SB 166 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2025 SESSION
25-0950
05/08
SENATE BILL 166
SPONSORS: Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the seller of a manufactured housing unit in a resident-owned community to provide notice to the prospective buyer of their right to obtain a copy of the community's bylaws, fee schedule, and financial statements.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0950
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Resident Owned Community Unit Resale Disclosures. Amend RSA 205-A by inserting after section 31 the following new subdivision:
Resident Owned Community Unit Resale Disclosures
205-A:32 Resident Owned Community Unit Resale Disclosures.
I. In the event of any resale of a resident owned community (ROC) unit or any interest therein by any person other than the declarant, the prospective unit owner shall have the right to obtain from the ROC owners' association, prior to the contract date of the disposition, the following:
(a) Appropriate statements pursuant to non-payment of fees for common expenses by individual unit owners;
(b) A statement of any capital expenditures and major maintenance expenditures anticipated by the unit owners' association within the current or succeeding 2 fiscal years;
(c) A statement of the status and amount of any reserve for the major maintenance or replacement fund and any portion of such fund earmarked for any specified project by the board of directors;
(d) A copy of the income statement and balance sheet of the unit owners' association for the last fiscal year for which such statement is available;
(e) A statement of the status of any pending suits or judgments in which the unit owners' association is a party defendant;
(f) A statement setting forth what insurance coverage is provided for all unit owners by the unit owners' association and what additional insurance coverage would normally be secured by each individual unit owner;
(g) A statement that any improvements or alterations made to the unit, or the limited common areas assigned thereto, by the prior unit owner are not known to be in violation of the community instruments.
(h) A copy of the ROC declaration, by-laws, and any formal rules of the association.
(i) A statement of the amount of monthly and annual fees, and any special assessments made within the last 3 years.
II. The principal officer of the ROC owners' association, or such other officer or officers as the ROC instruments may specify, shall furnish the statements prescribed by paragraph II upon the written request of any prospective unit owner within 10 days of the receipt of such request.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 15, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15
May 6, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/06/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)
April 23, 2025: Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 305
April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 112
March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13
Feb. 13, 2025: Hearing: 02/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 11:00 am; SC 10
Jan. 23, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3