The Department of Energy (DOE) sent the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) a copy of the proposed new energy standards rule before its official publication, leading MHProNews and MHLivingNews publisher L. A. “Tony” Kovach to contact M. Mark Weiss, the President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform …
MHARR’s Mark Weiss Chides the DOE and MHI for their “Buddy System” Read More
Three possible manufactured home (MH) siting requests were on the agenda for the City Council of Jourdanton (Texas) Board of Adjustment’s public hearing meeting May 16, as related to MHProNews by pleasantonexpress. The first was for a variance to the zoning ordinance to install a manufactured home at 1906 “A” …
MHProNews has been notified by financialservices.house.gov that House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), will outline the Republican plan for replacing the Dodd-Frank Act to stimulate economic growth in a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday, June 7. The meeting will be held at the …
Rep. Hensarling’s Talk will Lay Groundwork for Replacing Dodd-Frank Read More
Claiming senior managers within her office bullied and demoted her for filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office, Angela Martin said in testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) had a “pervasive” culture of intimidation and hostility within the …
CFPB Director Cordray tells Whistleblower to have her Attorneys “Back Down” Read More
Joe Kelly of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) tells MHProNews that one of the last bills of the session that Gov. Terry Branstad signed, HF 2459, which makes last minute adjustments to state government funding, included revised language to prevent cities from filing liens against manufactured home communities where …
Iowa Manufactured Housing Association helps Guide Legislation Read More
Steve Sinovic, writing in abqjournal, says sales of manufactured home sales are up, a popular and affordable housing choice for New Mexicans, some eighteen percent of whom live in manufactured housing. However, financing costs are being driven up by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) implementation of the Dodd-Frank law. Additionally, …
Dodd-Frank Act Remains a Stumbling Block to Manufactured Home Lending Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com NeighborWorks, Clayton Homes Partner with Next Step Homes in Waco, Texas How a Professional Couple saved $100,000 on a New Home in Tennessee What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MH Communities closing in Minnesota, New York. Cavco stock closes above $100. …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News May 22-May 29, 2016 Read More
The one-time site of a manufactured home community in Caversham, United Kingdom will soon see 28 modular homes for homeless families, as MHProNews has learned from getreading.co.uk. The goal of the Reading Borough Council is to address the chronic lack of temporary housing in the borough and reduce the use …
Former MH Community Property will Host Modular Homes for Homeless Read More
Harking back to a post MHProNews published Feb. 23, 2016 regarding Wyoming Homes owner David Valenti pleading guilty to 19 counts of theft for not delivering modular homes for which he had been paid, he has now pleaded guilty to 21 counts of theft, alleging he stole over $240,000 from …
Modular Home Dealer Ordered to Jail on 21 Theft Charges Read More
MHProNews posted a story May 25, 2016 regarding the Waples Mobile Home Park in Fairfax, VA being charged with violation of federal and state fair housing laws for evicting residents who do not have Social Security cards, which a legal aid group says is discriminatory because it disproportionately affects Latinos. …
Lawsuit Charges Eviction from MH Community is Discriminatory Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted May 5, 2016 regarding the planned closing of Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in suburban Minneapolis, theuptake reports the 96-home site community residents, mostly people of color, are attempting to raise $6 million to counter the offer of Continental Property Group (CPG)—but they …
MH Community Closing, Residents trying to Stave off Displacement Read More
Four Latino families have alleged that Waples Mobile Home Community and its management company, A. J. Dwoskin & Associates in Fairfax, Virginia, violated the Fair Housing Act, the Virginia Fair Housing Law and the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Agreement. They claim the community owners refused to renew the leases of …
VA MH Community Charged with Violating the Fair Housing Law Read More
The fallout continues from the bankruptcy of Innovative Building Systems, as MHProNews last reported May 7, 2016, closing Keiser Homes, leaving the developers of 82 High Street in Farmington, ME, a nonprofit affordable housing complex, to find a replacement builder. The complex’s board of directors will review proposals from three …
Modular Apartment Builder Seeks Replacement for Keiser Read More
Everett and Regina Saunders, the owners of the Amberlite Mobile Home Park in Bloomingburg, New York, about 80 miles northwest of New York City, have sent a letter dated March 29 to the residents that the community will be sold July 29 for $960,000 to Amberlite LLC, and the new …
Manufactured Home Community in New York set to Close Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Illinois Professional Couple Discover their Getaway Home near Florida’s top Beaches What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MH Community adding 46 homes. Malibu manufactured home goes for $3.5 million. Oregon MHC sets new record. Oklahoma City has first modular hotel. Americans …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News May 15-May 22, 2016 Read More
In an attempt to encourage communities to be more diverse, the Obama administration is tying federal community grants to the demographic make-up of communities, according to what washingtonexaminer is telling MHProNews. An amendment from Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) would have defunded President Obama’s “The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule,” but …
Attempt to Block Funding of Federal Housing Program Fails Read More
While the original Oak Forest manufactured home community in Egg Harbor Townhship, in southern New Jersey had 158 home sites, current owner/developer Ralph Clayton received a use variance from the zoning board in 2007, and site preparation is now in progress for an additional 92 MH sites. The 54.62 acre …
In an interview with Reuters, presidential candidate Donald Trump stated financial reforms implemented under President Obama, specifically the Dodd-Frank Act, and the ensuing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), are stifling the economy and he would ditch most all of their provisions. “Dodd-Frank has made it impossible for bankers to function,” …
Dodd-Frank Act is Harming the Economy, says Donald Trump Read More
The Yellowstone County Commission in Montana unanimously voted against a zone change request from residential tracts to residential manufactured homes (MH) on some 30 acres of vacant land outside Laurel, just south of Billings, but within the city’s zoning jurisdiction following neighborhood complaints against the proposal. Remonstrators allege the development …
County Commissioners deny Request to Rezone Land for Manufactured Home Community Read More
MHProNews has learned from thecourier that the city council of Fostoria, Ohio approved legislation establishing new standards for manufactured homes (MH) sited in residential neighborhoods, outside of manufactured home communities. Under the new law, MH must resemble site-built homes, including being set on a foundation and with similar siding materials …
Ohio City Sets New Standards for Manufactured Homes Outside MH Communities Read More
