Family Members, Guests and Live-In Care Providers

The Residency Law prohibits managers from charging home owners a fee based on the number of family members living in the home.

Managers cannot charge home owners a fee for guests. Guests cannot stay more than twenty consecutive days or a total of thirty days in a calendar year. Managers cannot require guests to register.

Home owners who live alone may wish to share their home with another, unrelated person. If so, managers may not impose a fee. The space rental agreement does not need to be changed.

Owners may share their home with any person over eighteen if that person provides live-in health care or supportive care. The care must be provided according to a written treatment plan prepared by the home owner’s physician. Park managers may not charge a fee for live-in care providers. Such arrangements shall not change the terms of the space rental agreement.

Senior home owners living in a senior park may share their home with individuals at least eighteen years old. The individuals must be a parent, sibling, child, or grandchild of the senior home owner. The home owner should require live-in health care, live-in supportive care, or supervision. Park managers may not charge a fee and the terms of the rental agreement do not need to be changed.

Manufactured home parks normally do not provide assisted living and health care services. Park managers do not supervise individuals who provide care for residents. The Residency Law does not require parks to provide in-home health care or supportive care.

MRL Code Sections 798.34 & 798.35.

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