In a notice titled “Pressure Continues for Federal Sprinkler Standard”, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee’s telephone conference July 20 did not result in any voting. Discussion centered on the the federal sprinkler standard which is still before the Technical Structure and […]
Sprinkler Debate Continues at MHCC Teleconference Read More
Bank Challenger Picked to Run Consumer Agency President Barack Obama indicated on July 17 that he would nominate former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). As Ohio attorney general, Cordray challenged banks over mortgage foreclosure practices, but his nomination is likely to
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) says the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has issued a new proposal regarding sprinkler systems in HUD (Housing and Urban Development) code homes that MHARR says leaves the liability door open. MHI’s new suggestion states that sprinklers are federally preempted, but sets up
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The joint report recently published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on “Safety and Health in Manufactured Structures” says a great deal about HUD and the manufactured housing industry – though not what its authors likely intended. MHARR
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The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) says it and the National Communities Council (NCC) met with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) representatives to discuss a federal program to develop and rehabilitate manufactured housing communities. Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) 207(m) is a mortgage insurance program for owners and developers to obtain financing.
Under-utilized MH Community Program to Be Revised Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) responded favorably to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) revision of “Subpart I-Consumer Complaint Handling and Remedial Action.” MHI welcomes and agrees with many of the alterations made by HUD regarding the inspection, record-keeping and assignment of responsibility for any problems that occur
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According to the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) statistics show shipments of manufactured housing continued to fall through the first two months of this year by 15 percent over the same period 2010. Production numbers in their report from 2009 to 2010
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After leading efforts to put the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) back on more stable footing, as well as overseeing and managing the Office of Manufactured Housing, FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens will be leaving his position at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in mid-April to return to
FHA Commissioner Stevens to Step Down Read More
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reports that after leading efforts to put the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) back on more stable footing, as well as overseeing and managing the Office of Manufactured Housing, FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens will be leaving his position at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
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The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) submitted comments in December to the Department of Housing Urban Development (HUD) on its October 29, 2010 proposed rule establishing the regulations that govern the Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The HTF, authorized by Congress under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008, was
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