While the Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a markup of the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014, which includes securitization for manufactured home loans through a new agency, there is concern over lack of support from liberal Democrats who want more affordable housing provisions. Some …
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has responded to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Sept. 25, 2012 regarding HUD’s expansion of in-plant inspections. MHARR’s staff will pore over the more than one thousand pages to assess …
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Nathan Smith, Chairman of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), tells MHProNews the MHI Government Relations staff, Jason Boehlert and Rick Robinson, have developed a new website to facilitate contacting members of Congress about issues, as well as to learn more about the various issues that impact the manufactured home industry. …
A lawsuit filed by Southfield, Michigan-based Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) against the owner of a manufactured home in Southwood Village Mobile Home Park alleging the owner did not give Sun an opportunity to match an offer or be the highest bidder has been dismissed. While both sides are barred from …
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The Missouri state department of revenue is set to start collecting sales tax on the sale of manufactured homes due to a recent state supreme court ruling. According to missourinet.com, manufactured homes (MH) are considered personal property, which is subject to sales tax, much as an automobile. There are 217,600 …
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The Lake Wales, Florida Police Department has taken Melissa Platt Ginther into custody for allegedly embezzling over $250,000 from Central Florida Manufactured Home Sales. Business owner Pam Thompson contacted authorities who discovered during the course of an investigation that Ginther was said to have falsified documents from 2010 to 2013 …
Updating a story MHProNews.com posted April 15, 2014 regarding a California court’s $15.3 million compensatory verdict against Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) brought by residents of California Hawaiian manufactured home community in San Jose, the same jury has awarded the plaintiffs $95.8 million in punitive damages. As regards the damage awards, …
Equity LifeStyle Properties Hit with Additional $95.8 Million Damages Read More
A Queensland, Australia-based not-for-profit that specializes in legal matters dealing with senior welfare will provide free legal advice concerning rights and responsibilities under the Manufactured Homes Act of 2003, to older residents of manufactured housing communities (MHCs). Caxton Legal Centre will deliver the Queensland Government program, according to probonoaustralia.com.au, knowing …
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A delegation from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) met for an hour on April 14 with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary/Federal Housing Commissioner Carol Galante and newly-arrived HUD Manufactured Housing Program Administrator Pamela Danner, and other HUD officials, to push for full implementation …
MHARR Meets with FHA’s Carol Galante and HUD’s Pamela Danner Read More
Hit hard by the foreclosure process and now trying to fight the ensuing blight, not to mention being embroiled in bankruptcy, Detroit is beginning to sell off some of the 16,000 homes it owns due to tax liens, according to cnnmoney.com. The opening bid for each home will be $1,000, …
After a 17-year-old manufactured home (MH) was sited in Buffalo, Texas, two nearby property owners filed a complaint asking that the home be removed because it violated the city ordinance requiring MH to be eight years old or newer. At a workshop on the topic held April 14, 2014, the …
Harris Mobile Home Park in Nederland, Texas was rezoned from neighborhood retail commercial to manufactured home district, one step towards bringing the community into compliance with a new city ordinance that went into effect in 2010. As panews.com informs MHProNews.com, the city now requires all manufactured housing communities (MHCs) be …
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A jury in Santa Clara County, California entered a verdict against real estate investment trust (REIT) Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) for $15.3 million in favor of current or former residents of the California Hawaiian manufactured home community (MHC) located in San Jose, California. Plaintiffs alleged ELS did not maintain …
The Silver City (New Mexico) City Council approved #SD 14-01 request to plat a new manufactured housing community in town, according to grantcountybeat.com. The developer and his wife are longtime residents of Silver City and are investing their life savings in the project to provide safe, affordable housing for working …
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According to nashobapublishing.com, the Wayside Community Association, Inc. has purchased its own community, Wayside Estates in Shirley, Massachusetts facilitated by Cooperative Development Institute (CDI), a part of Resident Owned Communities (ROC) USA, based in New Hampshire. Wayside has set up committees to oversee the upkeep of the 64-homesite community and …
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In honor of the 64th Anniversary of the New York Housing Association (NYHA), New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proclaimed May 4-10, 2014 as New York Housing Association’s Factory-Built Home Days. The importance of factory-built housing can be seen in the thousands who continue to buy it, and in …
Following a story MHProNews.com last posted Feb. 18, 2014 regarding legislation to streamline the titling of manufactured homes, the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) reports Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed Senate Bill 356, which will also allow for the titling of homes severed from real property. The measure …
Manufactured Housing Titling Legislation Signed by Governor McAuliffe Read More
In an attempt to streamline services of the U. S. Rural Housing Service (RHS), administrator Tony Hernandez says the agency is automating the loan approval process and lenders are willing to pay $50 for each loan to cover the cost, reducing the RHS need to seek financial support from Congress. …
The McCook (Nebraska) City Council approved a request for Robert and Sharon Harvey to purchase two city-owned lots for $5,000 in order to site their manufactured home near the Red Willow County Fairgrounds, according to mccookgazette.com. McCook is in south central Nebraska very near the Kansas border, MHProNews.com has learned. …
Referring back to a post MHProNews.com published March 26, 2014, regarding the introduction by the Senate Banking Committee of the housing finance reform bill, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reports the committee will mark up its bipartisan bill April 29. As proposed, the new measure would replace Fannie Mae and …
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