Section 101 - Definitions.
§ 8A-101. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Gratuity.- "Gratuity" includes donation, bonus, fee, or gift.
(c) Mobile home.-
(1) "Mobile home" means a structure:
(i) Transportable in one or more sections;
(ii) 8 or more body feet in width and 30 or more body feet in length;
(iii) Built on a permanent chassis; and
(iv) Designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities.
(2) "Mobile home" includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the structure.
(d) Park.- "Park" means any property leased or held out for lease to two or more residents or prospective residents.
(e) Park fee.- "Park fee" means any fee, charge, or assessment charged for the use of the park or for services rendered.
(f) Park owner.- "Park owner" means any person who has interest in the park and includes any person acting as the agent of a park owner as to the managerial or operations acts taken as the agent of the owner.
(g) Premises.- "Premises" means any:
(1) Lot, plot, site, or parcel in the park; or
(2) Building, structure, or mobile home in the park.
(h) Rent.- "Rent" means any money or other consideration given for the right of use, possession, and occupancy of the premises.
(i) Rental agreement.- "Rental agreement" means any written understanding between a resident and park owner whereby the resident is entitled to place his mobile home on a site in the park for payment of consideration to the park owner.
(j) Resident.-
(1) "Resident" means a mobile home owner who leases or rents a site for residential use and resides in a mobile home park.
(2) "Resident" includes a person who maintains a permanent residence with the mobile home owner, and who obtains title to the mobile home after the death of the owner under the terms of a will or by operation of law.
(k) Rule.- "Rule" means any rule established by the owner.
(l) Security deposit.- "Security deposit" means any payment of money, including payment of last month's rent in advance of the time it is due, given to a park owner by a resident in order to protect the park owner against nonpayment of rent or damage to the leased premises.
(m) Utility service.- "Utility service" means any service available to the premises from a private or public central source. Such services may include sewer, water, electricity, telephone, gas, oil, and cable television.
[1976, ch. 479; 1977, ch. 532; 1980, ch. 843, § 3; 1991, ch. 600; 1994, ch. 582; 2009, ch. 60, § 5; 2010, ch. 400.]