Does your vote matter? History says, yes. In the 2000 election “The Florida vote was ultimately settled in Bush’s favor by a margin of 537 votes out of 5,825,043 cast,” states left-leaning Wikipedia. Florida has 67 counties. So, 8.01492537313 votes per county (i.e.: 8 votes per county) made the difference. …
The attorneys that are working for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) in their legal action against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have argued that if the Jennifer Granholm led agency’s proposal goes into effect as it would cause the manufactured housing industry …
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) email of 4.24.2024: “MHI & TMHA’s Challenge to DOE’s Energy Standards Likely to Move Forward.” On the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) website is the following headline: “Department of Energy (DOE) Manufactured Housing Energy Rule Litigation – Report and Update.” Those …
Easy doesn’t pay well is a wise maxim. Easy paths only lead downhill. It takes effort in any area of life to achieve a peak experience or a great outcome. Even modest outcomes require daily effort. If a 50–200-word post could solve all of the world’s ills, there have been …
“The American dream is homeownership, and the unintended effects of new regulation and lack of the secondary market by the GSEs is a path to tragically wipe out the remains of this important housing segment.” – Kevin Clayton, remarks to Congress on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and …
According to a letter on Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) letterhead, the pending Department of Energy (DOE) energy rule for HUD Code manufactured homes “will be severe” in its impact on manufactured housing. The MHI letter, the complete text of which is provided below, accused the DOE of creating its planned …
The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) has voted to reject the “destructive” proposed Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy enforcement rule. So says the news release issued by the Washington, D.C. based Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). Manufactured housing has just finished its worst year as measured …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent an email to industry members on 2.14.2024 under the headline: “Rep. Norman and 23 Additional House Members Urge the Appropriations Committee to Stop the DOE’s MH Standards in Final Spending Package.” That MHI email linked to a ‘news’ post on the MHI website which …
According to Regulations.gov site: “Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to establish enforcement procedures for its energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. DOE recently amended the compliance date for these standards in a final rule to delay compliance. DOE delayed the compliance date to allow DOE more …
Stating the obvious can help bring clarity. The 2024 presidential nomination process among Republicans has apparently shifted in the last 24 hours. An important issue facing manufactured housing is ‘climate change’ driven policies at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In response to an MHProNews inquiry, Bing AI powered Copilot …
On 12.18.2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice in the authoritative Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 241 / Monday, December 18, 2023 / Rules and Regulations. Quoting from that notice in the Federal Register: “DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 430 [EERE–2014–BT–STD–0031] RIN 1904–AD20 Energy Conservation …
According to Mark Weiss, J.D., the latest Department of Energy motion “…continues DOE’s longstanding track record of Orwellian double-speak regarding this [manufactured housing energy] rule. Out of one side of their mouth, they claim that the May 2022 rule is “final.” Out of the other side, they claim that it …
Frank Rolfe and Dave Reynolds have been involved in the Kurt Kelley, J.D., quarterly MHReview since the early days when the quarterly was still a monthly publication. Rolfe, for example, often appears with an article in their pages. Ads by one or more of Rolfe/Reynolds enterprises are not uncommon in …
According to the Department of Energy (DOE) press release provided herein in Part I of this report: “DOE Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment Pertaining to Enforcement of Manufactured Housing Energy Standards.” Also included in this report is media release from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), which is …
“Some Venezuelan migrants who trekked thousands of miles to the US in search of a better life are so disheartened, they say they’re already heading back home,” said the New York Post. “Michael Castejon, 39, told the Chicago Tribune he has had enough after he, his wife and teenage stepdaughter spent …
According to HomeLight: “If you’ve turned on the news or tried to buy a house since 2020, you’ve probably already heard about the housing shortage and its contributions to the soaring cost of real estate. And while it’s easy to blame this shortage on the pandemic, the so-called “urban exodus,” …
“Defendants, the United States Department of Energy and Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, hereby move…for dismissal of this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because this case is not currently ripe for adjudication.” So says the pleadings by federal attorneys working for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …
On May 31, 2023 Michael Bromberg posted an item on Investopedia reviewed by Gordon Scott under the title: “What Is the Illusory Truth Effect?” How the Illusory Truth Effect applies to the obviously diminished manufactured housing industry (affectionately known among some industry professionals as “MHVille”) will be examined after providing …
When all of the facts that follow are carefully examined, a shocking revelation alleged by various individuals and organizations involved in the manufactured home industry for some years about the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing energy rule come into sharper focus. According to the DOE download obtained by …
RE: DESPITE DOE DELAY ENERGY STANDARDS REMAIN UNACCEPTABLE AS COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a “pre-publication” notice of a final rule to extend the compliance date for its previously-announced “energy conservation” standards for manufactured homes. According to the notice, which was issued on …
