A bill in the Delaware Senate’s Small Business Committee would require MHC owners to justify rents that change more than the cost-of-living, with a decision rendered by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Manufactured Housing. Residents of Aspen Meadows MHC, many of them seniors, took 150 signatures in support of Senate …
In its report of earnings for first quarter 2012, Drew Industries, Inc.’s manufactured housing division registered $3.1 million operating profit on sales of $28 million first quarter 2012, versus profit of $2.2 million on sales of $23 million for the same period 2011. The company marked an MH sales increase …
In the wake of the deadly tornadoes that ripped through Alabama last year, WSFA-TV in Montgomery, AL, like many in the media and in the National Weather Service (NWS), does not distinguish between pre-HUD Code homes and those built after 1976. However, Tommy Colley, who trains MH installers for the …
MHProNews.com has learned the Bullhead City Council has approved an agreement between the city and the Arizona Department of Fire, Building, and Life Safety (DFBLS), Office of Manufactured Housing, for Mojave County to issue permits and inspections for manufactured housing and factory-built buildings. The DFBLS does not have an inspector …
Perhaps 20,000 to 30,000 jobs and the home values of some 4 million pre-HUD Code mobile and post-HUD Code manufactured homes hangs in the balance of the passage of HR 3849. Can it get done? Experts tell MHProNews that it will require a strong grass roots effort by industry professionals …
In her segment about the tornadic dangers to MH residents, Iowa’s KWWL-TV reporter Kera Mashek does not distinguish between pre-HUD Code homes and manufactured housing in her report. It is all “mobile homes” to her. Unfortunately, the U.S. Commerce Dept.’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) statistics on fatalities resulting …
Following a story we posted April 25, Indiana’s Gov. Mitch Daniels met with RV industry leaders in Elkhart, Indiana to commend them on their industry turn around and discuss the future of the industry. He says 83 percent of all RVs are made in Indiana, an increase from the 60th …
A bill up for second consideration today (April 30) by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, according to the Newtown-Pa.Patch, would require the Department of Community and Economic Development to establish regulations for relocating manufactured homes. SB 1141 (Sen. Charles Mcllhinney, R-Bucks/Montgomery) also defines “manufactured housing.” MHProNews has leaned the third …
MarketWatch reports net sales for T.J.T., Inc. fell 24 percent for the second quarter ending March 31, 2012, resulting in a net loss of $286,000 for the quarter compared to a net loss of $296,000 for the same quarter a year ago. Net loss for the six months ending March …
WOOD-TV reports from Edmore, Michigan the owner of scrapped Erdmore Estates Mobile Home Park is in jail, and cannot respond to any violations. Corey Davy bought the community in 2008 in a bankruptcy sale after the state had revoked the previous owner’s license. Davy went to jail for two years …
As follow-up to a story we wrote April 18 regarding changes to the MHC code by the San Antonio Quality of Life Committee, which has policy oversight of manufactured homes, Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) Executive Director J.D. Pendleton led a group of residents and community owners in a meeting …
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The DesMoinesRegister says the Republicans and Democrats in the Iowa Legislature are negotiating a still-secret property tax measure, refusing to release any specifics to the public. Critics say it will increase homeowners property tax and cut $100 million annually from local government, which could affect school budgets, police protection, and …
MHProNews.com has learned from Reuters MH and RV community operator Sun Communities, Inc. reports net income for Quarter 1 2012 over Q1 2011 increased from $2.4 million to $5.4 million. Funds from Operations (FFO) rose from $18.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 to $25.7 million for the quarter …
Patrick Industries, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana reports net sales for the first quarter of 2012 rose 47.8 percent over Q1 2011, to $102.7 million, reflecting a 36 percent increase from MH revenue and 57 percent rise from RV revenue. The company reports net income for Q1 2012 of five million, …
The VCStar in Ventura, California reports the Ventura County Supervisors have endorsed a measure that protects MHC residents who sign multi-year leases. AB 1938 is scheduled for a hearing in the California State Assembly before an Assembly housing committee. The bill would require MHC operators to provide a one-page summary …
DailyCourier reports from Prescott Valley, Arizona the town government will receive $300,000 from the Arizona Department of Housing to fix-up owner-occupied homes and replace aging manufactured houses. The program is designed to help low to moderate-income households remedy building code violations or health and safety issues. MHProNews.com has learned the …
Citizens Property Insurance Corp., created by the state to insure manufactured home owners not eligible for private insurance, is coming under fire from the homeowners for raising premiums while cutting coverage. FloridaToday tells MHProNews.com Citizens insures 4,500 of the 4,900 homesites in Barefoot Bay and is now the largest property …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports a joint letter dated April 17, 2012 from the chairmen of the House Financial Services Committee and the Housing, Insurance, and Community Development Subcommittee to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan seeks follow-up from HUD regarding its implementation of the Manufactured Housing Improvement …
SeniorHousingNews states Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) reports a drop in net income available for common shares for Q1 2012 of 34 percent, from $19 million Q1 2011 to $12.4 million this past quarter. Revenues increased for the first quarter of 2012 to 181.3 million compared to $135.1 million for …
As follow-up to a story we have reported on nearly a dozen times since last May (the last time was March 29, 2012), KPBS radio tells us the Oceanside City Council passed an ordinance last year to eliminate rent control on the seventeen MHCs in Oceanside, once the current home …
