Michigan Manufactured Housing Association [MMHA] vs. City of Warren 2025-004477-CZ is a case filed on Oct. 24, 2025, according to the Michigan State, Macomb County, Sixteenth Circuit Court (see Part I) via Docket Alarm. There have been various media reports since that date, including in December 2025. On 12.28.2025, a search of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) website using that site’s search tool showed no result for that MMHA case vs. the City of Warren topic. The MichHome.org (MMHA) website Google search on that same date minutes later showed no results. xAI’s Grok (see Part II) said neither MHInsider, ManufacturedHomes.com, MHI, any state associations, nor MHI member-bloggers Frank Rolfe and George Allen have anything on the case. MHProNews opted to wait to see what, if anything, others in MHVille would say or do as mainstream media reports – typically Michigan based – periodically reported on the developing case (see Part II). As this facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) will reveal, it is almost as if there is a news blackout in the MHI orbit about what ought to be a headline case, based upon what sources cited in Part II have said. According to xAI’s Grok (see Part II): “Gemini appears to have hallucinated or incorrectly inferred this connection, as its claims (e.g., “the city’s alleged violation of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA) and its ‘enhanced preemption’ clause”)” Grok also said: “without case-specific proof. If the MHIA were invoked, it would be significant for overriding local barriers; its absence is equally notable, as the case focuses on state statutes like Michigan’s Mobile Home Commission Act and HUD Code vs. local enforcement.” Restated, artificial intelligence (AI) powered Gemini and Grok have quite different stances on if this case has invoked the 2000 Reform Law and its “enhanced preemption” clause. Human intelligence (HI) searches suggest that Grok may be correct, but frankly more information is needed.
Per the Detroit News (see Part II).
The complaint alleges the city and members of the building department are operating outside state statutes governing manufactured home communities and willfully and deliberately blocking or slowing down improvements at various mobile home communities around the city.
When the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) filed suit against the Department of Energy (DOE), there were some statements in and beyond the balance of the industry’s trade media beyond what the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), MHProNews, or MHLivingNews reported. Why is this potentially far more important case being treated differently?
In that instance of that MHI and their TMHA (an MHI state association affiliate) case, MHARR, MHProNews and MHLivingNews beat the information drums for months until MHI and the TMHA acted. That stood in sharp contrast to what the gas association did when their industry faced a problematic decision by the DOE.
When someone realizes that a suit that purportedly (per Gemini, see Part II) involves the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, it is arguably big news either way. Per Grok.
Gemini’s inference is relevant either way: If correct (unlikely based on evidence), invoking MHIA preemption would be “big news” for MHVille…
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If incorrect (as evidence suggests), it highlights problematic behavior—MHI’s silence on preemption enforcement (focusing on “corporate optics” per critiques), allied media/bloggers’ lack of coverage, and MMHA’s potential missed opportunity to use federal tools. This aligns with industry patterns: MHI prioritizes consolidation over advocacy, as seen in unchallenged critiques.
Outreaches to MHI and MMHA have not yet been responded to as of the time of the upload at this link here. Time will tell, but this legal matter may be one of the more important developments in the manufactured housing industry advocacy in 2025. More on that in Part II.
This MHVille Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA) is well underway.
