Updating a story MHProNews last posted Feb. 11, 2016 regarding an ordinance passed by the planning and zoning commission in Mojave County, Arizona that would allow manufactured homes built after June 15, 1976 to be sited, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the ordinance, according to kdminer. Originally, …
Supervisors Unanimously Approve Ordinance to Accept HUD Code Homes Read More
According to what chippewa tells MHProNews, Wisconsin State Senator Terry Moulton (Chippewa Falls-R), representing the 23rd District, authored a bill signed by Gov Scott Walker that will ease transport on Wisconsin roads for delivery of manufactured and modular homes. Canada has been an active buyer of U. S. factory-built homes …
MHProNews has learned from postregister that realtor Kevin Murray of Keller Williams of Idaho Falls, Idaho told the the Jefferson County Commission that developers have expressed an interest in building a medium-sized manufactured home community (MHC) in Jefferson County but they have no direction on developing an MHC. “You currently …
Developers Need Guidelines for New Manufactured Home Community Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Rancho El Mirage, new 55+ Manufactured Home Community Opening near Yuma, AZ Tired of renting? Get the Scoop on Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News American Dream lives. HUD Code production starts year strong. Patrick, Drew Industries acquire ancillary …
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As part of the city’s overall affordable housing strategy, the Arcata (Calif.) City Council has approved a mid-year appropriation of $35,000 to develop a plan to balance the needs of manufactured home community (MHC) residents against those of the MHC owners, and avoid rent control/rent stabilization measures for the city. …
This HUD issued document deals with all the aspects the title implies: the monitoring contractor who oversees the PIAs on site work, identification of DAPIAs (Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency), site construction and alternate construction, is there a preferable format for a DAPIA’s approval or rejection, the level of detail …
On Site Completion of Construction of Manufactured Homes Frequently asked Questions Read More
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has teamed up with conservative lawmakers opposing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulations about predatory payday lending, feeding into a rift in the party already fractured by a bitter presidential primary. The agency is trying to disrupt the cycle of debt …
According to a survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA), the Truth-in-Lending/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act integrated disclosures (TRID) that took effect Oct. 3, 2015, continues to leave a trail of vendor software problems, longer processing times, and closing delays that average eight days, although some have taken as long …
TRID Rule Continues to Hamper Mortgage Lending Industry Read More
The manufactured home community (MHC) in Hewitt, Texas was established in 1970, and about ten years later ordinances were approved to govern the community, but now need to be updated. Specifically, the city’s community development director, Terry Lankford, wants to make them more accommodating to residents. Dealing with lot sizes …
Older MHC Requires New Ordinance to Accommodate Larger Homes Read More
MHProNews last posted a story Jan. 25, 2016 concerning the standoff between the California Coastal Commission on one side, and the city of Pacifica, CA and Pacific Skies Estates MHC on the other, over the upgrade of the community by the city without an environmental review of long-term erosion, sea …
California Coastal MHC Development Project may be in Jeopardy Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Noise and Smoke vs. Facts About Manufactured Homes and Lending What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Tucson MHC to be developed. Utilities now metered at MHC homes. Plans approved for MHC expansion. Patrick posts strong financials for quarter, year. MHC residents …
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Updating a story MHProNews last posted Dec. 19, 2015 regarding an addition to an MHC at the edge of Smith Field airport, with a retention pond attracting waterfowl that can interfere with airplanes, owner Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) will build a ‘dry pond,’ one that will dry out within 48 …
Final Plans Approved for Expansion of Manufactured Home Community Read More
At the meeting of the Madison County Board in Edwardsville, Illinois, new rules for siting manufactured homes in unincorporated areas were adopted, according to what the altondailynews tells MHProNews. In addition to a $300 fee each time the property changes residents, the new rules include: A manufactured home in any …
County Sets Hoops for Manufactured Home Owners to Jump through Read More
The Humboldt Mobilehome Owners Coalition is seeking a ballot initiative to put rent control in manufactured home communities (MHC) to the voters in Humboldt County, in far Northern California, according to times-standard. The group has to obtain 3,000 signatures to be on the Nov. ballot. The Mobile Home Park Space …
Manufactured Home Community Residents seek Rent Control in Northern CA Read More
Following a topic we last covered Nov. 5, 2015 regarding the numbing effect of mandated sprinkler systems on home building in Maryland, lawmakers held a hearing to determine if counties can opt out of a new state law requiring all new homes, including manufactured homes (MH), to have sprinkler systems. …
Maryland Counties want to Opt out of Mandated Sprinkler Read More
The town of Snowflake, Arizona has signed off on an agreement for Navajo County to be responsible for enforcing installation standards of manufactured housing and factory-built buildings. The county has a previously signed agreement with the AZ Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety Office of Manufactured Housing for the …
Responsibility for Enforcing MH Installation Standards Passes from Snowflake to County Read More
A measure before a Kansas House committee would provide vocational training and equipment for inmates at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility to produce up to five homes a year that would then be sold or donated to a needy family. Current law restricts the sale of prison-made goods like dormitory and …
Kansas Manufactured Housing Association Opposes Home Building in Prison Read More
Following a story regarding the proposed rule by HUD that would draw a better distinction better manufactured housing and Park Model RVs, as MHProNews posted Feb. 13, 2016, two national RV associations issued a joint statement which reads, “This proposed rule provides a critical solution to the regulatory uncertainty that …
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Testifying before the Ohio House of Representatives’ Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee in support of HB 273 regarding abandoned MH, OMHA Executive Director Tim Williams stated that current removal of abandoned MH (valued under $3,000) laws are effective in some counties where an affidavit of value is signed …
Ohio’s Association Director Williams Testifies before House Committee Read More
