Ohio Manufactured Home Park Deceased Resident Estate and Operator Coordination Packet

OHIO MANUFACTURED HOME PARK DECEASED RESIDENT ESTATE AND OPERATOR COORDINATION PACKET

Before you use this: This packet concerns a manufactured home park resident, not an ordinary apartment tenancy. The special notice and estate-property provisions below apply within Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 1923. Confirm whether an eviction action and judgment exist. Death alone does not establish eviction, abandonment, lease termination, or permission to dispose of a home or belongings.

Threshold record

A. Executor or administrator's coordination request

Date: [__/__/____] To park operator: [NAME / ADDRESS]

I am the ☐ executor ☐ administrator of [RESIDENT]'s estate under letters issued by [PROBATE COURT], case [NUMBER], on [DATE]. A copy of the letters is [ENCLOSED / PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS]. My address and contact information are [ADDRESS / TELEPHONE / EMAIL].

Please provide the lot agreement, account ledger, notices, any eviction complaint or judgment, and the park's record of the home, vehicle, and personal property. The estate's position on occupancy, rent, possession, title, or charges is [POSITION / UNDER REVIEW]. This request admits no debt or personal liability.

I request a proposed time of [DATE / TIME] to inspect and document the property, subject to the rights of other residents, owners, and the court. If the eviction judgment described in Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.12(D) has been entered and the park has stored the resident's manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle during estate administration, please identify its storage location. That section requires notice of the location to the executor or administrator. Please provide any probate-court direction governing removal or disposition.

Executor or administrator: _________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Delivery and attachments: [METHOD / DATE / LETTERS / OTHER]

B. Park operator's account and storage response

Date: [__/__/____] To executor or administrator: [NAME / ADDRESS]

We received your appointment evidence on [DATE]. The agreement, account ledger, notices, and court documents supplied with this response are [LIST]. Other persons known to claim occupancy or an interest in the home or belongings are [NAMES / STATUS / UNKNOWN]. Claimed charges and credits, with their stated basis, are [ITEMIZED SCHEDULE]. We request review of any disputed amount by [DATE / CONTACT]. This response does not demand payment from a family member merely because of that relationship.

The status of any Chapter 1923 eviction action is [NONE / PENDING / JUDGMENT ENTERED ON DATE IN CASE NUMBER]. The home or vehicle is currently at [LOCATION]. If Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.12(D) applies, this is the operator's notice to the appointed executor or administrator of the place where the home or vehicle will be stored during estate administration. The probate court that granted letters is [COURT / CASE]. Its directions concerning removal or disposition are [ORDER / NONE RECEIVED]. No sale, destruction, or title transfer is approved by this response.

A proposed inspection or inventory appointment is [DATE / TIME / CONTACT]. Access and any physical handoff remain subject to the agreement, other occupants' rights, ownership evidence, and applicable court directions. Our current position on lease status and possession is [POSITION / UNDER REVIEW]; neither is determined by this storage notice.

Park operator or authorized agent: _________________________ Title: [TITLE] Date: [__/__/____]

Delivery and attachments: [METHOD / DATE / DOCUMENTS]

C. Operator's Chapter 1923 notice and filing worksheet

Complete this worksheet with counsel before any proposed eviction action involving a deceased manufactured home park resident. It records statutory steps; it is not the notice to leave, summons, complaint, or court order.

Under § 1923.04(C), leave the required notice at the premises and also send it by ordinary mail to the appointed executor or administrator, if known, and to the deceased resident's spouse and other immediate family members whose names and addresses are known. Under § 1923.06(F)(1), give the clerk the applicable known probate and representative information, known family information if appointment is absent or unknown, or the statutory no-information affidavit. The clerk controls service of process under § 1923.06(F)(2); the operator does not treat this worksheet as service or a judgment.

Prepared by: _________________________ Capacity: [CAPACITY] Date: [__/__/____]

D. Access, property, and estate accounting record

Use only after checking the applicable appointment, other residents' rights, title, and any court order. Section 1923.12(D)'s probate-court direction governs removal and potential sale, destruction, or ownership transfer after the specified eviction judgment when letters have been granted; this record itself conveys no authority.

The signatures acknowledge only the recorded access, custody, and delivery. They do not settle disputed charges, bind a nonparty owner, end a lease, or authorize an unlisted disposition.

Executor or administrator: _________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Park operator or authorized agent: _________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Other owner or resident, if applicable: _________________________ Capacity: [CAPACITY] Date: [__/__/____]

Sources and References

• Ohio 127th General Assembly, enrolled H.B. 56, §§ 1923.04 and 1923.06
• Ohio 132nd General Assembly, enrolled H.B. 49, § 1923.12
• Ohio Legislative Service Commission, S.B. 435 analysis, current-law comparisons