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Page 17 <br /> 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 /> 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 /> • <br />