required to pay an increased rent charge at the uniform increase date.

4.6.2 The lease shall provide for a minimum of 60 days’ prior written notice of
any rent increase.

4.6.3 Notwithstanding any provision of the lease, a park owner may increase
rental charges during a year to the extent necessary to cover an increase in
operating expenses, but only in the event of an unanticipated increase of 20
percent or more in the mobile home park’s operating expenses which is the result
of legislative action taken during that year.

4.7 Required lease terms. All mobile home park lot leases shall contain the
following:

(a) Amount and schedule for rental and utility charges and other reasonable
incidental service charges, if any. Failure to include such charges in the lease
shall prohibit a park owner from imposing or collecting the same.

(b) Names and addresses of the park owners.

(c) Notice that the park owner shall not discriminate for reasons of race,
religious creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity marital status,
disability, national origin, or due to receipt of public assistance, or because there
are minor children in the household.

(d) Notice that the park owner shall not discriminate based on age except as
permitted under 9 V.S.A. § 4503(b) and (c). Any permissible age restrictions
shall be identified in the lease.

(e) The requirement to obtain permission from the park owner before renting
or selling a mobile home, or subleasing, or assigning a lease, for a mobile home
lot.

(f) The notice period required from a leaseholder who wishes to terminate a
lease.

(g) The effective date of the lease.

4.8 Lease renewal; new lease terms. Any proposed new lease, lease amendment,
addition to, or deletion from the lease shall be provided in writing to all residents at least
thirty days in advance of the effective date of such change, and shall be signed by the
park owner and leaseholder. If the leaseholder does not object in writing by the effective
date, the leaseholder shall be deemed to have accepted the new or changed lease terms or
new lease. Lot leases automatically renew unless superseded or replaced, or voided due
to a termination or expiration of tenancy.