In reference to a story MHProNews.com posted, NorthCentralPA reports the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed House Bill 1767 which requires MHC owners to give 60 day notice to residents when a community is to be closed and the land used for an alternate purpose. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency must be notified and provisions for relocating residents must be established. Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming) says the bill, which passed 190-7, is a consensus of advocates for the residents and the manufactured housing industry. The bill now goes to the Senate.

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