At their most basic level, leases are contracts between landlords and tenants that set forth the legal rights and obligations of the parties. Leases offer guidelines and parameters governing the parties’ conduct concerning the use and occupancy of real property. Leases are important in any landlord-tenant relationship, but they take on extra significance for mobile home park owners and residents.
In Connecticut, eviction cases are referred to as summary process actions, and they are generally governed by the Connecticut Landlord Tenant Act. Special rules apply to evictions for tenants (or residents) living in mobile home parks, depending on whether the resident owns their mobile home. These rules are found in the Mobile Manufactured Home Act, or Chapter 412 of the General Statutes. This article offers a basic overview of mobile home evictions and what park owners can expect when a case goes to court, focusing on situations where the resident rents the land but owns their home.