GoUpstate tells us the Spartanburg City Council in South Carolina is considering raising the fees on MHC owners to offset the cost of inspections so taxpayers are not subsidizing the expense of the inspectors. Other changes in the ordinance amending the original land management measure deal with lighting and setback …
The Rapid City Journal in South Dakota reports the Box Elder Planning and Zoning Commission wants developer Bob Akers to rethink his plans to replace the 125-site Wagon Wheel Village MHC with 166 modular homes spaced ten feet apart. Located just east of Rapid City, the local government has no …
DoylestownPatch reports from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, HB 1767, sponsored by Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Northampton, dictates the responsibilities of an MHC owner during the sale of an MHC under the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act. Up for second consideration this week, MHProNews.com has learned the measure also denotes the …
MHProNews.com has learned from MyrtleBeachonline two South Carolina men were each sentenced to three years in federal prison for falsifying loan applications to banks to obtain mortgages on manufactured homes that were never delivered. Conway, SC MH dealer Glenn Vaught and mortgage broker Michael Fortenberry provided false documentation to obtain …
Perhaps 20,000 to 30,000 jobs and the home values of some 4 million pre-HUD Code mobile and post-HUD Code manufactured homes hangs in the balance of the passage of HR 3849. Can it get done? Experts tell MHProNews that it will require a strong grass roots effort by industry professionals …
As follow-up to a story we wrote April 18 regarding changes to the MHC code by the San Antonio Quality of Life Committee, which has policy oversight of manufactured homes, Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) Executive Director J.D. Pendleton led a group of residents and community owners in a meeting …
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports a joint letter dated April 17, 2012 from the chairmen of the House Financial Services Committee and the Housing, Insurance, and Community Development Subcommittee to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan seeks follow-up from HUD regarding its implementation of the Manufactured Housing Improvement …
TCPalm of Palm Beach, Florida, tells MHProNews.com a series of power surges that struck the Village Green MHC in Vero Beach ruined numerous electrical devices in five manufactured homes, including large-screen TVs, coffee makers, DVD players, microwaves, a chandelier, and other appliances. Although the total loss was around $2,000, not …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reports 4,139 new manufactured homes shipped in Feb. 2012, an increase of 45.3 percent from a year ago Feb, with single and multi-section homes both increasing, although single section accounted for 60.4 percent of the total. Jan. and Feb. 2012 MH shipments totaled 8,084 compared …
The FayObserver tells MHProNews.com minimum housing standards are set to be tightened by the Cumberland County Commission in the south central area of North Carolina. In light of neighborhood complaints about the condition of some factory-built housing, the new measure would require all manufactured housing to have skirting around the …
In its Week in Review newsletter, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) is urging its members to contact their congressional delegation to support H.R. 3849, legislation introduced by Reps. Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, and Gary Miller of California. The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act seeks to …
A program offered by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) offers residents of manufactured homes in Bonney Lake and Sumner, Washington the opportunity to receive free duct work sealing and other energy- saving devices. As Bonneylake-SumnerPatch tells MHProNews.com, the service has up to a $500 value and can reduce energy usage by …
From North Dakota and KXTNews comes a story about the demand for manufactured housing in the oil-boom state. Soon after new homes arrive on sales lots, they leave for site placement. The sales manager for one business told the reporter sales have tripled in the past year, most destined for …
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From Arkansas and the North Little Rock Times, MHProNews.com learns that The North Little Rock City Council voted unanimously Monday to send back to the city Planning Commission a proposal to pass zoning requirements that would have limited the placement of manufactured homes. Had the requirements passed, most neighborhoods in …
From San Jose and the Mercury News, MHProNews.com learns that the city council is reviewing the conversion process of manufactured housing communities to other uses to “better prepare for the possibility in the future.” According to the report, five mobile home parks have closed since the original conversion ordinance was …
According to The Wall Street Journal, the manufactured housing industry may be poised for a rebound. Noting the 42.1 percent increase in MH sales Jan. 2012 over Jan. 2011, and the corresponding six percent decrease of new single-family stick built homes in 2011, the article says home buyers may be …
The OrangeCountyRegister informs MHProNews.com State Sen. Lou Correa, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Homes and Communities, will hold a conference in Santa Ana Friday, March 16, for MHC residents and owners. A panel of MHC residency law experts and code enforcement officials will discuss health and safety …
The Eloy City Council in Arizona, just south of Phoenix, has eased the zoning restrictions on replacing manufactured homes. The previous ordinance required homes be replaced with units no more than three years old, which many people who lived in homes that needed to be replaced could not afford. The …
To follow-up on a story we published Nov. 07, 2011, The T&D tells MHProNews.com a man from Neeses, South Carolina, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of breach of trust for taking money for manufactured homes never delivered. If rom Colter was arrested …
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 …
