Metal travel trailers evolved as an interesting, inexpensive way for a family to take a vacation, but the Great Depression transformed them into dwellings as people lost their homes. During WWII, the units provided portable quarters for the military as well as housing for factory workers that were part of …
In the Beginning…from Travel Trailers to Manufactured Homes Read More
Following a story MHProNews last covered June 11, 2013 regarding the rent justification bill in the Delaware General Assembly, lawmakers passed SB 33 but removed the requirement that increases be greater than the average annual increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the last three years. The Delaware State …
Delaware General Assembly Passes Rent Justification for Land Lease Communities Read More
A plan to replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a Market Access Fund (MAF) has been proposed by two U. S. senators as well as by several analytic firms and think tanks. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Vir.) say their reform bill would create the MAF from …
Proposal would Replace Government-Sponsored Enterprises Fannie and Freddie Read More
The Vinton County Treasurer’s Office in McArthur, Ohio reports taxpayers can now pay real estate and manufactured home taxes online. “The online payment system offers added convenience for the taxpayer and streamlines the process of collecting taxes. I hope that in time it decreases wait time for those taxpayers who …
MHProNews has learned from the seguingazette in Seguin, TX the planning and zoning commission denied a special use request by Cavco Industries, Inc. for the temporary storage of flatbed trailers used to transport modular homes. According to Keith Alexander of Cavco the trailers were used to transport modular barracks to …
As follow-up to a May 28 MHProNews post regarding a class-action suit filed against the Delaware Manufactured Housing Relocation Authority (DEMHRA) for allegedly collecting a $3 monthly fee for each home illegally, Deputy Attorney General Edward Black says the authority did approve the collecting. Brought by three manufactured housing community …
Delaware Responds to Class-Action Lawsuit regarding Fees Read More
MHProNews has learned from stpaulsreview that the St. Pauls (North Carolina) Planning Board is recommending the Board of Commissioners deny a conditional use request to site a multi-section manufactured home in town. While it is allowed, the commissioners must approve the permit. Since no one came to the meeting to …
MHProNews has learned the City Council of Arkansas City in Kansas just north of the Oklahoma border, has voted to amend the municipal code to allow manufactured homes to be sited in residential-zoned districts. According to arkcity.net, the home must have been manufactured within the last year, including the time …
MHProNews has learned from castanet in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada residents of SunRise Village MHC are concerned that rising rents may force them out of their homes, especially seniors on fixed incomes. With annual rent increases that include two percent above inflation, rents are rising faster than incomes, and residents …
As it is noted in the aransaspassprogress, the Ingleside on the Bay (IOB) City Council (Tex.) heard recommendations from a committee wanting to update the city’s MH/RV ordinance. They suggested no manufactured homes should be sited in the city, and RVs may visit an occupied dwelling for three days if …
MHProNews has learned from KRZK-FM the Forsyth Board of Aldermen in Forsyth, Missouri have been asked by city Fire Chief Nathan Bower to clarify the town’s manufactured housing regulations. The city attorney was directed to revise the ordinance so it will differentiate between a manufactured and a modular home. Forsyth …
City Needs to Distinguish between HUD Code and Mod Read More
The washingtonpost informs MHProNews seniors whose income does not qualify them for a mortgage or refinancing a home under current tight credit, may now have more income for purposes of underwriting: Due to a rule change by the top home lenders, borrowers may now use retirement assets to improve their …
Following up on a story we posted March 21, 2013 about Texas Legislature HB 3613 that would release delinquent tax liens on manufactured homes beyond the four year statute of limitations, the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) says the bill passed the Senate and now goes to the governor, hopefully …
Following up on a story MHProNews last posted Feb. 15, 2013, concerning a temporary moratorium on the siting of manufactured homes in Magnolia, Ark., magnoliareporter says the Magnolia Planning Commission will continue its discussion at its next meeting. While current regulations require a 65-foot minimum width for siting a manufactured …
Planning Commission Still Considering MH Siting Ordinance Read More
The nationalmortgagenews reports in a survey of credit unions responding to the QM Rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 44 percent say they will no longer originate non-qualified mortgages and another 44 percent will reduce originations. In the survey conducted by the National Association of Federal Credit …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews the U. S. Department of housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking a qualified organization to assist HUD in performing assessment inspections, monitoring, and evaluation of the performance of private and state agencies responsible for oversight of design and construction of manufactured housing, …
New Contractor Sought for Manufactured Housing Program Read More
The riograndesun informs MHProNews the Rio Arriba County Commissioners in New Mexico have adopted a resolution that would require manufactured home owners to obtain a tax certificate before moving their homes. While public hearings would be held before the the measure becomes law, the resolution would assess a $10 tax …
MHProNews has learned from kelownacapnews in British Columbia, Canada, a letter aimed at elected officials from a couple who own a manufactured home is appealing a ruling based on a numbering system that prevents them from registering their homes in the Manufactured Home Registry. Their homes meet all the requirements …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has sent an urgent action alert to members of the manufactured housing industry to contact their Congressional representative and ask for their co-sponsorship and support of H.R. 1779, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. The bi-partisan measure would amend provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall …
Manufactured Housing Institute Issues Action Alert Read More
In a video on the nationalrealestatepost, hosts Frank Garay and Brian Stevens, in noting the importance of manufactured housing to 22 million Americans, stress the need for Congress to enact HR 1779, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act. One commentator says manufactured housing is superior to conventional housing because …
