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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Elkhart, Indiana-based Drew Industries, Inc. will release its first-quarter 2014 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1, 2014. As marketwatch.com reports, the company will host a conference call later that morning at 11 AM eastern standard time to discuss the results and other business matters. Participation will …
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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According to Ned Fowler, the founder and executive director of the Northwest Regional Housing Authority, there are 8,100 manufactured homes (MH) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and 5,500 are pre-1976 factory-built homes. At a meeting of city and county officials, Fowler said there are 2,502 renters and 2,380 owners in …
Pre-HUD Code Homes in North Carolina becoming Dilapidated Read More
Patrick Industries, Inc., component supplier to the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries, will release its first quarter financials on Thursday, April 24, before the market opens. A conference call will be held later that morning at 10 AM, EDT to discuss the results, led by president and CEO Todd …
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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
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 …
Rezoning Required for Manufactured Home Communities Read More
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 …
Southfield, Michigan-based Sun Communities, Inc. reports it will release its Q1 2014 financials April 30, prior to the opening of the market, followed by a conference call later that same morning at 11:00 AM eastern standard time to discuss the results, according to marketwatch.com. To participate call toll free 800 …
MHProNews.com has learned the sales rate at LeeCorp’s Country Lakes manufactured home subdivision in Florida has hit 78 percent, as 25 of the 32 homesites have been sold. Country Lakes is a 55 and older community with lots averaging 77 by 162 feet, and priced from $27,900 to $37,900 per …
Manufactured Home Lots Selling in Fort Myers, Florida Read More
Adding to a story MHProNews posted April 4, 2014 regarding the 5.9 percent increase of shipment of HUD Code homes in Feb., 2014 over Feb. 2013, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reports shipments of single-section homes remained flat while multi-section home shipments increased 11.8 percent. Total floors shipped in Feb. …
Manufactured Housing Shipments Rise from same Number of Plants Read More
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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Manufactured housing component supplier Drew Industries, Inc. through it wholly-owned subsidiary Lippert Components, Inc. has entered into a six-year aluminum extrusion agreement with Atrium Windows & Doors of Dallas. Drew’s president, Scott Mereness, says the deal means Drew will be able to acquire its extruded aluminum products at a competitive …
According to mideasttime.com, analysts at Wunderlich assumed coverage on real estate investment trust (REIT) UMH Properties, Inc., issuing a “hold rating” and a $10.00 price target on the stock. That target would indicate an increase of 1.21 percent over the previous close. The stock opened at $9.87 on Thurs., April …
The Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) informs MHProNews Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia has appointed two new people as citizen members of the Virginia Manufactured Housing Board. Deputy Building Official for Martinsville, VA David C. Bridges, and Shawna J. Cheney, attorney at Blue Ridge Legal Services, will replace …
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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