§ 790 — Definitions

New York § 790

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law RPA: Real Property Actions & Proceedings
• Art. 7-B: Special Proceeding For the Removal of Abandoned Manufactured Homes

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§ 790. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. The term "manufactured home resident" means one who rents space in\na manufactured home park from a manufactured home park owner or operator\nfor the purpose of locating his or her manufactured home or one who\nrents a manufactured home in a manufactured home park from a\nmanufactured home park owner or operator.\n 2. The term "manufactured home owner" means one who holds title to a\nmanufactured home.\n 3. The term "manufactured home park" means a contiguous parcel of\nprivately owned land which is used for the accommodation of three or\nmore manufactured homes occupied for year-round living.\n 4. The term "manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in\none or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or\nmore in width or forty body feet or more in length, or, when erected on\nsite, is three hundred twenty or more square feet, and which is built on\na permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or\nwithout a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities,\nand includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical\nsystems contained therein; except that such term shall include a "mobile\nhome" as defined in subdivision five of this section, and shall include\na structure which meets all the requirements of this subdivision except\nthe size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer\nvoluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing\nand urban development.\n 5. The term "mobile home" means a moveable or portable unit,\nmanufactured prior to January first, nineteen hundred seventy-six,\ndesigned and constructed to be towed on its own chassis, comprised of\nframe and wheels, connected to utilities, and designed and constructed\nwithout a permanent foundation for year-round living. A unit may contain\nparts that may be folded, collapsed or telescoped when being towed and\nexpanded later to provide additional cubic capacity as well as two or\nmore separately towable components designed to be joined into one\nintegral unit capable of being again separated into the components for\nrepeated towing. "Mobile home" shall mean units designed to be used\nexclusively for residential purposes, excluding travel trailers.\n