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TMHA Offers Members New Lease with Purchase Option Addendum and Esign Notices
July 20, 2021 - TMHA is pleased to announce that we have added several new member benefits into our catalog of Community Forms and informational Member Wikis. Special thanks to Jeff Barringer and Paul Kellogg with the McGlinchey law...
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From the 87th – Special Session
July 08, 2021 - Back at it again. After a little more than a month since the conclusion of the 87th Regular Session, the Texas legislature is once again convened in Austin. For the next 30-days the members of...
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87th Session Recap
June 29, 2021 - I’m not sure how long the license is to continue to describe the happenings of this past year and a half as crazy, unprecedented, and chaotic, but as this unusual Texas legislative session is now...
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87th Session Recap - Successful Defense
June 29, 2021 - One of TMHA’s primary missions during every legislative session is to prevent bad bills from becoming bad laws. While now 20 years ago the scar tissue on our industry still remains from when a devastating...
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87th Session Recap - Disaster/Pandemic
June 29, 2021 - S.B. 968 - Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response; providing a civil penalty. More than 150 bills and resolutions were filed pertaining to the pandemic. Less than 20 passed....
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87th Session Recap - Landlord Tenant
June 29, 2021 - H.B. 531 - Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain. H.B. 531 did pass and creates a new flood notice provision that every landlord in Texas needs to be aware...
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87th Session Recap - Lending
June 29, 2021 - H.B. 3617 - Relating to certain qualifications and requirements for residential mortgage loan companies, the investment and use of excess residential mortgage loan originator recovery fund fees, and the creation of the mortgage grant fund;...
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87th Session Recap - Construction and HVAC
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 871 - Relating to the municipal fees charged to certain air conditioning and refrigeration contractors. H.B. 871 was another bill strongly supported and advocated for by TMHA, along with the advocacy groups for heating...
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87th Session Recap - Taxes
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 1195 - Relating to the franchise tax treatment of certain loans and grants made under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. This law change impacts the forgiveness of a loan made...
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87th Session Recap - Transportation
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 1257 - Relating to the definition of personal property for purposes of removing personal property from a roadway or right-of-way. H.B. 1257 is a bill specific to manufactured housing and supported by TMHA. The...
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87th Session Recap - Zoning and Local Land Use Policy
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 1475 - Relating to municipal board of adjustment zoning variances based on unnecessary hardship. Last session, the legislature took action to make necessary reforms to help clarify the process of appealing a land development...
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87th Session Recap - Transportation
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 1257 - Relating to the definition of personal property for purposes of removing personal property from a roadway or right-of-way. H.B. 1257 is a bill specific to manufactured housing and supported by TMHA. The...
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87th Session Recap - Regulations and State Agencies
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 1322 - Relating to a summary of a rule proposed by a state agency. This new law requires that when a state agency files notice of a proposed rule, the agency shall publish on...
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87th Session Recap - Zoning and Local Land Use Policy
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 1475 - Relating to municipal board of adjustment zoning variances based on unnecessary hardship. Last session, the legislature took action to make necessary reforms to help clarify the process of appealing a land development...
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87th Session Recap - Expansion of Broadband
June 28, 2021 - H.B. 5 - Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted, more than ever, the critical importance of a robust broadband infrastructure network to maintaining basic quality of...
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Extended Eviction Moratorium; End of UI in TX; Special Session; TMHA Board Meeting
June 24, 2021 - CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium to July 31 On June 24, the CDC again extended its eviction moratorium until July 31, 2021. In its announcement, the CDC indicated that this will be the final extension. We...
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Extended Eviction Moratorium; End of UI in TX; Special Session; TMHA Board Meeting
June 24, 2021 - CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium to July 31 On June 24, the CDC again extended its eviction moratorium until July 31, 2021. In its announcement, the CDC indicated that this will be the final extension. We...
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Sine Die - End of 2021 Texas Session
June 17, 2021 - The 2021 Texas Legislative Session has ended. It is hard to fully articulate how unusual and chaotic this session was compared to previous sessions. While generally viewed as the most conservative session in recent history,...
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From the 87th - TMHA Supported HB 3417 Passes the House
May 12, 2021 - TMHA supported, HB 3417, passed out of the Texas House this morning. The bill that would add licensing flexibilities during a prolonged disaster, expedite bulk title transfers when a manufactured home community is bought and...
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From the 87th - 46 Days Left, and the Clock is Ticking
April 15, 2021 - With a little more than a month left of the regular session (46 days, but who’s counting); we are starting to see the finish line in the distance. It will be the typical sprint to...