The Pine Haven manufactured home community (MHC) in Moss Bluff, Louisiana in the southwestern part of the state (just north of Lake Charles) has been sold and the 35 homes, some of which appear to have been built before the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established standards for …
Ozy Media’s ‘Trailer House Nation,’ Corrections Needed Read More
Following a story MHProNews last published March 18, 2015, regarding Buncombe County, North Carolina officials considering lifting a ban on manufactured homes (MH) in all residential areas of the county, over a dozen residents spoke opposing it at a Board of Commissioners meeting April 7. Although the topic was not …
County Hears from Citizens Regarding Expansion of Manufactured Housing Read More
Sun Releases Q1 Financials, Patrick, Drew set to do same. One modular dealer opens in Midwest, another spreads West. MHC Makes Room for Retail Frontage. Fannie Mae Exempts MH Loans from Caps. ROI for MHCs Rises. Malibu Mobile Homes Taxed as Personal Property. Elizabeth Warren Blocks Reform. MHC Owner Yields …
A measure which unanimously passed a California state Senate committee would reclassify mobile homes that have added foundations along Malibu’s tony seaside community as personal property, not vehicles, since they are now luxurious homes. In some cases, residents have purchased adjacent lots, and added architectural details, plus the foundations, disguising …
Enriched Mobile Homes to be Taxed as Personal Property Read More
Developer Jack Morris bought the Laurelton Mobile Home Park in Brick, New Jersey on Route 88 in 2005 for $3.85 million, and the following year announced plans for redeveloping 21,600 square feet of frontage into retail space. At one point residents withheld rent payments because they felt the management company, …
Portion of Manufactured Home Community may see Commercial Development Read More
Noting that HUD Code manufactured homes can withstand winds up to 120 MPH, and that it’s the add-ons, typically a carport or porch, that may present a danger during windstorms, Victor Frost of Fairfield Homes and Land gives this analogy: “It is like opening a pop top can where you …
MH Retailer Fairfield Homes and Land High Standards attract local media attention Read More
A couple in Hermiston, Oregon who own four manufactured homes saw their property tax increase 65 percent from 2013 to 2014 on one of the homes, a 1970 Golden West model at Vista Park Mobile Home Park. Umatilla County Tax Assessor Paul Chalmers says it was an anomaly, that the …
Couple Questions Tax Increase on pre-HUD Code Home Read More
According to what newsobserver reports from North Carolina regarding deadly tornadoes, “While the perception might be that tornadoes target trailers, the reality is that manufactured housing is the least safe place to be in severe weather, second only to an automobile. It’s just that simple.” In fact, it is not …
Article on Manufactured Homes and High Winds Gets it Wrong Read More
MHProNews has learned from mtsandard the Butte-Silver Bow Planning Board in Montana voted 5-0 that no more pre-HUD Code homes (MH) be allowed to site in the county, although those already existing would be grandfathered in and allowed to stay. MH built between 1976, when the federal government mandated construction …
Montana County Tightens Restriction on Manufactured Homes Read More
All across Florida many manufactured home communities (MHCs), often filled with pre-HUD Code homes, many of which are too decrepit to move or do not meet construction standards required in other communities, are being re-purposed and developed into more lucrative uses. Some are on scenic waterways that were out of …
Rising Land Values Force Older Manufactured Home Communities Out Read More
A Senate bill before the North Carolina General Assembly, to improve the safety of roads in the state, addresses the accountability of professional housemovers, specifically applied to manufactured, modular and mobile homes over 15 feet wide. The proposal states the transporter shall be held liable for damages of any kind …
Legislature Defines Blame for Manufactured Home Delivery Damage Read More
The Del Oro Water Co., which serves the Quail Trails Village Mobile Home Park in Paradise, California, in responding to resident’s complaints about the foul-smelling water, says that because of the water shortage, more chemicals are needed to treat the existing water. But the company adds that it is bacteria …
One of the more common local stories that news feeds bring MHProNews are those related to “mobile home” fires. Some are tragic, others arson or human error. Many of these are obviously pre-HUD Code “mobile homes,” not manufactured homes. The home that burned in Sumter County, Florida falls into a gray …
Fires, Mobile and Manufactured Housing in the News Read More
The city of Pelham, Alabama wants to close the Belle Vista Mobile Home Park it purchased for $3.1 million and re-purpose it as an expansion of Pelham City Park with greenways and trails, according to what al.com informs MHProNews. While residents of the 137 site manufactured home community (MHC) have …
The Del Mar City Council in San Diego County is considering a zoning code amendment that would establish a definition for a manufactured home (MH) and specify that an MH is subject to the same regulatory standards and review processes as other single-family residences. The city council of Rancho Palos …
Affordable Housing News from Local California Jurisdictions Read More
The Village of Shiloh (southwestern Illinois) Board of Trustees has approved an agreement to authorize Village Administrator John Marquart to carry out the statutory requirements of the Abandoned Mobile Home Act, and assist the Valley View Estates manufactured home community in disposing of abandoned pre HUD Code homes, according to …
Statute Eases Removal of Abandoned Manufactured Homes Read More
From currentargus.com MHProNews has learned the oil and gas boom has hit Carlsbad, New Mexico, and with every apartment and motel room in town filled, people are sleeping on floors and living in backyard tents. In October 2013 the city approved temporary housing ordinances, and since then 100 travel trailer …
New Mexico City Approving Temporary Housing Permits Read More
An article written by Allan Wallis about manufactured housing in 1984 continues to be relevant today, although the definitions in Drawn Quarters do not always resonate with governmental and regulatory agencies. He cites the four distinct periods of the industry, and their proper names: 1928-1940 travel trailer 1941-1954 house trailer …
The topic at the Camarillo (Calif.) City Council turned to rent control as requested by residents of the Lamplighter Mobile Home Park because of their grievances against the owner, Irvine-based Investment Property Group (IPG). Members of the 227 homesite community say the swimming pool area is not kept up and …
City Refuses Request to Adopt Rent Control in MHCs Read More
Following a story MHProNews.com posted May 6, 2014 regarding a proposal to replace pre- HUD-Code homes in Bluffton, South Carolina with new affordable modular models, islandpacket.com supports the project but with reservations. Noting the city got in over its financial head with a $1.2 million previous plan that replaced dilapidated …
