Updating a story MHProNews published April 23, 2013 concerning guidelines for homes in residential districts in Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla., tampabay reports the planning and zoning commission passed the ordinance 3-2. It resembles the “similarity ordinance” that was enacted in 2000 but then repealed in 2010 at the request of …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued two proposed rules regarding formaldehyde emissions from specific composite wood products, some of which are used in the production of manufactured housing. The Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act of July 2010 …
Joe Kelly, executive vice-president of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IAMHA), reminds MHProNews readers that Iowa law requires an annual report from each manufactured home community owner/manager that includes the names of all community home owners with their addresses. Filed with the county treasurer, the report is due each year …
In an exclusive to MHProNews, Steve Varnum of the Community Loan Fund says Silver Fox Estates in Pembroke, New Hampshire became the state’s 105th resident-owned manufactured home community as of May 30, 2013. With funding and assistance from the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, the Silver Fox Homeowners Cooperative, Inc., …
According to newszap, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden issued an order requiring PFL Limited Partnership, owner of Layton’s Riviera MHC in Sussex County in southern Delaware, to better protect its residents. MHProNews has learned an investigation by the state’s Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) revealed numerous violations of the Manufactured Home …
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The U. S. Ninth Circuit denial to rehear the Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) vs. City Of San Rafael ruling may lead to a battle in the U. S. Supreme Court. The court’s decision handed down in April establishing rent control in manufactured housing communities may embolden rent control advocates across …
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When the rent for a manufactured home (MH) in an MH Community on land owned by the Sechelt Indian Band rose from $6,500 a year to $24,000, a dispute resolution officer said the increase violated British Columbia’s Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act (MHPTA). Although the Band subsequently staggered the increase …
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MHProNews has learned from stpaulsreview that the St. Pauls (North Carolina) Planning Board is recommending the Board of Commissioners deny a conditional use request to site a multi-section manufactured home in town. While it is allowed, the commissioners must approve the permit. Since no one came to the meeting to …
Updating a post MHProNews last covered May 2, 2013, regarding the rent justification bill in the Delaware General Assembly, delaware.newszap reports the measure passed the Senate 17-2, in stark contrast to last year when it squeaked by 11-9 and then failed in the House. The bill requires MHC owners to …
MHProNews has learned the City Council of Arkansas City in Kansas just north of the Oklahoma border, has voted to amend the municipal code to allow manufactured homes to be sited in residential-zoned districts. According to arkcity.net, the home must have been manufactured within the last year, including the time …
According to mortgagenewsdaily, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued updates regarding what examiners will be checking lenders for when the new regulations go into effect Jan. 2014. Noting these are the first of what is anticipated will be numerous updates, the examination procedures concern the Truth in Lending …
According to philly.com, rent controls for the 46 low or moderate-income residents of Tricia Meadows manufactured housing community in Mount Laurel, NJ will expire at the end of the year and become market rate like the other homes in the 400 site community. Built in 1984 by developer Roger Davis …
Saying it is too difficult to calculate individual pay early in the origination process, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) now says loan officer compensation should not be included in the three percent cap threshold under the qualified mortgage rule. However, as nationalmortgagenews informs MHProNews, compensation paid by the creditor …
As it is noted in the aransaspassprogress, the Ingleside on the Bay (IOB) City Council (Tex.) heard recommendations from a committee wanting to update the city’s MH/RV ordinance. They suggested no manufactured homes should be sited in the city, and RVs may visit an occupied dwelling for three days if …
MHProNews has learned from the Brunswick Times-Gazette an amendment to a Conditional Use Permit has been approved by the Brunswick County Board of Supervisors in Lawrenceville, Vir. The original permit was for Knob Hill Mobile Home Park, a 34 homesite manufactured housing community, previously approved. The amendment, also approved, allows …
Woodward County Commissioners in Woodward, Okla. are moving forward on a zoning request change for a subdivision comprised of 36 one-acre lots for manufactured and modular housing as well as for stick-built homes. A public hearing is set for June 10 at a regularly scheduled county commissioners meeting for those …
The tri-parishtimes informs MHProNews that alleged overpayments to several staff members and other wrongdoing by the Morgan City Housing Authority (MCHA) in Morgan City, Louisiana may be investigated by the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which would likely forestall a planned modular public housing community. Federal civil service …
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MHProNews has learned from KRZK-FM the Forsyth Board of Aldermen in Forsyth, Missouri have been asked by city Fire Chief Nathan Bower to clarify the town’s manufactured housing regulations. The city attorney was directed to revise the ordinance so it will differentiate between a manufactured and a modular home. Forsyth …
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The Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority (DMHRA) would be the agency to enforce legislation now pending in the state house, SB 33, that would require MHC owners to seek approval for rent increases beyond a certain limit. It is now the target of a class action suit brought by three …
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From the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)’s newsletter MHProNews learns Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act (CLEAR Act). H. R. 1750 is designed to help smaller financial institutions obtain capital and provide loans to their …
