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Page 17 <br />1 SD -12. Mobile Home Park Oversight <br />2 Issue: The State has preempted cities in the licensing of mobile home parks and has <br />3 limited the authority of cities to place new regulations on established mobile home parks. <br />4 However, cities are responsible for dealing with the various housing and public safety <br />5 challenges mobile home parks may create. <br />6 Response: Since the State has already taken the lead, the legislature should <br />7 provide sufficient resources and direct the Department of Health to conduct a study on <br />8 the condition of' mobile home parks throughout the State of Minnesota. Cities and mobile <br />9 home park owners and residents should be involved in the study. The results of the study <br />10 should be used as a basis for policy discussions regarding ways in which the State can <br />11 provide for increased and improved oversight of mobile home parks and establish a <br />12 statewide support system for cities to rely on in dealing with the array of issues that arise <br />13 in mobile home parks. Outcomes of the study should include: <br />14 • "best practices" for the operation of mobile home parks; <br />15 • recommended state regulatory changes for the operation of mobile home parks; <br />16 • suggested ways cities can better address the issues presented by mobile home <br />17 parks; and <br />18 • identification of mechanisms to provide assistance in financing mobile home park <br />19 upgrades, <br />E •d <br />Page 164 <br />S3IlI3 NW 3O 3115U31 Wd617:20 L6, bS AON <br />