Section 7022A - Lot rental assistance program; requirements(a) Community owners and homeowners must comply with the requirements under this section for lot rental assistance programs under § 7022 or § 7022B of this title.(b)(1) A community owner shall annually provide written notice of the lot rental assistance program to all homeowners in the community. The Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority shall develop by [1 year from the effective date of this Act] requirements for the annual written notice. Community owners must follow these requirements when providing written notice of the lot rental assistance program to homeowners in their communities.(2) The Department of Justice shall annually hold at least 2 informational meetings in each county where information about the lot rental assistance and other programs and services available to homeowners is provided. DOJ shall provide written notice to DEMHRA of the date, time, and location of each meeting at least 15 days in advance of the meeting and DEMHRA shall post the meeting information on its website.(3) After 1 year, a community owner may require a homeowner receiving lot rental assistance to reestablish eligibility for lot rental assistance. If a community owner requires a homeowner to reestablish eligibility for lot rental assistance, the community owner shall provide written notice to the homeowner at least 60 days before the first day of the month that full rent will be due if the lot rental assistance credit is terminated. A notice under this paragraph (b)(3) is not a notice of a rent increase under § 7051 of this title, but must comply with § 7015 of this title and include all of the following:a. The date by which the homeowner must reestablish program eligibility under paragraph (b)(4) of this section.b. The date that the full amount of rent will be due if the homeowner does not reestablish program eligibility.c. The amount of rent that will be due without the lot rental assistance credit.(4) A community owner shall provide a homeowner with at least 45 days, from the date of the notice under paragraph (b)(3) of this section, to reestablish program eligibility by providing necessary documents and information to the community owner.(5) If the homeowner fails to reestablish eligibility under paragraph (b)(4) of this section, the community owner may terminate the lot rental assistance credit under paragraph (b)(3) of this section.(6) A community owner may not terminate a lot rental assistance credit without providing notice and the opportunity to reestablish eligibility under subsection (b) of this section.(7) A community owner must annually submit a certification to DEMHRA confirming that the lot owner has complied with the requirements of this section. The certification shall include a report of the number of homeowners currently receiving a lot rental assistance credit, the amount of lot rental assistance credit received, the number of homeowners who previously received the credit who became ineligible for the credit in the prior year, and the reason for the ineligibility. DEMHRA may request, and the community owner must provide, additional documents or information relating to the lot rental assistance program.(8) On or before January 31st each year, DEMHRA shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the number of homeowners statewide that received lot rental assistance credit in the previous year, the amount of lot rental assistance credit received, the number of homeowners previously receiving the credit who became ineligible for the credit during the previous year, and the reason such homeowners became ineligible. (c) If the homeowner does not pay all lot rent due after the lot rental assistance credit, utility fees, or other charges and assessments on or before the due date or during the grace period, the lot rental assistance credit may be immediately terminated upon notice of the delinquency, and the homeowner is not eligible for further lot rental assistance.(d) A homeowner receiving lot rental assistance credit must notify the community owner immediately of any substantial change in that homeowner's financial situation or in the composition of the household.(e) If a homeowner intentionally misrepresents the homeowner's financial situation or living arrangements that would have resulted in the denial of lot rental assistance, all lot rental assistance terminates immediately, and the homeowner has an immediate obligation to reimburse all credits received under the lot rental assistance program from the point of the initial misrepresentation. A community owner may treat the amounts due and owing as a rent delinquency.(f) A community owner shall treat all documents and information submitted for the lot rental assistance program as confidential and may not disclose the documents or information publicly or use them in any manner other than to determine eligibility under the lot rental assistance program. Any intentional public dissemination of confidential information provided under the lot rental assistance program is subject to civil relief which is reasonable and appropriate under Delaware law. (g) If a homeowner is eligible for lot rental assistance under § 7022 of this title but has not received any assistance under § 7022(d) in the lease period immediately preceding a lease renewal or the preceding year under a multi-year lease, the homeowner is entitled to a rental increase limitation as calculated in § 7022B(d)(1). (h) Enrollment to receive rental assistance under § 7022 and § 7022B of this title may not be limited by a community owner. Enrollment shall remain open during every month of a homeowner's lease period.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 531,s 1, eff. 11/2/2024.Added by Laws 2021 , ch. 341, s 7, eff. 7/1/2022.