City Ordinance Sets Deadline for Siting MH
Regarding another story we covered April 16, 2012 from Mt. Vernon, Illinois concerning a proposed conditional use for siting MH in the town, the city council voted to prohibit manufactured housing from...
View ArticleBill Could Impede MHC Owners’ Net
A bill in the Delaware Senate’s Small Business Committee would require MHC owners to justify rents that change more than the cost-of-living, with a decision rendered by the Governor’s Advisory Council...
View ArticleGovt. Flood Insurance Program in Jeopardy
If the House of Representatives fails to pass the 60-day extension for flood insurance that has already passed the Senate, the National Flood Insurance Program will not be able to issue new policies...
View ArticleManufactured Housing Looms Large in House Race
Following a story we last published Sept. 24, 2012, concerning a race between two women for House District Seat 37 in southeastern Delaware, Cape Gazette Village Soup has posed questions to the...
View ArticleHouse Committee to HUD: Hire Manufactured Housing Administrator or Else
The 2014 fiscal year House Appropriations Committee measure that outlines budgets for the Dept. of Housing and Urban development (HUD) contains a provision that HUD must choose a permanent...
View ArticleAmendment would Change Definition of Affordable Housing
Massachusetts’ controversial Chapter 40B provision allows developers to build housing complexes that do not conform to local zoning ordinances if the town does not have ten percent affordable housing...
View ArticleState Signs Key Homebuyer Provision Into Law
There’s excitement in the state of Mississippi, with the signing of HB 1601 into law late last month by Governor Phil Bryant. According to the Star Herald, the law is helping lead the way to home...
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