The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will begin enforcement of the Red Flags Rule on December 31, 2010. The FTC issued regulations (the Red Flags Rule) on November 9, 2007 requiring financial institutions and creditors to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs as part of the Fair and Accurate …
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
The real estate term chattel is falling out of favor with the manufactured housing industry. During a webinar December 9 on pending financial reform regulation, the Manufactured Housing Institute urged the industry to begin instead using the words personal property. It’s seems the term chattel could be relegated to the …
CNNMoney reports that the Senate considered Monday whether to repeal the new requirement that businesses issue 1099 tax forms to any individual or corporation from which they buy more than $600 in goods or services in a year. The provision was adopted in March as part of the massive health …
From Texas, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports that a state advisory panel’s recommendation to outsource installation inspections of thousands of manufactured homes is meeting opposition from state regulators and industry officials. Joe A. Garcia, executive director of the state’s Manufactured Housing Division told the reporter as long as the …
Outsourcing of Manufactured-home Inspections Opposed Read More
From Minnesota, Montevideo American-News reports that the city council recently approved resolutions calling on the owners of multiple homes in the Northdale Community manufactured housing community to make repairs and improvements to the homes. According to the report, the resolutions followed examination by council members of inspection reports by the …
City Orders Cleanup Work at Manufactured Home Community Read More
