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TX Supreme Court Halts All Evictions and COVID-19 TMHA Update
The Texas Supreme Court has issued a statewide moratorium on evictions until at least April 30 The only exception are for cases when: “Landlords may proceed with eviction cases only if the actions of … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in January 2020
January
New home sales in January started the year with the highest total in our nine-year data set. Single-section sales were up 13% over 2019 while multi-section sales were essentially flat. … more
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Economic Injury Disaster Loan with New Emergency Grant of $10K
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) assistance program was in existence prior to COVID-19 for the purpose of assisting small business in the wake of any declared disaster.
However, in the CARES … more
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CARES Act Eviction and Late Fee Moratorium and Commercial Loan Forbearance
Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings
The CARES Act enacted a Temporary Moratorium on Eviction Filings.
As it might apply to some manufactured home communities, this moratorium ONLY applies to … more
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Employer Payroll Tax Provisions in CARES Act – Credits and Delayed Payments
There are two provisions in the CARES Act that provide relief in the form of credits and one provision that allows for delayed payment options for certain types of employer paid payroll taxes.
The … more
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Paycheck Protection Program - New SBA Program in CARES Act Response to COVID-19
The Paycheck Protection Program is intended to keep workers on small businesses’ payrolls by offering the business owners forgivable loans. This program is administered though SBA approved lenders ( … more
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Summary of Unemployment Benefits and Changes in the CARES Act
The combine impact of several sections from the CARES Act will provide unemployment benefits unlike any we have ever seen. For many Americans, the majority of the assistance they will get during … more
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Individual Tax Rebates and Direct Distributions in the CARES Act
Title II of the CARES Act provides in various forms of recovery rebates and expanded benefits, like unemployment benefits, directly to individuals (within certain income ranges).
Many of these … more
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Gov. Abbott Issues Statewide Exec. Order GA 14 “Essential Services”
At his Tuesday, March 31, 2020, press conference, Gov. Abbott announced his issuance of Executive Order GA – 14 “Essential Services.”
Gov. Abbott’s order lists, as a statewide designation, 17 … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in February 2020
February
Manufactured home shipments hit the highest February total on record in our data set and while it was a leap year, the additional calendar day did not add any production days over 2019. … more