An already tumultuous relationship between Denver Meadows Mobile Home and RV Park owner Shawn Lustigman and the community’s residents has only gotten worse in recent weeks. “In two years, I’ll be homeless,” resident Petra Bennett told The Aurora Sentinel. “I need two tractor trailers to move it at $10,000; I …
A full-blown battle over rent control is on in Humboldt County, CA, reports the Lost Coast Outpost’s Ryan Burns. The Humboldt Mobilehome Owner Coalition established a ballot measure, Measure V, that would regulate rent hikes on manufactured home land-lease sites. It aims to prevent a community’s owners from making what …
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – CA Punishes Wells Fargo with Sweeping Sanctions. OPEC Cuts Production, Oil Surges – 35% of Student Loan Defaults From For-Profit College Students. Some bullets from MarketWatch – City-by-city look as house-price gains slow. White House calls Congress veto of 9/11 bill ’embarrassing’. China’s richest man warns of …
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Debate most watched in history. Fed under attack, but still profitable for taxpayers. U.S. probes Wells Fargo whistle blower complaints. Some bullets from MarketWatch – Congress deadlocked over funding bill as government shutdown looms. Chesapeake Energy’s stock plunges as Carl Icahn loses interest. Nike stock down 4%. …
Market Rebounds, Manufactured Home Index Down, But Drew and Patrick Up On Executive Moves Read More
The saga of the legality of placement of tiny houses continues to play out throughout the United States. Coconino County, in north-central Arizona, is one such place. Amanda Acheson, Sustainable Building Program Manager for Coconino County, said she is contacted an average of once per day by someone either interested …
New Rules for Tiny Houses crafted, Manufactured Housing Connections Read More
This past week has underscored our theme of Superior September 2016 coverage of the news that matters for manufactured housing industry professionals, and all those who follow or are engaged in the factory-built home industry. The articles below will include numerous special reports from respected writers Joe Dyton and RC …
Sunday Morning Weekly Recap – Manufactured Housing Industry News Sept 11 to Sept 18, 2016 Read More
Less than a week after federal official decided to ban ITT Technical Institute from enrolling new students using federal aid, the for-profit schools opted to stop enrolling students at more than 130 campuses in 38 states, according to the Springfield, IL State Journal-Record. On Aug. 25, the U.S. Department of …
“Using the dream of homeownership to trick consumers out of their hard-earned money is just plain wrong,” North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said. “My office is here to protect consumers from these misleading and fraudulent business tactics.” Cooper filed suit against George Henry Smith of Robeson County, for collecting …
Dick Harris, owner of the Whitefield, NH Country Village Mobile Home Park recently received apparent good news regarding his park expansion proposal, The Caledonian Record reports. Harris was given unanimous approval from the planning board to expand his community. The first phase of this three-phase expansion will add four homes …
Manufactured Home Community Expansion Approved, But… Read More
One of the areas that witnessed broad manufactured housing industry consensus was the opposition to the HUD onsite completion rule, which goes into effect Sept 7, 2016. Manufactured homes that include the following features, says MHI, are among those which will be impacted by the new and costly rule. A …
Resources for HUD Code Manufactured Homes Onsight Completion Rule, effective Sept 7, 2016 Read More
Elizabeth Wydra is the president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, which Wikipedia describes as a conservative judicial group. Carrie Severino, is the chief counsel and policy director at the Judicial Crisis Network, which Wikipedia says an action center, think tank and public interest law firm that believes in an inherently …
Left, Right Agree – President Obama’s mark is on powerful U.S. Appeals Courts Read More
“It started last fall when we issued a permit to allow a manufactured home on a regular single-family lot,” said Ann Marie Townshend, director of Dover’s Planning and Community Development. “It got some people upset so we fixed the definition of single-family dwellings so that couldn’t happen again,” reported Mike …
After almost no debate, a new ordinance was approved unanimously by the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council which will put new restrictions on the appearance of homes outside a historic district. The new ordinance seemed to be aimed directly at “mobile” and manufactured homes by adding regulations that would keep them …
Over Legal Objections, City Blocks Manufactured Homes Read More
East Baton Rouge Parish’s Metro Council will bypass city-parish law, that will make way for longer-term, temporary housing. The measure was instated to assist those that were affected by the recent, historic floods, allowing them to site the temporary homes in front of their damaged properties. The law normally allows …
Metro Council Bypasses Law, Allowing “Temporary” Manufactured Homes Read More
The purported road-to-home ownership cloaked as “Rent to Own” is often found to be harmful and misleading, reports The New York Times. Although housing prices have recovered from the financial collapse of 2008, borrowers with less than stellar credit reports and those seeking to finance lower priced properties are left …
NYT – Rent to Own Houses Blur Lines, can harm Tenants Seeking Ownership Read More
While Sen. Elizabeth Warren(D-Mass.) sings the praises of the six-year-old Dodd-Frank Act, saying, “If a bank screws up, you have someone to call so you don’t get stuck with the bill,” in fact, consumers get stuck with the bill whether a bank makes mistakes or not. The American Action Forum, …
Dodd-Frank Inspired Regulations Harming the Poor at Bank and Check-out Counters Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Tiny Houses Owners face Big Legal Trouble? What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Financial Services Committee says Dodd-Frank is damaging. YES! Communities redistributes assets. Private enterprise ready to supply modular buildings to flooded LA. MHI, MHARR spar with DOE, as MHI …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Aug. 14-Aug. 21, 2016 Read More
In response to the July 17 proposed rule on “Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing” from the Department of Energy (DOE), the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) sent a letter expressing concerns that the new rule would raise the price of manufactured homes. MHI also suggested the DOE “establish a clear …
MHI, MHARR, Leaked documents and DOE proposal, plus MHI on New Section 8 Vouchers Read More
The Sicamous District Council in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, has voted to allow manufactured homes (MH) in a single-family residential zoned area, as eaglevalleynews informs MHProNews. Concerns of neighbors that their property would be devalued by these MH that do not require a foundation or crawl space failed to convince …
Canadian City Allows Manufactured Homes in Area Zoned Single-family Residential Read More
The Danielsville (GA) City Council voted to place a moratorium on any new or used manufactured homes (MH) moving into the city for the next 180 days. City Clerk Susan Payne said any existing manufactured homes and permits previously issued for the siting of an MH would not be affected. …
Northern Georgia Town Votes Moratorium on New Manufactured Home Sitings Read More
