According to a new ordinance passed by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in California, before a manufactured community owner (MHC) can close a community, it must submit an impact statement, provide relocation assistance for residents, and submit a review of the process to the Planning Commission. The SantaMariaTimes …
MHC Closure Ordinance could Make MHC Owners Bleed Green Read More
StarsandStripes tells MHProNews.comas the Department of Defense prepares to select an air base as the home of a new generation of refeuling air tankers built by Boeing in Everett, Washington, local officials across the state at Airway Heights, right next to Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane would like to …
MHC Residents Like Their ‘Accident Potential Zone 2’ Read More
A site plan has been approved by the Waverly Village planning board in northeastern Pennsylvania for six two-family modular apartments, TheDailyReview tells MHProNews.com. When board members raised concerns about fireproofing, developer Tim Steed said the apartments exceed state fireproofing codes and HUD standards. The village mobile home statute, which village …
HousingWire tells MHProNews.com the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will raise the mortgage insurance from one percent to 1.75 percent to make up for the drop in the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund below the Congressionally mandated two percent, to 0.2 percent. The FHA said the increase will add $1 billion …
Under a deadline set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to change the city’s flood ordinance or lose the right for residents to obtain federal flood insurance, the city council of Denham Springs, Louisiana, approved changes to its flood ordinances. New construction and substantial improvements to a property within the …
New Ordinance: Manufactured Homes to be Sited above Flood Level Read More
Jason Boehlert, vice president of government relations for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), shown here explaining the landscape of legislative affairs inside the Washington, D.C. beltway at the MHI legislative session government affairs briefing Feb. 25. His presentation included pending legislation that would provide regulatory relief for the manufactured housing …
Boehlert Addresses MHI’s Winter Legislative Session Read More
The ChillicotheNews in Chillicothe, Missouri tells MHProNews.com a public hearing will be held by the city council to consider a zoning ordinance amendment so differentiation can be made between manufactured, mobile, and modular housing, and where they may be sited. City Engineer Ron Urton says the current ordinance is outdated …
Congress passed a $150 billion bill that extends the payroll tax reduction and unemployment benefits for ten months without increasing the guarantee fees (g-fees) on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Consideration was at first given to raising the fees as a means to pay for the extension but then dropped. …
An ongoing bureaucratic wrangle in Alabama over licensing and governmental authority for the installation of modular storm shelters has left hundreds of people in DeKalb County vulnerable as storm season approaches. A bidding war for the contract resulted in a lawsuit, and the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission claims it should …
Benzinga tells MHProNews.com that Nobility Homes, Inc. received a letter of non-compliance from NASDAQ because the company did not file the required Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the period ending Nov. 5, 2011. The letter, received by Nobility Feb. 10, 2012, says …
According to SeniorHousingNews, with health care costs rising and the economy still not thriving, “Granny pods” may start appearing in your neighbors’ backyards. Small modular homes, Med-Cottages, 288 square feet, outfitted as needed for the particular resident, assembled in a backyard, can give seniors a sense of independence while keeping …
In an exclusive communication from MHI, MHProNews.com has learned Richard “Dick” Jennison has been chosen to head the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). The former partner and Senior Vice President at Omni Solutions Group where he managed their large not-for-profit business practice, Jennison previously spent nearly eight years as president of …
From College Station, Texas and The Eagle, MHProNews.com learns that the Bryan City Council approved a new mobile home park fee this week that will require owners to pay for inspections and code enforcement at the 37 mobile and manufactured home communities in the city. According to the report, the …
From Lake Tahoe News, MHProNews.com learns that a push for fewer regulations in Nevada includes some involving manufactured housing. Governor Brian Sandoval announced a plan recently to repeal 654 regulations advocates say will assist in the state’s efforts at economic diversification and job creation. According to the report, in addition …
Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan recently posted on the HUD blog that a new rule taking effect March 5 will prevent housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Donovan says the need for this rule is clear, particularly when it comes to housing. Contained in the rule are four …
HUD Rule Expands Regulations on Non-Discrimination Read More
MHProNews.com has learned from Jason Boehlert, vice president of government relations at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), On February 7, the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released final rules extending anti-money laundering (AML) and suspicious activity report (SAR) requirements to non-bank residential mortgage lenders and originators. Non-bank …
Wellsboro, Pennsylavania, County Assessor Deb Crawford of Tioga County says manufactured home owners need to obtain a trailer release if they sell or move their homes in order to avoid receiving a continuing tax bill. Without the permit “we would not know there is a new owner, “Crawford says,” (and) …
MHProNews.com has learned from Robert S. Coldren of Hart, King & Coldren in Santa Ana, California, a Vista (CA) Superior Court judge’s ruling may help MHC owners sell their land if they cannot earn enough from renting home sites. According to utsandiego rent control has been in effect in Oceanside …
MHProNews.com has received a memorandum from Joe Stegmayer, Chairman of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), regarding testimony at last week’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on HUD’s implementation of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. Noting the difficulty in gaining the attention of Congress, Stegmayer emphasizes the extended effort …
MHI Responds to Unexpected Testimony at Congressional Hearing Read More
Manuel Santana, director of engineering for Cavco Industries, told a congressional subcommittee HUD’s negligence in implementing the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 has contributed to the industry’s 80 percent decline in production. In testimony prepared for the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, he said …
