HUD’s Latest Fair Housing Actions
While COVID has certainly slowed down a lot of government activity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continues its work regarding Fair Housing Act enforcement. For those that [...]
By Wil Ferguson
In Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Home Tips, Manufactured Homes
Posted COVID-19: At Risk Seniors in High Density Housing Versus Affordable Single Family Manufactured Homeownership
Almost one out of every five Americans will be over the age of 65 by the year 2030. (Yes, really.) And while baby boomers are aging they are the age group that is most susceptible to communicable [...]
In Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Home News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Institute
Posted U.S. House of Representatives Unanimously Passes Bills Removing Barriers to Manufactured Housing
On a March 3rd, 2020 HOUSING ALERT by the Manufactured Housing Institute (M.H.I.): The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills that would alleviate local and state barriers to [...]
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HUD Continues Filing and Settling Fair Housing Act Cases
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has settled two Fair Housing Act cases and filed one new case. The descriptions below are from press releases issued by HUD. While the cases [...]
In Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Home Zoning, Manufactured Homes
Posted U.S. AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ENDORSING MANUFACTURED HOUSING AS A FIX FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
The key to fixing the homeless and affordable housing crisis in places like New York City is fewer regulations and less money unceremoniously flung at the issues, U.S. Department of Housing and [...]
HUD Settles Two Fair Housing Cases
This month HUD has settled two Fair Housing cases. In the first case, it was alleged that the owners and operators of certain rental units discriminated against families with children “by [...]
By Jed Lowman
In Community News, Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Home Financing, Manufactured Home Loans, New Financing Options
Posted Freddie Mac CHOICEHome No Longer Requiring Garages or Carports
Freddie Mac has announced that starting March 1, 2020 CHOICEHomes will no longer have to include a garage or carport to be program eligible. This is fantastic news! I have worked with the [...]
In Community News, Housing And Urban Development, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing News, Mobile Home Parks
Posted Bill Iintroduced in U.S.Congress to Help Preserve Nations Mobile Home Parks
Residents at the Westwinds Mobile Home Park in San Jose, California started this decade with an unsettling surprise. Just after New Year’s, mobile home park management taped letters to the 723 [...]
By Wil Ferguson
Posted What is a Used Pre-Hud Mobile Home Worth?
Determining the worth of a used mobile home that was manufactured over four decades ago is difficult and subject to numerous variables. Generally, a mobile home of pre-HUD Code vintage is only [...]
HUD Issues New Guidance on Assistance Animals
A major challenge facing owners and operators of manufactured home communities involves reasonable accommodations for service and assistance animals under the Fair Housing Act. Sixty percent of [...]
