§ 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.

HISTORY: 1976, ch. 479; 1977, ch. 532; 1980, ch. 843, § 3; 1991, ch. 600; 1994, ch. 582; 2009, ch. 60, § 5; 2010, ch. 400.