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FTC to Enforce Red Flags Rule December 31

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 …

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MHARR Outlines “Disastrous” Consequences in Letter to HUD

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 …

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MHI Challenges Use of the Word ‘Chattel’

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 …

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Outsourcing of Manufactured-home Inspections Opposed

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 …

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City Orders Cleanup Work at Manufactured Home Community

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 …

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