August

New home sales for August moved down from July and were down from August of 2018. Single-section sales actually increased over July while multi-sections were down significantly. The month- … more

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 … more

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 … more

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 governs all … more

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. 3 … more

The 2019 session has now come and gone.  What started out with 7,323 bills filed concluded at the end of the 140 days with just 1,429 bills sent to Gov. Abbott’s desk.  Of those, Gov. Abbott later … more

Unlike previous sessions that at times derailed over politically volatile issues, this session remained focus on the job at hand.  And as laid out by the three state leaders – Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. … more

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 … more