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From the 86th: Landlord Tenant and MH Community Bills
June 18, 2019 - From a previous post early on in our From the 86th series, we discussed the increased volume of landlord tenant related bills filed. We tracked 50 bills this session that could have some impact on...
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From the 86th: City, County, and Local Government Bills
June 18, 2019 - HB 2566 - relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate litter and mosquito control. Cameron County has experienced health and safety issues in the unincorporated areas of the county, such as the accumulation...
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From the 86th: Building, Construction, and Permitting Bills
June 17, 2019 - HB 852 - Relating to information a municipality may consider in determining the amount of certain building permit and inspection fees. H.B. 852 prohibits municipalities from using the valuation or cost of a residential dwelling...
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Bryan City Council Votes No on Affordable Housing
April 10, 2019 - In a 5-2 decision the Bryan City Council voted to close the door on affordable housing last night despite the many objections of those that came to testify against the zoning ordinance change. The Bryan...
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From the 86th - Landlord Tenant Bills
March 11, 2019 - This session has seen an unprecedented amount of landlord tenant bills. Every session there are bills that could impact the state’s landlord tenant laws, but this year we have seen a significant uptick. We are...
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TMHA's Treasurer, Karl Radde, and Members Get Ordinance Relief in Bryan
February 18, 2019 - As DJ has said in some of his reports to membership before, “In case anyone is bored and wants to join my mom in seeing me online…” feel free to log onto the City of...
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Selling and Financing “Tiny Homes”
December 10, 2018 - Today we have two new additions to our Member Wiki resources – “Tiny Home” Sales and Financing The two articles cover some of the basics of selling and financing park models in Texas. In this...
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GLO Update on Harvey Recovery RFPs and Awarded Contracts
November 28, 2018 - This is a quick update on the various General Land Office Request for Proposals and Contract Awards related to the recovery and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Harvey: Recreational Vehicles (RV) Services related to Disaster Response...
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San Antonio MHC Market Report
November 12, 2018 - By Casey Thom - Sunstone Real Estate Advisors In a survey of 41 communities equaling 7,901 pad sites, San Antonio has a 94% occupancy rate and an average lot rent of $409 net of utilities....
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TMHA Submits Comments to HUD on Furthering Fair Housing
October 16, 2018 - On October 12, TMHA submitted our comment letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD). The comment letter was in response to HUD’s notice of proposed rulemaking, which invited public comments on amendments...
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Houston Manufactured Home Community Market Report
October 10, 2018 - By Casey Thom - Sunstone Real Estate Advisors Lot rent growth in Houston continues to trail growth in similar markets. The market boasts an overall occupancy rate of 97%. The population is projected to grow...
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City of Odessa New MH Skirting, Steps, and Landing Ordinance
August 28, 2018 - For all our members with an interest in the City of Odessa manufactured housing market, we have an update on proposed regulations the city council is expected to pass. TMHA’s local ordinance alert system notified...
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Improper City Limitation to One-Time Manufactured Home Replacement in Communities
August 08, 2018 - Since S.B. 1248 became effective on September 1, 2017, TMHA has been informed that numerous cities in Texas have responded to the law by imposing replacement limits within manufactured home communities to a single, one-time...
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Recent Changes to Dodd-Frank Impacting MH Retailers by S. 2155 - What we know, and where we go from here
August 01, 2018 - Background On May 25, 2018 President Trump signed into law S. 2155 - the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Section 107 of the bill grants a new exception from some of the...
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Hurricane Harvey Permanent Recovery Efforts
July 18, 2018 - It is now 11 months since Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. For all practical purposed the temporary housing program has now shifted into permanent housing recovery. In June, HUD approved the GLO’s Action Plan for permanent...
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City of Houston Lifts Police Escort Requirement
June 14, 2018 - At midnight last night, June 13, TXDOT removed the permit restriction when transporting manufactured homes within the city limits of Houston. As we reported last Friday, TXDOT added the restriction because the City of Houston...
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City of Houston Requiring Police Escorts for MH
June 11, 2018 - Late last week TMHA became aware that the City of Houston has begun requiring police escorts when moving a manufactured home within the city limits. This began on June 1 when TXDOT added the permit...