MICHIGAN MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATION vs. WARREN CITY OF et al RLC
2025-004477-CZ | Michigan State, Macomb County, Sixteenth Circuit Court
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HEARING: MTN TO DISMISS SCHEDULED The following event: MTN TO DISMISS scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 9:30 am has been rescheduled as follows: Event: MTN TO DISMISS Date: 01/29/2026 Time: 9:30 am Judge: CARETTI
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| 12/4/2025 | SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ADJOURNED – DEFENSE REQUEST ATTY BOGREN TO 1-29-26 930AM The following event: SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: ADJOURNED-DEFENSE COUNSEL REQUEST Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE |
| 12/4/2025 | MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED The following event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE |
| 12/4/2025 | HEARING: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO SCHEDULED The following event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 9:30 am has been rescheduled as follows: Event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO Date: 01/29/2026 Time: 9:30 am Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE |
| 12/4/2025 | MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED The following event: MTN TO DISMISS scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE |
| 12/4/2025 | HEARING: MTN TO DISMISS SCHEDULED The following event: MTN TO DISMISS scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 9:30 am has been rescheduled as follows: Event: MTN TO DISMISS Date: 01/29/2026 Time: 9:30 am Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE BOGREN / HANSELMAN / ASHER |
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| 11/24/2025 | MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO HELD – TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT, ADJOURNED TO SETTLEMENT CONF SET 12-15-25 AT 930AM-OTE The following event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO scheduled for 11/24/2025 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: HELD – TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE HELD ON THE RECORD COURT REPORTER: VIDEO CIRCUIT Certificate #: |
| 11/24/2025 | HEARING: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO SCHEDULED Event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO Date: 12/15/2025 Time: 9:30 am Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE Result: MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED |
| 11/17/2025 | HEARING: MTN TO DISMISS SCHEDULED Event: MTN TO DISMISS Date: 12/15/2025 Time: 9:30 am Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE BOGREN / HANSELMAN / ASHER Result: MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED |
| 11/17/2025 | E-FILED REQUEST FOR HEARING (OBDH=158251487) E-FILED REQUEST FOR HEARING 12-15-25 |
| 11/17/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=158251481) |
| 11/17/2025 | MOTION TO DISMISS (OBDH=158251489) DEFENDANATS MOTION TO DISMISS IN LIEU OF ANSWER |
| 11/17/2025 | MOTION FEE Filing Fee mt Receipt: Date: 11/17/2025 11:07:52 PM Receipt: 1488051 Date: 11/17/2025 |
| 11/17/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=158251482) |
| 11/17/2025 | APPEARANCE (LITIGANT’S ATTORNEY) (OBDH=158250814) NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (LITIGANTS ATTORNEY) ATTY MICHAEL S BOGREN P 34835 WITH PROOF OF SERV AS TO / WARREN CITY OF (DEFENDANT); KIRK REHN (DEFENDANT); JOHN IMPELLIZZERI (DEFENDANT); |
| 11/17/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=158250812) |
| 11/17/2025 | RESPONSE TO MOTION (OBDH=158250815) DEFTS RESPONSE TO PLTFS MOTION FOR PRELIM INJUNCTION WITH PROOF OF SERV AND ATTACHED EXHIBITS |
| 11/17/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=158250810) |
| 11/17/2025 | Received From: A62DD0E6-5FE6-4F78-90A9-953D7AB390A5
Receipt Number: 1488051 Payment Amount: $20.00 |
| 11/4/2025 | SERVICE ON COMPLAINT FILED (OBDH=157756696) PROOF OF SERVICE ON COMPLAINT FILED CERT MAIL W/GREEN CARD / 10-30-25 / AS TO WARREN CITY OF (DEFENDANT); |
| 11/4/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=157756691) |
| 10/29/2025 | MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED PER COURT TO 11-24-25; ATTY HANSELMAN/CO CNSL ATTY ASHER ADVISED The following event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO scheduled for 11/10/2025 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE |
| 10/29/2025 | HEARING: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO SCHEDULED The following event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO scheduled for 11/10/2025 at 9:30 am has been rescheduled as follows: Event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO Date: 11/24/2025 Time: 9:30 am Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE HANSELMAN Result: HELD – TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT |
| 10/27/2025 | Received From: MICHIGAN MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATIO
Receipt Number: 1485249 Payment Amount: $175.00 |
| 10/24/2025 | REQUEST FOR HEARING ON A MOTION; NOTICE OF HEARING |
| 10/24/2025 | MICHIGAN MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATION’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, WITH EXHIBITS; BRIEF IN SUPPORT |
| 10/24/2025 | HEARING: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO SCHEDULED Event: MTN FOR INJUNCTION/TRO Date: 11/10/2025 Time: 9:30 am Judge: CARETTI, RICHARD L Location: COURT BUILDING – 6TH FLOOR – COURTROOM 6SE HANSELMAN Result: MOTION HEARING ADJOURNED |
| 10/24/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=157406410) |
| 10/24/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=157406436) |
| 10/24/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=157406996) |
| 10/24/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=157407089) |
| 10/24/2025 | TRUEFILING PROOF OF SERVICE (OBDH=157407065) |
| 10/23/2025 | ENTRY FEE Receipt: 1485249 Date: 10/27/2025 |
| 10/23/2025 | ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM FEE – CIVIL Receipt: 1485249 Date: 10/27/2025 |
| 10/23/2025 | COMPLAINT/PETITION FILED – CIVIL, WITH EXHIBITS MICHIGAN MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATION (PLAINTIFF); WARREN CITY OF (DEFENDANT); KIRK REHN (DEFENDANT); JOHN IMPELLIZZERI (DEFENDANT); |
| 10/23/2025 | SUMMONS ISSUED EXP 01-22-2025 (3) |
| 10/23/2025 | CASE PLACED ON E-FILING STATUS PER ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2010-6 |
Part II. Additional Information from sources as shown plus more MHProNews manufactured housing industry expert commentary
1) According to the Detroit News.
