Industry News

• Important Announcement for Community Operators- HUD Releases New Landlord Guidance on Service and Assistance Animals

  January 29, 2020 - Does this sound familiar, “Yes, that’s right. This is Alan, my 12-foot alligator, and he is my ‘service alligator.’ He only mistakenly ate four cats and one mailman last week, but really, he’s just so...

• TMHA Submits Comment Letter on White House Council Request for Information on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing

  January 17, 2020 - This post contains the content of TMHA's comment letter submitted on January 17 in response toHUD's request for public comment on, "Federal, State, local, and Tribal laws, regulations, land use requirements, and administrative practices that...

• A Step in the Right Direction - HUD Proposes New Rule for AFFH

  January 14, 2020 - In the post-holidays malaise that comes when life returns to our normal routine, there was a significant rule release from HUD that needs our attention. I’ll start with a cautionary caveat that this article is...

• Texas Deployment of MH Advantage / HOMEchoice homes

  November 19, 2019 - One of the first manufactured homes conforming with the requirements of the pilot programs recently launched by the Government Sponsored Entities, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, was placed on a lot near Canyon Lake by...

• MHI, TMHA, and Industry Leaders Attend National League of Cities City Summit

  November 19, 2019 - TMHA’s DJ Pendleton and Rob Ripperda will join MHI’s President-Elect, Mark Bowersox, along with TMHA’s Vice-Chairman and Chair of the National Retailers’ Council, Karl Radde, in San Antonio to attend the National League of Cities...

• Texas Law on Landlord Late Fees – Effective Sept 1, 2019

  August 22, 2019 - The majority of the questions coming in are focused on the new law fee law that goes into effect on September 1, 2019. SB 1414 changes the law in Chapter 92, Property Code. Chapter 92...

• Texas Law Allowing Tenants’ Access to Firearms – Effective Sept 1 2019

  August 22, 2019 - There are several new laws impacting the rights of Texans to have access and carry firearms. The specific law impacting all landlords, including manufactured home community owners, is HB 302. H.B. 302 provides that tenants...

• From the 86th: TMHA’s Top 2019 Legislative Priorities

  June 18, 2019 - One of our main goals this session was to provide energy code flexibility and choice to our modular home manufacturers and builders. This was the culmination of several years of work where ultimately, we had...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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....

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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,...