Industry News

• DOE Announces Delay in MH Energy Standards

  May 22, 2023 - TMHA is pleased to announce that the Department of Energy released Friday, May 29th, a revised final rule pushing back the effective date of the new manufactured housing energy construction standards. Tier 2 homes (i.e....

• TDHCA Announces New Consumer Notice

  May 22, 2023 - The MH Division of TDHCA announced on May 16th a revised and consolidated Consumer Notice form. Formerly, the Consumer Notice was 6-pages long and there was a separate Formaldehyde Notice. The new notice, titled Consumer...

• From the 88th - Both of TMHA’s Primary Goals Pass the House

  April 14, 2023 - This was a big legislative week for TMHA’s 88th advocacy efforts. Both of TMHA’s primary legislative goals passed the House this week. HB 2970 by Chairman Guillen passed the House on Wednesday afternoon. HB 2970...

• From the 88th – TMHA Supported Legislation Heard in Committee; Pro-MH Zoning Bill Voted Out

  March 27, 2023 - Last week two bills that are at the center of TMHA’s proactive legislative agenda were heard in committee. After a bill is filed, the next step is a committee hearing. In committee the bill’s author...

• From the 88th - Texas’ First Rent Control Bill Filed; Multiple TMHA supported bills filed

  February 28, 2023 - We are a month and a half into the legislative session, and things are starting to pick up. Committees are set in both chambers, and bills are now being referred to those committees. Next week...

• From the 88th – Filing, Filing and more Filing

  January 31, 2023 - The beginning of session “blocking and tackling” is nearly done. All the members are sworn in, the inauguration speeches and parties are in the rearview, Comptroller review estimates are out, and Lt. Gov. Patrick released...

• From the 88th - Just the Beginning

  January 09, 2023 - The Texas Legislature gets underway tomorrow, January 10, at noon. This will kick off the 140-day legislative session. The start will have a lot of the traditional ceremony, as well as electing the Speaker of...

• A New Year, a new Session, new thresholds, and continued emergency orders

  January 03, 2023 - We at TMHA wish all our members a Happy New Year. 2023 Texas Legislative Session With 2022 now in the rearview mirror, we look ahead to the coming year. And it will certainly be a...

• Annual Threshold Adjustments Announced by CFPB

  October 14, 2022 - There are provisions in federal regulations on the applicable dollar-amount thresholds for certain regulated activities – dealing with home loans and leases. Theses dollar-amounts are automatically adjusted each year, through the rule making process, for...

• Extended Again…TX Supreme Court Extends Emergency Order Pertaining to Eviction Process

  August 31, 2022 - The Texas Supreme Court has once again issued and renewed its Emergency Order impacting the eviction process in the state. This is the 54th Emergency Order, and relates to previous posts we have made to...

• July TMHA Update - HUD Code Reforms, Western Housing Summit, Urban Affairs Committee, and IHB moving to 2021 IECC

  July 26, 2022 - New Updates to the HUD Code Several updates to cover in this post. First, we will start with some good news from HUD that they have published new revisions and critical updates to the HUD...

• June 2022 TX Manufactured Housing Industry Update

  June 07, 2022 - DOE Publishes Final Energy Standards for MH The biggest news in our industry is the release of the new energy standards for manufactured homes by the Department of Energy. The compliance date for the new...

• Department of Energy Adopts Standards for Manufactured Housing Based on 2021 IECC

  June 02, 2022 - The Department of Energy (DOE) published it's final rule on energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing on May 30, 2022. The new standards are based on the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and set...

• Identifying the Opportunities to Expand Manufactured Housing

  May 09, 2022 - Freddie Mac recently published a report on the impact of zoning restrictions related to opportunities for manufactured housing. Freddie Mac engaged in this effort at the bequest of the industry for information that could, “assist...

• MHI Winter Meeting & DOE Comment Letter Needed

  February 14, 2022 - Last week in New Orleans, MHI hosted its winter meeting. Industry members gathered to discuss the most pressing issues we face. Topics included supply chain issues, backlogs, zoning, MH community litigation trends, financing, and coming...

• It’s a Special Day…Early Voting Starts Today

  February 14, 2022 - You can all probably imagine the shock and unjustified disappointment (in my mind at least) when I excitedly asked my wife this morning if she knew what day it was, and she had some thought...

• Reminder - New Landlord Flood Disclosure Effective January 1, 2022

  December 20, 2021 - As we originally reported at the conclusion of the 2021 regular Texas Legislative Session, a new landlord/tenant law goes into effect in the new year. The new law is in Chapter 92, Property Code, which...

• New TX Supreme Court Order Impacting Eviction Proceedings

  November 17, 2021 - The Texas Supreme Court issued a new emergency order on November 10 in reaction to the closure of the state’s rent relief program. The rent relief program stopped taking new applications after the$1.9 billion in...

• Update on Evictions in Texas – September 2021

  September 02, 2021 - It has been exceedingly challenging staying up-to-date on the constantly changing laws, rules, orders, and local ordinances dealing with evictions in Texas. Unfortunately, I start this latest update with the admission that the process and...

• TX Special Session #2 Has Begun & More Legal Uncertainty on Extension of Eviction Moratorium

  August 09, 2021 - Texas Second Special Session Second verse, same as the first. At least initially. On Saturday, Texas started our second Special Session when Gov. Abbott announced that the second special session would begin immediately following the...