Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances
Chapter 13. Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act
§ 55.1-1308.4. Opportunity to purchase for resident entities.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if at any time a resident entity makes an offer to purchase a manufactured home park, the manufactured home park owner shall consider such offer and negotiate with such resident entity in good faith. If the manufactured home park owner declines to accept such offer, the manufactured home park owner shall do so in writing and shall state the good faith reasons for such rejection. The written denial shall be provided to one or more officers of the resident entity.
B. If a manufactured home park owner fails to comply with the provisions of this section, any person with a valid rental agreement for a lot in the manufactured home park may file an action in the circuit court for the locality in which the manufactured home park is located seeking injunctive relief, damages, or both. Such damages shall include actual damages and statutory damages equal to 12 times the amount of the monthly lot rent paid by the tenant or a reasonable amount as determined by the court. The prevailing party shall also be entitled to an award of attorney fees.
C. All manufactured home park owners shall provide written notice of the rights provided by this section by mail to each manufactured home park tenant and by personal delivery to each manufactured home in the manufactured home park at least once annually and shall post written notice of the rights provided by this section in prominent places throughout the manufactured home park.
2026, c. 599.