Pursuant to recent changes in the law governing manufactured home communities under Title 25, Chapter 70 of the Delaware Code, known as the Manufactured Homeowners and Community Owners Act, community owners and homeowners residing in manufactured home communities are required to pay a special assessment to support residents and community owners when a change in land use necessitates the termination of existing rental agreements. Effective January 1, 2026, the law requires an assessment of $1.50 per month for each leased lot. These assessments must be remitted quarterly to the Delaware Division of Revenue and held in trust in the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund.

Board of Directors

The Authority is administered by a five-member voting Board of Directors (Board). The Board consists of one member appointed by the Governor from a list of at least two nominees submitted by the State’s largest not-for-profit association representing manufactured homeowners; one member appointed by the Governor from a list of at least two nominees submitted by the State’s largest not-for-profit association representing the manufactured home industry; one member appointed by the Governor to represent the public at large; one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. In addition, the Attorney General appoints one nonvoting member to represent the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Justice. The three members appointed to represent the public at large, the House of Representatives, and the Senate may not be landlords, community owners, homeowners, or tenants. All Board members must be residents of Delaware and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

Revised 10/14/2026