Joe Kelly of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) tells MHProNews state Senate Study Bill 1076 that tightens regulations on the MH business is opposed by the IMHA board of directors and the industry as a whole. Proposed by state Attorney General Tom Miller, the proposed legislation deals with the relationship between the landlord and residents, and resulted from an investigation by the Des Moines Register into land lease community regulations. Similar bills have failed to be approved in the past, and there continues to be strong industry opposition to the measure.

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