Mobile Homes & Manufactured Housing
Legal Information
This section of PALawHelp.org has information and resources about Mobile Homes & Manufactured Housing in Pennsylvania.
Click on a resource category listed below to see information related to that category.
Landlord Tenant Handbook
Detailed information about renting a residence from a landlord from North Penn Legal Services (NPLS). Fair housing (housing discrimination) information is included throughout the entire handbook. There is a Lehigh Valley Edition and a Northeast PA Edition. NPLS revised the Landlord-Tenant Handbook in December 2019.
Magisterial District Judge Court - Filing Suit
This information from Northwestern Legal Services provides instructions on how to file a lawsuit in Magisterial District Judge Court.
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Parks
Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. on the rights of residents of Manufactured (Mobile) Home Parks.
Manufactured Home Community Rights Act (Video)
This video from Neighborhood Legal Services Association explains your rights under the new law in Pennsylvania governing manufactured home communities (mobile home parks) which came into effect in March of 2011.
Manufactured Home Community Rights
Information from Northwestern Legal Services on Manufactured Home Community Rights, including eviction procedures, reasonable park rules and regulations, requirements relating to rent and fees.
Manufactured Home Park Lot Leases
Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on leases with Mobile Home Parks
Your Right as a Tenant to a Decent Home
This brochure from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. describes the right of a tenant to a safe and sanitary home.
Magisterial District Courts
Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. on the operation of Magisterial District Courts in Pennsylvania.
Magisterial District Judge Court - Filing Suit
This information from Northwestern Legal Services provides instructions on how to file a lawsuit in Magisterial District Judge Court.
Landlord Tenant Handbook
Detailed information about renting a residence from a landlord from North Penn Legal Services (NPLS). Fair housing (housing discrimination) information is included throughout the entire handbook. There is a Lehigh Valley Edition and a Northeast PA Edition. NPLS revised the Landlord-Tenant Handbook in December 2019.
Manufactured Home Community Rights
Information the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act (MHCRA) which was created to protect individuals and families who both: 1) own their manufactured home and 2) rent space for that manufactured home in a manufactured home community.
PA Courts Public Access Policy - Filing Requirements in the Courts (Video)
Effective on January 6, 2018, a new Public Access Policy is in effect in Pennsylvania Courts. This policy imposes requirements on anyone filing court documents in the trial and appellate courts to safeguard information in the documents they file. The Pennsylvania Courts have released this series of videos that explain the judiciary’s new policy for protecting confidential information and the required steps you must take to protect that information when filing documents in the courts.
Manufactured Housing and Standards - Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions about standards for manufactured housing (mobile home) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development