A group of ten families from the Basalt, Colorado Pan and Fork land lease community, which is scheduled for redevelopment, have formed an action committee seeking better relocation options from the owners, which includes the Roaring Fork Development Corp. (RFCDC) and the town of Basalt. The “Workers for Justice and …
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The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013—HR 1779—remedies the unintended consequences of the Dodd-Frank Act that disproportionately affect affordable manufactured home lending. To date, 20 Democrats and 85 Republicans have signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation, indicating momentum is growing, but more support is needed to insure …
County commissioners in Butte, Meade and Harding Counties are in different stages of preparation for the possibility of modular workforce mancamps should the 36-inch Keystone XL pipeline be approved to move oil from Canada to Texas. Neither Butte nor Meade has a zoning ordinance, and Harding County’s is for “conditional …
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A new rule proposed by the Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry would require a sprinkler system in all new homes over 4,500 square feet, including manufactured and modular homes, according to redwoodfallsgazette.com. During a tour of Schult Homes with state legislators, Mark Brunner, president of the Minnesota Modular and …
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Hackles are up among residents in Zeus Park in Martin County, Florida regarding an off-site built home that has been placed in one of the county’s oldest residential neighborhood. Assistant Martin County attorney Krista Storey said the information posted inside the structure indicates it meets standards to a modular home, …
Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Rick Judson commends the bi-partisan support from two Senators and two Representatives for advocating identical legislation providing relief from rising flood insurance premiums. Reps. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) support …
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Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who serves as Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, is garnering support to encourage Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray to postpone implementation of the new mortgage rules set to take effect in Jan. 2014, until …
An ongoing dispute between the British Columbia Safety Authority (BCSA) in Canada and modular home builder Riske Creek Manufacturing and its owner Andy Tower has resulted in a recall of the company’s homes by the BCSA, which alleges the park model homes do not comply with gas and electrical certification …
A couple in Preston, Minnesota who live across the street from the Brownsville Mobile Home Park have asked that green belt screening be erected in front of the community to shield their view. A 1971 ordinance requires manufactured home communities to have a green belt around the periphery if it …
Neighbors want Manufactured Housing Community Shielded from View Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last reported Oct. 9, regarding the “stop work” order issued to the IBTS that may stop the shipments of manufactured homes due to the government shutdown, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Lois Starkey reports the U. S. Department of Housing and …
City officials in Waseca, Minnesota in the south central part of the state have proposed a new way to pay for maintenance and repairs of city sewers and retention ponds—by adding a separate monthly fee to utility bills. The measure would more evenly distribute the burden among all property owners, …
Manufactured Homeowners to Pay less than Site-Built Read More
Following a story from yesterday, Sept. 30, regarding the need for a $1.7 billion bailout of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) by Treasury, FHA Commissioner Carol Galante says the request for funds comes from an estimate of forecasted losses from Dec. 2012 that cannot be altered due to mandated accounting …
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The Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) admission that it will need a $1.7 billion bailout for fiscal year 2013 puts more pressure on Congress to pass an FHA reform bill. Both the House and the Senate banking committees have passed reform bills but they are very different. A collaboration of bipartisan …
A 1950’s San Angelo, Texas ordinance requiring all manufactured homes, including those for sale on a dealer’s lot, have skirting for aesthetic reasons was given an exception for licensed dealers. Clayton Homes asked for the change in the ordinance, as sanangeloLIVE.com reports, evidently after bringing a man camp onto their …
Clayton Homes Convinces City to Change Outdated Ordinance Read More
The 15 manufactured housing communities (MHC) in Callaway, Florida near Panama City range from modern developments with newer homes and paved streets to older flat-roofed factory-built homes sited on rough roads with no paved parking. A 1998 ordinance regulates new MH developments, but now a city commissioner wants pre-ordinance communities …
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The town of Springerville, Arizona has adopted a new amendment to their factory-built home ordinance. Any manufactured home built after 1976 must comply with the IBC (International Building Code) and the UBC (Universal Building Code) and inspected by the town’s building inspector. In addition, all manufactured homes (MH) being moved …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), commenting on the proposed new ground anchor testing criteria and standards, says it has no objections as long as the new rule is consistent with recommendations made by the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC). However, MHARR calls for HUD to allow existing …
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports two rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as required by the 2010 Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act (the Act) would establish nationwide emissions standards for composite wood products, many of which are used in manufactured housing, and …
Despite an ordinance banning manufactured homes older than eight years from being sited in Buffalo, Texas, a 1996 model was granted permission to be placed within the city limits, creating a thorny situation. Neighbors want the house removed because it was illegally sited, and others have been denied the opportunity …
Rep. Patrick McHenry, (R-N.C.) rapped Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray for suggesting credit unions make mortgages to borrowers they see as a reasonable credit risk even though they fall outside the guidelines of the qualified mortgage (QM) rule. Rep. McHenry says that is opening the door for …