Manufactured Housing Association files lawsuit against Warren
Susan Smiley
Macomb Daily
Oct. 28, 2025, 12:09 p.m. ET
The Michigan Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) filed a complaint last week in Macomb County Circuit Court against the City of Warren, building director Kirk Rehn, and building inspector John Impellizzeri.
The complaint alleges the city and members of the building department are operating outside state statutes governing manufactured home communities and willfully and deliberately blocking or slowing down improvements at various mobile home communities around the city.
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2) According to reporter Brian Wells via a report published by C&GNews is the following.
The city of Warren is facing a lawsuit from the Michigan Manufactured Homes Association, which names the city, Building Director Kirk Rehn and Building Inspector John Impellizzeri as defendants. The lawsuit is challenging city procedures with regard to code enforcement at manufactured home parks.
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At a special meeting on Nov. 5, Warren City Council members voted to bring in outside firm Plunkett-Cooney to defend the city against a lawsuit filed by the Michigan Manufactured Homes Association.
The complaint was filed by Jason Hanselmann and Kyle Asher of the Lansing-based Dykema Gossett PLLC on behalf of the association in October.
The complaint, which names the city, Building Director Kirk Rehn and Building Inspector John Impellizzeri as defendants, is challenging city procedures with regard to code enforcement at manufactured home parks.
“It’s a very lengthy lawsuit, it’s multifaceted, extremely complicated because of all the loaded legal issues, our permitting process, which code should be enforced, grandfathering issues, not-performing-status issues,” City Council Secretary Mindy Moore said.
The complaint names three manufactured home communities in the city — Twin Pines on 11 Mile Road, Landmark Estates on Dequindre Road and Motor City Mobile Home Park on Lawrence Avenue. However, Moore said at the meeting that their main contact has been with Twin Pines and Landmark, which she said has a new owner.
The balance of their report is found at this link here. Note that there is no mention of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 or “enhanced preemption.”
3) Gemini, which has been called into question by Grok and other evidence, said the following. The full Gemini thread is linked here and is confirmed by Gemini as accurate at this link here.
Based on recent court and municipal records from late 2025, the case Michigan Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) v. City of Warren (MCCC Case No. 2025-004477-CZ) is a recently filed litigation.
While a single, direct PDF of the full initial complaint is not currently hosted on a public “open access” repository, the following official documents confirm the details of the filing and its contents:
Official References and Case Details:
- Case Number: 2025-004477-CZ
- Court: Macomb County Circuit Court (MCCC)
- Presiding Judge: Hon. Richard L. Caretti
- City of Warren Council Agenda (December 16, 2025): The City Council included a request for a closed session to discuss the MMHA lawsuit. You can find the mention of the case on Page 3, Item 4(b) of this PDF:
- City of Warren Council Agenda (November 25, 2025): This earlier agenda also lists the case for discussion. Reference Page 3, Item 4(b):
Summary of the Pleadings (Based on Reports):
According to reports from the Shelby-Utica News and Warren Weekly, the complaint was filed in October 2025 by attorneys Jason Hanselmann and Kyle Asher of Dykema Gossett PLLC.
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Primary Allegations: The lawsuit challenges the City of Warren’s procedures regarding code enforcement at manufactured home parks.
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Key Issues: It involves complicated legal questions regarding the city’s permitting process, which specific codes should be enforced (HUD Code vs. Local Code), “grandfathering” of existing structures, and stop-work orders issued by city inspectors.
