Delaware · House Bill 212 · 152nd General Assembly

Manufactured Housing/Prohibit Drastic Rent Increase

HB 212 Sponsored by Valerie Longhurst Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jun 8, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 8, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act prohibits manufactured home community owners from drastically increasing rent each year by prohibiting a community owner from increasing rent if the rent was increased by 5 percent or more the previous year or rental period. This Act does not prohibit a community owner from increasing rent to market rent in phases as called for in current law, even if doing so would otherwise violate the prohibition on…

Read the full title (153 words)

This Act prohibits manufactured home community owners from drastically increasing rent each year by prohibiting a community owner from increasing rent if the rent was increased by 5 percent or more the previous year or rental period. This Act does not prohibit a community owner from increasing rent to market rent in phases as called for in current law, even if doing so would otherwise violate the prohibition on increasing rent after a 5 percent or more increase. This Act clarifies that penalties of rent reduction and repayment of excess rent will be imposed for a community owner who increases rent in violation of any provision of Title 25, Chapter 70. The Act also also requires community owners to annually provide certain information relating to the lot rental assistance program to DEMHRA as well as certify compliance with the program requirements, and allows DEMHRA to request further information about the program as needed.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in House · House Housing
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · House Housing
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 212
  4. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 212
  5. HouseHS 2 for HB 212 - Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 13 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
  6. SenateHS 2 for HB 212 - Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate
  7. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 212
  8. SenateHS 2 for HB 212 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
  9. SenateHS 2 for HB 212 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NOT VOTING
  10. SenateHS 2 for HB 212 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
  11. HouseHS 2 for HB 212 - Passed By House. Votes: 29 YES 10 NO 1 ABSENT
  12. HS 2 for HB 212 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.