Following a story MHProNews last posted Aug. 12, 2016 regarding an application for development of a 680-site manufactured home community, the Calcasieu (LA) Parish Police Jury Planning and Zoning Board voted 10-0 to deny the request to rezone the 215 acres from agricultural to manufactured home community (MHC). The full …
Calcasieu Parish Planning Committee Nixes MH Community Development Read More
The San Jose (Calif.) City Council is considering siting 102 tiny modular homes for the homeless in an area designated for affordable housing, much to the consternation of businesses and neighbors who fear a rise in criminal activity and blight in an already struggling neighborhood. However, city housing officials expect …
San Jose CA set to Vote on Modular Homes for the Homeless Read More
Those trendy and cute tiny houses are a potential source for real headaches, says a report by the Toledo Blade. Blade’s Janet Stengle tells MHLivingNews that, “Jamie and Kelly Rye and their children, Jonah, 6, and Jane, 3, moved into their tiny home in Spencer Township last month. Complete with …
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors in northern, coastal Calif. will consider a state-mandated proposed ordinance that requires manufactured home community owners in unincorporated areas to give residents nine months notice if they are repurposing the property which will require the residents to move. The county must adopt the ordinance …
Ordinance Mandates Community Owners Give Nine Months Notice Before Closing Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Comparing Tiny Houses vs Manufactured Homes – Function and Value vs. Fashion What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Children of home owners more likely to own homes. Trump tells NAHB he identifies with them. Residents of closing community continue trying to …
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The manufactured home community in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania remains in legal limbo between its owners and the final residents remaining on the property, which is moving towards closure. Channel 11 News shared its investigation of Twin Circle Mobile Home Park with MHProNews, where only a handful of residents remain. Residents state that …
Manufactured Home Community Tangled in Legal Issues, Resident AG Complaints Read More
A manufactured home retailer recently contacted MHProNews on condition of anonymity, with a very specific concern about the validity of a loan approval. The loan in question was made with restrictions by the lender on a manufactured home (MH) shopper. The applicant reportedly was a senior citizen, the consumer was …
Discrimination? Was a Limited MH Loan Approval Legal? MHProNews Investigates Read More
Updating an MHProNews post from July 15, 2016, regarding the development of a new manufactured home community (MHC) in Calcasieu County, Louisiana, neighbors gathered Thurs. night, Aug. 11 who are opposed to the project. The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Planning and Zoning Committee meeting Tue., Aug. 16 will discuss changing …
Developers Pare Down Size of New MH Community; Neighbors Still Unsure Read More
Following the ongoing saga of the Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in Minneapolis that has filed suit to reverse the sale of their community for not being offered first right of refusal, as MHProNews reported Aug. 8, 2016, an amicus brief from the state attorney general’s office in support …
First Time First Right of Refusal Law in Minn. Will be Tested Read More
Minnesota’s temporary family health care housing law will allow a modular or manufactured home or recreational vehicle to be sited on the property of a relative, legal guardian or caregiver for up to one year, as MHProNews has learned from abcnewspapers. The law would allow a structure of up to …
Manufactured Home can Provide Temporary Health Care Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last posted Aug. 1, 2016 regarding the use of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) manufactured homes for people whose homes were destroyed in the Erskine Fire in California, the Kern County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pursue a county-state partnership for recovery from the …
FEMA Grants California Control over Distribution of Emergency Manufactured Homes Read More
Connecticut Property Management LLC has applied with the Belfast, Maine Planning Board to expand the Penobscot Mobile Home Park in Belfast by adding 34 home sites to the existing 21, according to waldo.villagesoup. The city ordinance requires new lots to be a minimum of 6,500 sq ft with at least …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Loans – Financing – Mortgages for Manufactured, Modular and Mobile Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Sale of Minn. MHC challenged by Attorney General. Section 8 vouchers can now but MH. Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2016. NC MH …
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Updating a story MHProNews last posted July 5, 2016 regarding attempts by residents of the Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in north Minneapolis to forestall the sale of their community because the owner did not offer them first right of refusal before selling it to a developer, the Minnesota …
Minn. Attorney General Files Brief to Halt Sale of Community to Developer Read More
Following up on the recent Senate passage of a bill that passed in the House in February – The Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act (HOTMA), posted on MHLivingNews and picked up hundreds of mainstream media outlets and advocacy sites – President Obama signed that bill it into law, as expected. The bill willl allow …
Bill to Use Section 8 Vouchers to Buy Manufactured Home Signed by President Obama Read More
The Hendersonville (North Carolina) City Council approved a special use permit and four variances to redevelop the Whiteside’s Green Acre Mobile Home Park into the Claystone Manufactured Home Park, an age-restricted 55 and older community with 31 home sites, front porches and carports. Whiteside currently has 31 sites but only …
Redevelopment of MH Community in North Carolina Approved Read More
Updating a story MHProNews posted July 28, 2016 regarding a lawsuit brought against a manufactured home community (MHC) owner in Pennsylvania for closing his community and neglecting to notify the residents of his responsibility to pay relocation costs, MHC owner Bill Chen is now suing a former resident for failure …
MH Community Owner Slapped with Lawsuit, Slaps back at Former Resident Read More
The city commissioners of Etowah, Tennessee in the southeast part of the state have passed an amendment banning the siting of Tiny Homes within the city limits, as newschannel9 tells MHProNews. While some communities use the miniature homes for homeless people, and others to support simpler lifestyles, Etowah Director of …
The new featured articles for MHProNews will begin to go live later today, on August 1. Because of the size of this issue, new articles will continue to be added to the featured articles module until completed, which is expected to be August 2, 2016. A new Cup of Coffee with… …
An American August in MHVille – New Feature Articles Alert Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com NIMBYism? Debunking Myths About Manufactured Home Communities (aka ‘Mobile Home Parks’) What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News FEMA moving manufactured homes into four W. VA. Counties. CFPB proposes clarification of Know Before You Owe. Patrick’s revenues rise 35%. Sun’s stock projected …
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