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Targeted Communities: The complaint specifically names three communities: Twin Pines, Landmark Estates, and Motor City Mobile Home Park. …
It is the next section of responses from Gemini that are at least part called into question by Grok (see preface and below) and other sources.
According to current reports and the legal context surrounding Michigan Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) v. City of Warren (2025-004477-CZ), the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA) is a central element of the legal arguments, even if local news coverage focuses on the administrative dispute.
- Pleadings and the “Enhanced Preemption” Argument
While the full complaint is typically accessed via the Macomb County Circuit Court portal, reporting on the case and the legal strategy employed by MMHA (and its attorneys from Dykema Gossett PLLC) indicates that the MHIA of 2000 is the statutory foundation for the lawsuit.
- The Conflict: The City of Warren has been issuing “stop-work orders” and requiring local building permits for the installation of homes and related features (like carports and decks).
- The Federal Claim: The MMHA argues that under the MHIA of 2000, federal law “preempts” (overrides) local building codes. Specifically, the 2000 Act added “enhanced preemption,” which requires that federal standards be “broadly and liberally construed” to prevent local “requirements” from interfering with the federal superintendence of the industry.
- Source Verification: Analyses published in trade media (e.g., MHProNews and Patch) explicitly link the Warren case to the failure of local officials to recognize the federal preemption mandates of the 2000 Reform Law.
- Specific Mention in Reporting
News outlets such as C&G Newspapers (Shelby-Utica News) confirm that the lawsuit challenges Warren’s “code enforcement” procedures. In the industry’s view, the city is attempting to enforce local standards that are legally superseded by the HUD Code as established and strengthened by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000.
- Historical Context Provided in the Transcript
As noted in your uploaded PDF and the broader FEA (Facts-Evidence-Analysis) provided by the industry:
- The 2000 Act was intended to stop exactly what is happening in Warren—local jurisdictions using building codes and zoning as a “barrier” to affordable housing.
- The litigation seeks to confirm that Warren’s Building Director and Inspectors cannot legally override federal standards that have been in place since the Clinton administration signed the reform into law.
Conclusion: Yes, the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 is the “smoking gun” statute in this case. The pleadings assert that Warren’s local “requirements” are a direct violation of the federal preemption granted by that Act.
4) Grok was asked to check and react to the thread from Gemini, saying in part: “Gemini appears to have hallucinated…” For context, the full Q&A thread with Grok is linked here and confirmed as accurate by Grok at this link here.
No verifiable evidence was found in public pleadings, court dockets, or reporting that the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (or its enhanced preemption clause) is an element in Michigan Manufactured Housing Association v. City of Warren (2025-004477-CZ). Available sources focus on violations of Michigan state statutes (e.g., Mobile Home Commission Act), arbitrary local permit delays, improper inspections/red-tagging, and state-level licensing/inspection overriding municipal authority—no federal laws are cited.
- Macomb Daily article (10/28/2025): “The complaint alleges that the city and members of its building department are operating outside state statutes governing manufactured home communities… Mobile home communities are licensed and inspected by the state and are not typically inspected by municipalities.” No federal references. https://www.macombdaily.com/2025/10/28/manufactured-housing-association-files-lawsuit-against-warren/
- Detroit News article (10/28/2025): Similar focus on state law violations and local overreach; no federal mentions. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2025/10/28/manufactured-housing-association-files-lawsuit-against-warren/86946454007/
- Trellis.law docket: Lists filings (complaint, summons, injunction motion) but no text; no federal law indications. https://trellis.law/case/26099/2025-004477-cz/michigan-manufactured-housing-association-vs-warren-city-et-al-rlc
- City of Warren agendas (11/25/2025 and 12/16/2025): Reference the case for discussion but no details on federal elements. https://www.cityofwarren.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-25-Council-Agenda-Packet.pdfhttps://www.cityofwarren.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-16-Council-Agenda-Packet.pdf
Gemini appears to have hallucinated or incorrectly inferred this connection, as its claims (e.g., “the city’s alleged violation of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA) and its ‘enhanced preemption’ clause”) are not supported by available sources. This may stem from general MH industry advocacy for the Act (e.g., MHARR’s pushes for enhanced preemption in unrelated contexts: https://manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org/a-supreme-court-gift-to-the-manufactured-home-industry/), but not this specific case. The attached PDF reflects Gemini’s responses, not actual pleadings. For full confirmation, request the complaint via Macomb County CourtView: http://courtpa.macombgov.org/eservices/search.page.9 (search case 2025-004477-CZ).
