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TMHA Files Comment Letter to CSBS on Mortgage Servicing Proposal
On March 25, 2015, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) issued for public comment Proposed Regulatory Prudential … more
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TMHA's 84th Session Recap
Welcome to TMHA's 2015 Session Recap. This page provides you all the information and tools you need to read up on all aspects of the Texas Session and the impact on the manufactured and modular … more
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84th Recap: Tax Cuts
You ever play a game of chicken? I hope not. The father of two in me wants to say that it's "not a safe choice," like when the kids start heading for an electrical socket. But even if you have … more
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84th Recap: Regulation of Construction Contractors
Another bill of great concern to TMHA this session was HB 3148 with the caption of: "Relating to the regulation of construction contractors." As filed this would have required any person who built, … more
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84th Recap: Industrialized Building and Housing
TMHA championed two identical bills with both House and Senate versions this session that would increase the total number of stories and height that modular building and housing can be built to in … more
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84th Recap: Removal of Tenant's Personal Property Following an Eviction Suit
One of the more unique bills we saw this session was HB 1853, which did pass and waits for the governor's signature or veto. HB 1853 is unique in that it would allow cities to provide a portable … more
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84th Recap: Tenant Source of Income
There were several bills filed and advanced that would prohibit cities from mandating that landlords cannot deny a tenant based on the tenant's source of income. More specifically, these bills were … more
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84th Recap: Tenant Notice to Vacate
Another pro-landlord bill supported by TMHA was a bill that would change the requirement to post the notice of eviction on the inside of the front door. Currently under Chapter 24 of the Property … more
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84th Recap: Tenant Appeal of a Residential Eviction
There was a bill this session that addressed the sufficiency of a bond a tenant must put up when they appeal an eviction. The concern was that when a tenant appeals an eviction they have to put up … more
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84th Recap: Landord Security Devices and Costs of Rekeying
HB 2404 passed this legislative session and allows a landlord to deduct from a tenant's security deposit the cost to rekey a security device if the tenant breaks their lease and vacates the … more