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MHI Secures Major Legislative Victory with New Federal Law
May 30, 2018 - On May 24, President Trump signed into law S. 2155 – the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Stated simply, this is a big deal. Passing anything at the federal level is no...
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TMHA Submits Comments on GLO Action Plan for Harvey Relief
April 23, 2018 - On April 11 the General Land Office (GLO) published its State Action Plan detailing the distribution and eligible uses of $5.024 billion in Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) to assist Texas communities...
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TMHA Attends Federal Reserve Finding Shelter Conference
February 26, 2018 - On Friday, February 23, TMHA’s Executive Director, DJ Pendleton, and Vice-President of Operations, Rob Ripperda, attended the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Finding Shelter – Affordability Squeeze in a Tight Texas Housing Market conference in...
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TMHA Submits Comment Letter to HUD
February 26, 2018 - Monday, February 26, TMHA’s Executive Director, DJ Pendleton, submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of TMHA. The comment letter was in response to HUD’s January...
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MHC Owner’s Legal Victory in El Paso
February 01, 2018 - The Texas Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso issued a ruling in favor of Joel Navar, a manufactured home community owner, against the County of El Paso. There are several issues and court decision...
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TMHA Modular Housing Task Force Testifies
February 01, 2018 - On Friday, January 26, the Industrialized Building Code Council met in Austin. Members of TMHA’s Modular Housing Task Force testified before the Council to express their deep concerns over the future of the residential modular...
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New Tax Law Brings 20 Percent Pass-Through Income Deduction to MH World
January 22, 2018 - Everyone is aware Congress passed a major tax bill right at the end of 2017. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The broad highpoints...
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Texas Manufactured Homes Stand Up to Harvey
December 18, 2017 - On August 24, 2017 Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane. Wind speeds clocked at 130 mph were recorded in Rockport. The storm dropped more than 60 inches of...
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Hurricane Harvey Recovery Update
October 11, 2017 - TMHA continues to be busy in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Last week there were multiple House committee hearings in Houston regarding Harvey and the recovery. Next week the Senate will take up Harvey in...
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Recovery for Hurricane Harvey Still Forefront
September 05, 2017 - TMHA has and will continue to work with all our resources to help in the recovery efforts following the unprecedented destruction of Hurricane Harvey. Still very much in our thoughts and prayers are our family,...
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H.B. 2019 and S.B. 1248 Now Law of the Land
September 05, 2017 - Last Friday the vast majority of legislation passed into law in the 2019 Texas Legislative Session became effective. Specifically, for our industry were the two TMHA supported bills - H.B. 2019 and S.B. 1248. H.B....
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TMHA's MH Communities of Texas List
July 27, 2017 - TMHA is pleased to announce the release of our MH Communities of Texas Listto all current members. The list includes the names and address for the locations of 2,458 communities with links to each property...
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The Tale of S.B. 1248
July 26, 2017 - Come all, gather around the camp fire. Grab your smores and prepare yourself for the tale of how S.B. 1248 was passed into law. I warn you at times this is a harrowing tale, but...
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85th Recap: Landlord Tenant
June 27, 2017 - There were several bills that made it all the way through the legislature and Governor Abbott signed into law impacting various areas of general landlord tenant law. S.B. 873directly impacts submetering utilities in an apartment...
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TMHA's 85th Session Recap
June 27, 2017 - Memorial Day marked the end of the 2017 Texas Legislative Session. The session that began 140 days earlier was certainly one for the ages. Conflict and compromise, hurt feelings and shared jubilation, celebratory high-fives and...
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A Modern Day Catch 22: The Dog, The Regulator, and The Insurance Company
February 13, 2017 - Dogs are appearing more in public these days. Even large dogs are now regularly seen in upscale hotels, restaurants, and the passenger compartment of airplanes. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing...
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Texas Court of Appeals Eighth District Rules on Proper Remedy for Non-payment
January 30, 2017 - Summary Court rules that when a manufactured home is personal property, which all are by default unless properly converted to real property, the remedy for non-payment of a promissory note is not an eviction. Also,...
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TMHA Offers Community Members Option Right of First Refusal Form
January 04, 2017 - TMHA has worked with outside counsel to create an optional formthat can be used as an addendum to TMHA’s existing Manufactured Home Space Lease Agreement. The addendum creates an additional contractual relationship and process in...