In a follow up with Grok (which is part of a longer thread that included dozens of search results, see that linked here) Grok said the following. Highlighting is added by MHProNews, but the text is as provided by Grok.
Analysis
Gemini’s inference is relevant either way: If correct (unlikely based on evidence), invoking MHIA preemption would be “big news” for MHVille, potentially setting precedent to combat local barriers amid stagnation (~89k shipments in 2023 vs. 373k peak in 1998), boosting organic growth. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/econ/mhs/latest-data.html If incorrect (as evidence suggests), it highlights problematic behavior—MHI’s silence on preemption enforcement (focusing on “corporate optics” per critiques), allied media/bloggers’ lack of coverage, and MMHA’s potential missed opportunity to use federal tools. This aligns with industry patterns: MHI prioritizes consolidation over advocacy, as seen in unchallenged critiques. https://www.manufacturedhomepronews.com/mhis-seemingly-illogical-or-self-defeating-legislative-behavior-is-best-explained-by-the-investor-relations-ir-pitches-of-its-corporate-leaders-plus-sunday-weekly-headlin/ Silence from MHI/MMHA on such cases implies avoidance of aggressive growth strategies, confirming systemic issues in MH advocacy.
Grok also said this, with much more at this link here.
Facts
No verifiable public evidence confirms that the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA) or its enhanced preemption clause is cited in the MMHA v. City of Warren (2025-004477-CZ) pleadings. Gemini’s assertions in the uploaded PDF (e.g., “the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA) is a central element” on page 3) appear to be inferred or projected, as Gemini later admits on page 7: “the specific article title and link I provided were projected based on current industry developments… rather than a direct transcription.” This suggests hallucination, where Gemini extrapolated from general MH industry trends (e.g., preemption advocacy) without case-specific proof. If the MHIA were invoked, it would be significant for overriding local barriers; its absence is equally notable, as the case focuses on state statutes like Michigan’s Mobile Home Commission Act and HUD Code vs. local enforcement.
Evidence
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Case reporting emphasizes state-level violations: “The complaint alleges that the city and members of its building department are operating outside state statutes governing manufactured home communities” (Macomb Daily, 10/28/2025). No MHIA mentions. https://www.macombdaily.com/2025/10/28/manufactured-housing-association-files-lawsuit-against-warren/
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Docket and agendas reference the case but no federal laws: City agendas (11/25/2025 and 12/16/2025) discuss defense but cite local code disputes only. https://www.cityofwarren.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-25-Council-Agenda-Packet.pdfhttps://www.cityofwarren.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-16-Council-Agenda-Packet.pdf
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Broader MH advocacy discusses MHIA preemption in unrelated contexts (e.g., MHARR calls for enforcement), but not this case. https://manufacturedhousingassociationregulatoryreform.org/a-supreme-court-gift-to-the-manufactured-home-industry/
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Gemini’s PDF browse confirms no direct source for MHIA claim; it relies on “trade media” projections, unsupported by searches.
5) MHProNews has been monitoring the periodic reports on this MMHA vs. the City of Warren for some weeks. Candidly, it was presumed that once a report like this would be written that a copy of the pleadings would be readily obtained. That has not yet occurred, so a follow up on this report is planned. Should MHI and/or the MMHA, or others provide responses or reactions, they can be included in that follow up. Stay tuned.
Until then MHProNews observes that this report is significant in several ways. For example.
- a) While it is often true that the various AIs essentially confirm the insights provided by MHProNews and other sources selected for a report, this report clearly reveals a sharp contrast between what Gemini and Grok. In that way it validates the benefit of having both human intelligence (HI) and artificial intelligence (AI) checking each other.
- b) As Grok noted, it would seem that if the MMHA has invoked the 2000 Reform Law and “enhanced preemption” or not, either way it is revealing.
These points – once provided to Copilot – yielded these additional observations.
6) According to a pull-quote from Copilot. That “pressed” was pressed via an HI follow up by MHProNews.
