The Indiana Manufactured Housing Association/Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA/RVIC) honored past president Adriane DeRose with the President’s Award, bestowed upon a deserving board member each year. From Carefree Homes of Pendleton, Indiana, DeRose received the honor from IMHA/RVIC President Eric Oaks. The Citizen of the Year Award, presented to someone …
The Grove, Oklahoma City Council adopted a manufactured home (MH) ordinance including revised definitions for manufactured homes, non-conforming residential manufactured home communities and residential manufactured home communities. The ordinance says where an MH can be sited and what standards an MH must meet in order to be placed in Grove, …
The U. S. Department of Justice has informed MHProNews.com that the owner and manager of Four Seasons Estates Mobile Home Park in Effingham, Illinois have been charged with violating the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) prohibition against racial discrimination in their 126 homesite community. Owner Lorraine Wallschlaeger and manager Barbara Crubaugh, …
In an interview with Bloomberg News‘ Betty Liu, investor Sam Zell says the residential market in 2014 will be benign. “The demand for single-family houses is, in my judgment, muted.” Asked what happened to all the demand for the generation Xers who are supposed to be moving out of their …
The Poplar Grove Planning and Zoning Commission in Illinois, just east of Rockford, has unanimously voted down a proposal for developer Flora Meadows to build a 284-site manufactured home community in the village on two parcels of land. After hearing the concerns of nearby homeowners, according to what WIFR.com tells …
Following a story MHProNews.com first posted Aug. 23, 2013, both the Lake County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors and the Lakeport City Council have rent control initiatives regarding manufactured housing communities on separate ballots sponsored by a “Save our Seniors” group. While the county ballot is set for June, and the …
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Under the terms of agreement with state consumer protection officials, Brady Sullivan Properties has agreed to repair defective modular homes it sold to residents of the Paugus Woods community in Laconia, New Hampshire, and buy back the five worst homes at the original price. The settlement requires Brady Sullivan to …
Nathan Smith, 42, has grown from spending his early years in a pre HUD-Code home on a hillside in southeastern Kentucky to being the face of and partner in a company that develops and operates 25 manufactured housing communities (MHCs) in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In a very animated TV …
Following a 16-year tug of war between the owner of Naples Estates manufactured home community in Florida and the 484 homeowners who have wanted to buy the property from the owner, the Collier Circuit Court has reiterated a 2008 ruling that the residents have the right to purchase the property. …
As the federal housing assistance program for victims of Hurricane Sandy winds down to an end April 1, over 80 New Jersey families continue to live in temporary quarters, including in manufactured homes (MH) in manufactured housing communities (MHCs). Gov. Chris Christie has asked the federal government to extend the …
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MHProNews.com has learned from heraldonline.com that JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has created a new community development financial institution (CDFI) Collaboratives program to stimulate economic growth and opportunities in distressed and underserved communities, committing $33 million spread over 21 states. The financial services giant, with over $2.4 trillion in assets …
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Resident-owner Doug LeFevre of the Sandpiper Resort co-op manufactured home community has requested a variance to replace his manufactured home with one that will be 25-feet, higher than the 15-foot limit now governing manufactured housing communities in Bradenton Beach, Florida. The co-op board of directors has approved the request, according …
Following up on a story MHProNews posted Jan. 20, 2014 regarding a possible grant for water system improvements at the Centennial Estates Manufactured Housing Community (MHC) Cooperative in Derry, New Hampshire, the town council voted to apply for the $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The application will compete against …
Manufactured Home Community Co-operative Applies for Block Grant Read More
Following a story we first posted Oct. 21, 2013 regarding the proposed redevelopment of Vineland Vista Mobile Home Park in St. Helena, California owned by Vintner Hall Wines, the Napa Valley Planning Commission has delayed approval of the modification because the old ordinance does not allow for multifamily modular housing. …
Pursuant to Killam Property, Inc.’s (TSX:KMP) dividend policy, the board of directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.05 per common share to be paid on Feb. 17, 2014 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 31, 2014. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, this marks Killam’s first dividend reflecting …
Wed. night, Jan. 22 the Town Council in Derry, New Hampshire will discuss a grant proposal for water system improvements for the Centennial Estates Manufactured Housing Cooperative. The public hearing is one of three that will be held to discuss the proposal for the 57 site manufactured housing community (MHC), …
Real estate investment trust (REIT) Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) will release its fourth quarter, 2013 financials on Thursday, Feb. 14 before the market opens. Officials will discuss the results in a conference call later that same day at 11:00 AM eastern time, according to marketwatch.com. The conference call will be …
Capping a 14-year legal battle between the city of San Rafael, California and Contempo Marin manufactured housing community (MHC), the United States Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that favored the city’s rent control ordinance. A U. S. district court ruled in favor of the Contempo, owned by …
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Toys collected by the residents of the Rose Garden Manufactured Home Resort in Surprise, Arizona just outside Phoenix were donated in support of the Surprise Police Department’s annual toy drive, according to yourwestvalley.com. Over 130 residents each donated a new toy and a roll of wrapping paper, as MHProNews has …
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The town board of Richmond, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, has passed a series of ordinances governing the placement, licensing, age, size, and structure of manufactured homes and the manufactured housing communities in which they might be sited in the city. The newrichmond-news.com reports violations could draw fines ranging from …
