Following up on a post from April 22, The Republican, of Massachusetts, reports that the dwelling on former City Councilor Angela Plassmann’s Northampton property that drew neighborhood complaints has been removed. Despite her attorney’s insistence that the structure was a properly licensed RV, neighbors said it was “a manufactured home …
Structure Removed from Property Ends Investigation Read More
Earlier this week, MHI submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) recent request for information regarding Executive Order (E.O.) 13563. The E.O. requires federal agencies to seek more affordable, less intrusive ways to achieve policy goals and give careful consideration to the benefits and costs of …
Gazettenet reports from Northampton, Massachusetts, that a structure on the property of now former city councilwoman Angela Plassman may be in violation of the city’s building code. City Building Commissioner Louis Hasbrouck says if it is manufactured housing rather than a recreational vehicle, it would be in violation of the …
Alleged Manufactured Home May Be in Violation of Ordinances Read More
APRIL 14, 2011 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) MHARR AFFILIATED STATES FROM: DANNY D. GHORBANI RE: MHARR COMMENTS ON HUD PROPOSED SUBPART I RULE Attached for your review and information is a copy of MHARRs comprehensive comments on HUDs February 15, 2011 proposed rule to amend …
The Wilmington News Journal (wnewsj) says elected officials in New Vienna, Ohio, are developing a zoning ordinance that would prevent single-section manufactured homes from being sited in town outside existing manufactured home communities. Debate continues over the option of a multi-sectional home inside town limits, and pre-existing homes inside town …
Ohio Town May Ban Single-Section Manufactured Homes Read More
From Sedalia, North Carolina, The News-Record.com reports that after two public hearings, the town council voted four to one to permit multi-sectional homes in three designated areas of town. Reporter Tiffany Jones says the three areas equal a total 37 acres of one-time farmland, and the new zoning ordinance allows …
PR Newswire reports from Tampa, Florida, that with tight credit and higher down payments required for home buyers, the rental market is increasing in factory-built communities across the Sunshine State, driving up their value. Because of the real estate boom, some communities have been converted to other commercial use, leaving …
Riverine Development, Inc. first proposed this manufactured homes project near Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2004, according to AnnArbor.com. After numerous battles involving Superior Township officials and residents, judges, the developer, state environmental quality control and the state attorney general, the outcome is still in doubt. The focus has been on …
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From Illinois, the Commercial News reports the Danville Area Planning and Zoning Commission will consider approving a special-use permit request by Sandra and Connie Reynolds for a manufactured home in a rural residential zoning district. The residents want to replace a home destroyed by fire with a manufactured home. The …
From Colorado, the Wet Mountain Tribune reports that the town of Silver Cliff saw an uptick in building and zoning permits issued in 2010. A total of 29 permits were issued in Silver Cliff last year as compared to 20 in 2009 and three of the 29 involved factory-built housing. …
AZJournal.com reports that Dale Call, the administrator of the Snowflake Arizona Planning and Zoning/Building Safety Department, made a presentation on a proposed overlay zone for manufactured homes at the Jan. 11 town council meeting. The report indicates the council has asked staff to research the feasibility of creating a new …
From Kansas, the Salina Journal reports community owners are concerned about the city’s effort to clean up some of the town’s 13 mobile home parks. According to the report, Salina’s director of community and development services, told commissioners that city staff found caved-in roofs, missing doors, steps and skirts and …
The Eastern Arizona Courier reports that people who wish to set up a manufactured home in Pima, Arizona will not be required by the town to create a concrete footer. The report indicates a recommendation from the Pima Planning and Zoning Commission to require a stem wall/concrete foundation for all …
Older Manufactured Homes in Pima Not Subject to Footer Requirement Read More
Washington, D.C., December 14, 2010 – Ten years after the enactment of the landmark Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 – watershed legislation passed unanimously by both houses of Congress in order to complete the transition of manufactured housing from the “trailers” of yesteryear to legitimate “housing” and ensure its parity with all other types of homes – the promise of that law, for both the industry and consumers, remains unfilled.
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says the past decade has seen the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its manufactured housing program ignore, evade or circumvent both the broad transformative purposes of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. This has had a devastating impact …
MHARR Outlines “Disastrous” Consequences in Letter to HUD Read More
From Alabama, AL.com reports that a town formed in 2009 to stave off annexation may be unraveling due to a controversy over manufactured homes. About five months ago, at the height of the Gulf Oil Spill, more than three dozen neighbors petitioned to secede from the town limits. The catalyst …
From Maryland comes a story from Southern Maryland Newspapers Online about plans to increase density in a manufactured home community there. According to a recent report from the county’s Department of Planning and Growth Management, Charles County needs to make more homes available for residents who earn between $30,000 and …
Manufactured Homes Could Help Boost Affordable Housing in Maryland Read More
From Alabama, The Daily Home brings us news that the Talladega City Council voted unanimously Thursday evening to pass a six-month moratorium on placing mobile or manufactured homes in designated Manufactured Home Areas in the city. According to the report, approval of the moratorium will also be based on a …
From New York, the Babylon Village Patch reports that a proposal to build two modular homes on what is now a single-family lot is drawing concerns from residents. Placing the homes would require several zoning variances related to side yard and rear yard requirements. Several residents raised concerns related not …
Setting up a manufactured home in the parking lot of a big-box retailer like Target, Costco or Ikea is not a new idea, but a presentation at the recent meeting in Washington of the Urban Land Institute Manufactured Housing Communities Council adds some additional components that may help go beyond …
Marketing Plan Would Reintroduce Homes, Help Overcome Stigma Read More