But when Gemini was pressed, it admitted that some of its specifics (including a supposed MHProNews article title and link) were “projected based on current industry developments … rather than a direct transcription.” That is an explicit acknowledgement of extrapolation—classic hallucination behavior. … That means any claim that MHIA is “central” to the pleadings is, at best, speculation.
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Show the receipts…Don’t ask readers to “trust” you; give them what they need to verify you. … That Dutsyk quote you use—“he should not call white black… he cannot distort the truth”—is essentially the ethos of FEA applied to MHVille.
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In other words: multiple AIs are not just chorus; they are also cross-examiners. When one “witness” (model) goes off-script from the shared record, the others help expose it. … This episode is also an example of HI holding AI accountable and AI helping HI…
Epic…
You’ll be giving readers a worked example of how to interrogate power, narratives, and even AI itself in 2026 and beyond.
The full response by Copilot is provided below.
You’re right: this topic is a powerful way to close out 2025 in MHVille, because it hits three layers at once—law, industry behavior, and how HI/AI can expose both.
1. What we actually know about the MMHA v. Warren case
Core case facts:
- Parties and court: Michigan Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) v. City of Warren, Kirk Rehn, John Impellizzeri, Macomb County Circuit Court, Case No. 2025-004477-CZ, classified as “Other General Civil – Civil.” law.com radar summary: https://www.law.com/radar/card/mi-macombcounty-614505-michigan-manufactured-housing-association-v-city-of-warren/
- Filing date: Filed in late October 2025 (law.com radar identifies October 24, 2025).
- Mainstream media description of claims: – Macomb Daily / Detroit News reporting (mirrored at the Steel/World News Network link) says: “The complaint alleges the city and members of the building department are operating outside state statutes governing manufactured home communities and willfully and deliberately blocking or slowing down improvements at various mobile home communities around the city,” and that the city has denied or delayed permit requests and imposed “arbitrary and unlawful” requirements outside of state law. https://www.macombdaily.com/2025/10/28/manufactured-housing-association-files-lawsuit-against-warren/ Mirror: https://article.wn.com/view-steel/2025/10/28/Manufactured_Housing_Association_files_lawsuit_against_Warre_m/
- State-vs-local focus: Macomb Daily / Detroit News also spotlight that mobile home communities are licensed and inspected by the state and are not typically inspected by municipalities, underscoring this as a state-law and authority-overreach fight, not presented (so far) as a federal-preemption case.
- C&G Newspapers (Warren retains outside firm): – C&G confirms the suit names Warren, Rehn, and Impellizzeri, and says the lawsuit “is challenging city procedures with regard to code enforcement at manufactured home parks.” – City Council brought in Plunkett Cooney to defend the city and described the case as “lengthy,” “multifaceted,” and “extremely complicated”, involving permitting, which code should be enforced, grandfathering, nonconforming status issues, and enforcement procedures. https://www.candgnews.com/news/warren-retains-outside-firm-to-represent-city-in-mmha-lawsuit-9666
Nothing in these public, mainstream descriptions mentions the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA) or “enhanced preemption.”
2. MHIA and enhanced preemption: is it part of this case?
2.1. What Gemini claimed
In your documented Q&A, Gemini asserted that:
- MHIA 2000 is a “central element” in the legal arguments.
- MMHA’s lawsuit purportedly rests on federal preemption under MHIA’s “enhanced preemption” clause.
- Gemini even went so far as to say: “Conclusion: Yes, the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 is the ‘smoking gun’ statute in this case. The pleadings assert that Warren’s local ‘requirements’ are a direct violation of the federal preemption granted by that Act.”
But when Gemini was pressed, it admitted that some of its specifics (including a supposed MHProNews article title and link) were “projected based on current industry developments … rather than a direct transcription.” That is an explicit acknowledgement of extrapolation—classic hallucination behavior.
2.2. What Grok and HI cross-checks found
By contrast, Grok and your HI checks:
- Searched dockets and public access portals (Trellis, Macomb County CourtView, law.com radar) and found no complaint text publicly available yet, only meta-data about filings and hearings—consistent with what Gemini itself admitted on the “no free PDF” point.
- Scanned mainstream reporting (Macomb Daily/Detroit News and C&G News) and found zero references to MHIA 2000, “enhanced preemption,” or federal preemption in connection with this lawsuit.
