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Our Mission

DMHOA is an association dedicated to serving home owners on leased land

 

The mission of the Delaware Manufactured Homeowners Association (DMHOA) is to educate and inform our members, our public servants, and the public regarding Title 25, Chapter 70 of Delaware Law and any issues affecting homeowners on leased land. We work for legislative and legal remedies to protect and strengthen the rights of homeowners who live in manufactured housing on leased land in communities with two or more lots in Delaware. Additionally, we strive to provide assistance and support to homeowners, helping them access the resources, guidance, and advocacy they need to navigate challenges and secure their rights.

 

We maintain a direct communication network among state homeowner advocacy groups and serve as your voice at the state level, with the help of several powerful partner organizations who support our mission. We are also against unfair eviction or loss of homes due to the closure of communities. Homeowners deserve peace of mind and security in knowing they will have the opportunity to "age in place" rather than being displaced.

 

In some respects, there is also a parallel meaning to the better-known term "homeland security". Many of our counterparts are unfairly subjected to insidious forms of economic and psychological intimidation by community owners and managers, which can take a devastating toll on one’s health and well-being. "Equity for All" reflects our belief that a partnership exists between homeowners and landowners in manufactured home communities and that homeowners deserve to have the equity in their investments protected and to be treated equitably. This is why you need to be a voice of one with a Home Owners Association. It provides you with many ways to help support your rights.

 

Our History​

DMHOA had its beginnings as a county association 26 years ago, and has experienced tremendous growth in the last few years. This growth came about because of the greater awareness of manufactured homeowners as well as the issues and problems related to manufactured homes on leased land. In 2003 DMHOA was the moving force behind a complete revision of state law that gave homeowners the first real protection for their investment (home) in the history of Delaware.

 

It was chartered as a statewide grass-roots advocacy group in March 2002 as a natural outgrowth of the Sussex County Manufactured Home Tenants Association, which had represented owners of manufactured homes in the state's fastest-growing county since 1983.

 

*DMHOA is the only statewide advocacy organization in the Diamond State representing our interests regarding homes on leased land. For more information on how we can help you with your rights, contact Stacy Shelton at (443) 618-3782 or e-mail stacy.shelton@dmhoa.org.

Some of the ways DMHOA helped homeowners living in manufactured housing on leased land

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Working with elected officials, landowners and the state CLASI resulted in:​

  • House bill 436 which allows you to transfer your current lot rent price to a new buyer

  • Creating an OMBUDSMAN program to help protect your rights and your home

  • House bill 46 establishing a “Legal Fund” to be used in disputes with landowners

  • Senate bill 317, a Rent Justification bill which:

  1. Eliminates Capital Improvements being passed on to homeowners.

  2. Landowners wishing to go to “Market Rent” must do it over a 7 or 10 year span.

  3. Landowner increased expenses can only be passed on to the homeowner if they can prove that the total expenses exceed prior year that the expense increase is more than the ½ Cpi-U plus 3 ½%.

  4. Provides a tiered asset/income structure making it easier to qualify for lot rent assistance.

  5. No rent increase if landowner has health and/or safety violations within the community until fixed.

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