Kingstown Mobile Home Park v. Strashnick, 774 A.2d 847 (2001)

Citation: Kingstown Mobile Home Park v. Strashnick, 774 A.2d 847 (2001)
Parent Document: Kingstown Mobile Home Park v. Strashnick, 774 A.2d 847 (2001)
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date: 2001-06-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1515698/kingstown-mobile-home-park-v-st... ↗

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This is a case of first impression that examines how the statute applies in a case of an attempted eviction. Although we do not reach the constitutional issue in this appeal, given the landlord's failure to notify the Attorney General, other courts have ruled that restrictions on eviction of mobile home tenants are not unconstitutional. See, e.g., Palm Beach Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Strong, 300 So.2d 881, 883-88 (Fla.1974) (holding that limiting the grounds for evicting mobile home tenants was a proper exercise of police power). The Florida Supreme Court explored the question of whether the Florida mobile home statute limiting evictions of mobile home park tenants "constitute[d] an arbitrary and unreasonable regulation by the state constituting a deprivation of property rights without process, impairment of contractual obligation, and a violation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution of Florida." Id. at 885. The Court answered the question in the negative and explained:

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