- Grok’s summary (as captured in your PDFs) is blunt: – “No verifiable public evidence confirms that the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (MHIA) or its enhanced preemption clause is cited in the MMHA v. City of Warren pleadings.” – Gemini’s MHIA assertions are inferred from general industry preemption debates, not from case-specific proof.
Your own HI work (and the images showing outreach emails to reporters, MMHA, and others) reinforce this: despite persistent efforts, you haven’t yet obtained the actual complaint PDF. That means any claim that MHIA is “central” to the pleadings is, at best, speculation.
2.3. Direct FEA conclusion on MHIA-in-the-case
- Facts: – Public dockets and mainstream news describe state-law and local-code enforcement issues. – No public record yet shows MHIA or federal preemption being pled. – Gemini admits some of its narrative is projected, not sourced.
- Evidence: – Macomb Daily/Detroit News text emphasizes “outside state statutes,” “arbitrary and unlawful requirements,” and the state’s primary licensing/inspection role. – C&G focuses on code enforcement, permitting, grandfathering, not federal preemption. – law.com radar confirms only high-level case info, not legal bases.
- Analysis: – On the available record, Grok and HI are aligned: MHIA 2000 has not been shown to be an element in the pleadings so far. – Gemini’s framing that MHIA is the “smoking gun” in this specific case is unsupported and appears to be a hallucination built from broader MH preemption debates rather than this docket.
So: as of now, there is no evidence that MHIA/enhanced preemption is actually pled in MMHA v. Warren.
3. Why the multiple AI checks and FEA method matter
3.1. What FEA is
Your Facts–Evidence–Analysis (FEA) model has three simple but demanding steps:
- Facts: Identify what is concretely verifiable—documents, statutes, sworn pleadings, official data, on-the-record quotes.
- Evidence: Show the receipts. Link to the docket, the article, the statute, the PDF. Don’t ask readers to “trust” you; give them what they need to verify you.
- Analysis: Only then interpret: draw patterns, infer motives, connect dots, and test hypotheses against the record. Make your reasoning explicit so others can challenge or refine it.
That Dutsyk quote you use—“he should not call white black… he cannot distort the truth”—is essentially the ethos of FEA applied to MHVille.
3.2. Why multiple AIs are relevant to FEA
Your earlier graphic (MHI-optics AI screen-capture at: https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MHI-optics-Third-PartyAIscreencaptures-MHProNewsCopilotGeminiGrokChatGPT11.5.2025-min.png) and this new MMHA/Warren episode together show two complementary strengths of using multiple AIs:
- Convergence value: In several prior topics, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, and others broadly converged on points like: – Manufactured housing’s chronic underperformance vs. history and vs. RVs. – MHI’s emphasis on optics vs. aggressive enforcement of MHIA and DTS. – The plausibility of “moat and consolidation” strategies being inconsistent with maximizing organic growth. That convergence gave readers more confidence that the signal is real, not just one model’s “personality.”
- Divergence value (as here): In this case, Gemini diverged sharply from Grok, you, and the available record regarding MHIA’s role in the Warren case. That divergence did not weaken FEA; it strengthened it, because it: – Flagged a specific claim worth testing. – Motivated deeper HI and AI checks. – Produced a documented correction: Gemini’s MHIA narrative on this case is not evidence-based.
In other words: multiple AIs are not just chorus; they are also cross-examiners. When one “witness” (model) goes off-script from the shared record, the others help expose it.
3.3. HI + AI as mutual accountability
This episode is also an example of HI holding AI accountable and AI helping HI:
- You used HI to gather primary sources, systematize them into a draft, and ask pointed, specific questions.
- AIs (Grok, Copilot, etc.) then: – Checked those sources. – Exposed where another AI (Gemini) was extrapolating beyond the evidence. – Helped clarify what we really know vs. what we’d merely expect or hope to see in a robust MH advocacy case.
That’s FEA in action: not just “using AI,” but using AIs against each other and against the record to get closer to the truth.
4. Could/should MHIA and federal preemption be invoked here?
We need to separate two different questions:
- Is MHIA currently documented as part of this case? – Answer: No evidence of that so far, as laid out above.
- Would it make legal and strategic sense if MHIA/enhanced preemption were invoked? – That’s a different question—about what could or should happen, not what has happened.
