Legislature works on trailer park laws

In the coming week, House lawmakers are expected to debate and vote on the second of two bills that would add protections for homeowners in mobile home parks across Colorado.

The first, House Bill 1201 allows mobile homeowners 90 days to purchase a mobile home park if it goes up for sale. The park owner is not required to accept the offer, according to co-sponsor Representative Edie Hooton, D-Boulder. The 90-day period would allow mobile homeowners time to put together an offer, with financing, she told the House on March 3.

The bill passed on a 41-24 vote, with all Democrats voting in favor a...