Frank to Remain in Washington?
CNN Reports one day after officially ending his 32 years in the House of Representatives, Barney Frank may be returning to Capitol Hill to temporarily fill the Senate seat of John Kerry who will likely...
View ArticleMHI’s Conference Offers Top Speakers
Several Washington insiders have been invited to speak at the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) Legislative Conference and Winter Meeting Feb, 24-26 in Arlington, VA. The lineup includes Byron...
View ArticleBill would Streamline MH Recovery
ValleyMorningStar reports from Austin, TX, State Senate Bill 499 would streamline the process that allows MH owners who have un-imbursed legal claims against MH dealers to access reimbursement from a...
View ArticleLegislative Measure Designed to Protect MHC Residents
The Salt Lake Tribune informs MHProNews a measure that unanimously cleared a House of Representatives committee is more favored by MHC residents than by MHC owners. HB143′s sponsor says today’s...
View ArticleBi-partisan Measure Introduced to Ease Tight Credit
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives to ease credit for the nation’s home builders. Sponsored by Reps....
View ArticleMeasure Excludes Manufactured and Modular Housing
According to bizjournals, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed an ordinance which prevents local government from enacting zoning ordinances that dictates the appearance, layout, design,...
View ArticleInmates Prevented from Building Modular Homes
According to what cjonline tells MHProNews, the Kansas House of Representatives passed SB 74 that restricts prison programs in which inmates build modular homes, with proponents saying the correctional...
View ArticleChange Coming to Iowa Landlord/Tenant Law?
Joe Kelly of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) informs MHProNews the Iowa House of Representatives has passed HF495, affecting 562A, applies to landlords who own the home and land. On...
View ArticleMeasure Supports MH as Affordable Housing
Rep. Nathan Ramsey of the North Carolina House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would restrict counties from limiting the siting of manufactured homes, as natlawreview informs MHProNews,...
View ArticleLegislative Update—U.S. House of Representatives
From the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)’s newsletter MHProNews learns Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced the Community Lending...
View ArticleRent Control for Town Passed by State House
Residents at Brookside Mobile Home Park complaining about rising rents in their community has led to a state bill authorizing rent and eviction control rules in Acushnet, Massachusetts. Town Meeting...
View ArticleConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Reform Bill Passes House
Sponsored by House Financial Services Committee member Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, HR 3193, passed on a mostly party-line vote, would...
View ArticleU. S. Representatives in Home Districts; Contact them to Support 1779
The Manufactured Housing Institute’s Chairman Nathan Smith has been urging industry members to contact their U. S. Representatives in support of H. R. 1779 via the MHI’s new advocacy page, requiring...
View ArticleHouse Passes Privilege Information
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), before leaving for the August Recess, the House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 5062) amending the Consumer Financial Protection Act...
View ArticleWill Matt Drudge, Fox or CNN Spotlight Unfair Challenges Harming Millions of...
The Seattle Times/Center for Public Integrity has allegedly targeted Clayton Homes and Berkshire-Hathaway affiliated finance companies in an attempt to derail much needed reforms to Dodd-Frank which...
View ArticleSunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News July 10-July 17, 2016
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Educator, Builder Compare Conventional House to Residential Style Manufactured Home Living & Quality Illinois Professional Couple...
View ArticleHouse Ends ELHP, White House Threatens Veto
HousingWire.com reports the House of Representatives voted to end the Emergency Homeowner Loan Program (EHLP) that was set to take applications beginning in the spring. EHLP, created under the...
View ArticleHAMP Program Not Yet Terminal
According to HousingWire.com, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives said they could not find time on the floor to bring a vote to end the Home Affordable Modification Program...
View ArticleHouse Votes to End NSP
HousingWire.com reports the House of Representatives voted to end the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) which began with HUD’s Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) in 2008 with $3.9 billion....
View ArticleHR Legislation to Privatize and Streamline Mortgage Finance System
Following up on a story we published May 13, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) released a paper entitled “GSE Reform Legislation” documenting how a bill introduced in...
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