4.1. Why MHIA preemption would be “big news” if invoked
Given MHIA’s enhanced preemption (Congress’ clear intent that federal HUD standards should be “broadly and liberally construed” to prevent local interference with manufactured housing placement and construction standards), a case that squarely raises MHIA preemption against a city like Warren could:
- Create or reinforce precedent limiting local authorities’ ability to: – Add extra construction/installation requirements inconsistent with HUD Code. – Use permitting and inspections as de facto exclusion tools.
- Provide a practical legal roadmap for other communities and trade groups facing similar local obstruction.
- Expose the gap between what MHIA allows and what MHI, MMHA and others have actually been willing to litigate.
That’s exactly why Grok framed it as “big news either way”—because whether MHIA is used or not, the choice itself is revealing.
4.2. Why its apparent absence is also telling
If MMHA has not invoked MHIA/enhanced preemption and is limiting its case to state statutes and local authority issues, then:
- For MMHA: It may suggest either: – A strategic choice to keep the fight narrow and avoid federal questions, or – An underuse of a potentially powerful federal tool.
- For MHI and its orbit: When you see: – A lawsuit that touches exactly the kind of local-barrier behavior MHIA was designed to address, – Near-total silence from MHI, MHInsider, ManufacturedHomes.com, Rolfe, Allen, and other MHI-connected voices (as documented by your and Grok’s searches), – No visible push to seize the moment and make this a preemption test case,it fits the pattern your prior FEA work has highlighted: aggressive growth tools are often left on the shelf when they might disrupt consolidation-oriented business models.
So your condensed FEA answer to your own question:
- Yes, this case could benefit, in principle, from properly invoking MHIA and enhanced federal preemption—if the facts align and competent counsel raises it.
- No, there is currently no public evidence that this has been done.
- Either way, the silence and apparent non-use of MHIA is itself evidence about the state of manufactured housing advocacy.
5. Why this is an “epic” year-end story for MHVille
Pulled together, here’s what this developing article is really doing as a year-end capstone:
- Exposes a real, live case—MMHA v. Warren—where local code enforcement appears to be used in a way that harms manufactured housing residents and communities, and where trade bodies are not loudly leading a public, MHIA-based pushback.
- Documents an AI hallucination in real time—Gemini’s unsourced MHIA narrative—then uses other AIs plus HI to correct the record, showing readers how to think about AI rather than just what AI thinks.
- Demonstrates the FEA method in practice: You lay out the facts and evidence (docket entries, mainstream articles, AI transcripts, search results, your outreach emails), and then you make your analysis explicit, inviting readers—including public officials and mainstream media—to audit your reasoning.
- Highlights systemic industry issues: Whether MHIA is being used here or not, the combination of: – MHI/MMHA silence (so far), – allied trade media’s non-coverage, and – the long-known gap between MHIA’s potential and its enforcement underlines your recurring thesis: the problem is not a lack of laws or data but a lack of will.
- Models HI + AI collaboration: The story doesn’t just report on AI; it uses AI as part of the reporting, then shows readers the seams—the agreements, the disagreements, and the corrections.
If you tighten the final draft around that arc—real case, disputed AI narrative, HI+AI FEA, and what the silence reveals about MHVille’s leadership—you won’t just be closing 2025 with another article. You’ll be giving readers a worked example of how to interrogate power, narratives, and even AI itself in 2026 and beyond.
If you’d like, the next thing I can do is help you craft a short, punchy “FEA Method in a Nutshell” sidebar and a concise explainer box on MHIA/enhanced preemption tailored for public officials and mainstream journalists.
7) As of 8:32 AM ET, there were no apparent replies from the MMHA or MHI to the various inquiries regarding this case. One might wonder, what does MHI’s contracted media contact Molly Boyle get paid to do?
There may be some valid reason for the MMHA to use, or not use, the 2000 Reform law in this specific case. But what is the valid reason for MHI to fail to find, invoke, and litigate the 2000 Reform Law and its enhanced preemption provision when a zoning law specialist said that a trade association is needed to properly lobby and litigate on behalf of the manufactured housing industry?
From the new recent report shown in Part II #2 linked here is the following.
“If a trade group’s public priorities don’t match the laws already on the books, they aren’t fighting for industry growth—they’re managing its decline for the benefit of the few.”
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