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Recent Changes to Dodd-Frank Impacting MH Retailers by S. 2155 - What we know, and where we go from here
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 … more
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Hurricane Harvey Permanent Recovery Efforts
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 … more
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City of Houston Lifts Police Escort Requirement
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 … more
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City of Houston Requiring Police Escorts for MH
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 … more
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MHI Secures Major Legislative Victory with New Federal Law
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 … more
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Tax Liens Beyond Four Years Eliminated
Every year uncollected tax liens on manufactured homes that age beyond four years are wiped form the titling records by the Manufactured Housing Division of TDHCA. This yearly occurrence is the … more
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Sunset’s Recommendation for the Finance Commission - Recommends Elimination of SML
On April 18 Sunset staff published their report for the Texas Finance Commission. The Texas Finance Commission is the state commission that oversees the three branches of state financial, banking … more
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TMHA Submits Comments on GLO Action Plan for Harvey Relief
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 ( … more
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General Land Office Publishes Action Plan for Harvey Disaster Recovery
On April 11, the General Land Office (GLO) published its 128-page Action Plan related to the Hurricane Harvey disaster recovery program. The Plan is now open for public comment on an expedited two- … more
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First in the Nation - Texas 2018 Primary Election
The hype leading up to Tuesday’s election night was tracking at all-time highs. Probably due to the fact it was the first primary in the country. A lot of attention was also given to the high early … more