(1) A person shall not operate a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park without a license.

(2) Upon completion, review, and approval of certifications, the department shall grant a license to operate a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park.

(3) A 3-year license shall be granted and renewed by the department based upon the certifications and recommendations of the appropriate agencies and local governments. The fee for the 3-year license to operate a mobile home park is $225.00, plus an additional $3.00 for each home site in excess of 25 home sites in the mobile home park, or any lesser amount established pursuant to section 9(5). The fee for a 3-year license to operate a seasonal mobile home park is $120.00, plus an additional $1.50 for each home site in excess of 25 home sites in the seasonal mobile home park, or any lesser amount established pursuant to section 9(5).

(4) If a person submits a timely application for renewal of a license and pays the appropriate fee, the person may continue to operate a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park unless notified that the application for renewal is not approved.

(5) A campground which is currently licensed under sections 12501 to 12516 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12501 to 333.12516, was previously licensed under the licensing provisions of 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043 as a seasonal trailer park and which currently meets the seasonal trailer park construction standards under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, may apply for and shall be licensed as a seasonal mobile home park under this act if the campground meets all other requirements for licensure under this act as a seasonal mobile home park.

History: 1987, Act 96, Imd. Eff. July 6, 1987 ;– Am. 2006, Act 328, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 2006