SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A proposal to reform the requirements of owning mobile home parks has passed both chambers of the Illinois statehouse.
Under the bill, the Illinois Department of Public Health would be required to conduct annual inspections on all the mobile home parks in the state.
The bill would also require increased licensing fees for mobile homes park owners and IDPH to come up with an annual report on the state of mobile home ownership.
Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) spoke on the bill on the House floor after seeing problems with the management of Candlewood Estates in his hometown.
"There has to be a process by which you can transfer ownership of a park without disrupting and turning upside down," Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) said.
"I’ve never seen anything like this. Don’t want to see it again," he continued. "I hope this goes a long way towards emboldening the Department of Public Health to step in when they need to."
Some opponents worried the increases to license fees would make housing less affordable for the tenants.
The bill passed the Illinois House 93-12 and the Illinois Senate 47-12.
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