“…there is always the possibility that a court, in a case like this, involving the construction of a federal statute, could look to our law in an effort to resolve the question before it. And that, in turn, could lead to a misconstruction or other problematic statement by the court that …
“Mobile Home” Case Heading to U.S. Supreme Court, Potential MH Industry Impact Looms Read More
“The Justice Department [DOJ], which is charged with bringing civil actions to enforce federal health and safety laws, has now made it crystal clear that HUD may not use sub-regulatory ‘guidance’ documents that have not been considered by the MHCC and have not gone through rulemaking, in order to impose …
“The opportunity to change our industry’s image is tremendous today. There’s never been a better time to change it,” says Keith Holdbrooks, President of Clayton Building Group, in a carefully crafted video, posted further below. Robotics and automation are playing a role in that image and the Clayton reality, …
There is “ignorance” – or prejudice – arguably at work in the Texas city moving to limit manufactured homes in their jurisdiction. By their own estimates, thousands will be impacted. The City of Kilgore, Texas Planning and Zoning Board approved changes “unanimously recommended,” per the Longview News Journal. “Manufactured …
“Ignorance” at Work, Proposed Code Change Would Impact Thousands Read More
Kevin Sowers with Aplomb Capital is a Skyline stockholder, who previously told the Daily Business News that the Monteverde & Associates PC matter was a form of “ambulance chasing.” Sowers has been critical of Skyline in the past, but favors this merger with Champion. That initial report on the …
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Frank Rolfe and his associates say there are some 44,000 land-lease communities for mobile and manufactured homes in the U.S.. There are several indications that the vast majority are well run. Yet, there are enough troubled properties that draw headlines every year to give good businesses, and honorable home …
Troubled MH Communities Harming Manufactured Home Owners, Industry Read More
“Google and YouTube dominate internet search with over 75% of the market. If you disappear on Google, your ability to voice your opinion disappears too,” says PragerU’s YouTube video page entitled, “Who Will Google Silence Next?” Exaggerated? PragerU is far from alone in their concerns about the search engine …
The recent Senate hearing in Washington, D.C. by Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg has drawn an interesting video analysis. But when you pair this up with Galloway’s briefer dive into his prior analysis of similar testimony Zuckerberg’s, the shifting sands of the changing narrative of Facebook comes into focus. …
“Sadly, the growing recognition of [restrictive zoning for housing] by scholars and policy analysts across the political spectrum has so far not resulted in much political action.” — Libertarian law professor Ilya Somin, per the Up for Growth National Coalition, April 2018. “Manufactured homes could ease the affordable …
Hawaii’s Governor David Ige issued a proclamation in 2017 to deal with that state’s growing problem with homelessness. Affordable housing is big issue in Hawaii, as it is in many parts of the mainland United States. Oahu Civil Beat’s Natanya Friedheim wrote a report in March about the latest …
Hawaii’s First “Trailer Park” on Oahu – Civil Beat’s Report Draws Heat Read More
Behind every good intention can be unintentional consequences. Behind every real problem, abuses of the system can occur. What some might consider to be an innocent flirt, what if an applicant or resident might view it as sexual harassment? Thus everyone should be aware of a new initiative between …
President Donald J. Trump took his oath of office on January 20, 2017, at about 9:00 AM PST (noon ET). Since that time, there have been significant, and well publicized, regulatory freezes and roll-backs. A number of these have benefited the manufactured housing industry. There has been the Tax …
Trump Administration and the Manufactured Housing Industry Read More
Give credit where it is due. CFED/Prosperity Now has done important research for years. In many cases their research promotes manufactured homes as an important part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis. Granted, CFED – which rebranded as Prosperity Now last year – sticks its finger in …
The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about the placement of a manufactured or modular home that arises from a dispute in Allegan County’s Watson Township. The state’s high court will determine whether “a house violated a neighborhood ban on modular, or manufactured, homes in Allegan …
State Supreme Court to Hear Placement Case on Manufactured Home Read More
After a year-long investigation, a Crawfordville. Florida manufactured home retailer has been arrested. The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office says that they received a complaint about James Bennett, the owner and operator of Bennett Better Built Homes, back in March 2017. WTXL says that he’s accused of scamming an elderly, …
Manufactured Home Retailer Arrested for Alleged Scam Read More
The successful McCrory, AR lawsuit was a case brought by a nonprofit organization called Equal Justice. The organization’s name, Equal Justice, is at some level likely inspired by a longer phrase found on the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. = Equal Justice Under Law. It’s a quintessential …
Equal Justice, Citizen Power, and Manufactured Housing Read More
Monteverde & Associates PC are headquartered in the Empire State Building in New York City, NY. Their press release and engagement letter says they have thoroughly investigated the Skyline Homes (SKY) and Champion Homes merger/acquisition. Per Monteverde press release, they are investigating “potential securities laws violations and/or breaches …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in a February 27, 2018 communication to the Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac (linked below), demanded clarification of that organization’s implementation of the “Duty to Serve Underserved Markets” (DTS) in relation to a so-called “new class” of “manufactured home being developed …
In a ‘housing alert’ email to association members, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) urged the industry’s professionals to contact their senators and ask them to vote “Yes” on S. 2155. “Passage of this language will ensure that manufactured housing retailers and sellers are not subject to compliance requirements clearly …
The Duty to Serve (DTS) program for manufactured housing industry retailers, communities and potential home buyers took what may be a problematic twist in news revealed, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Business News. The memo to Donald H. Layton, Chief Executive Officer, Freddie Mac – one …
