Federal Regulation

Dodd-Frank and the CFPB

• Dodd-Frank Act (Full Text)
• CFPB Website
• CFPB Mortgage Rules "At a Glance" 
• CFPB Compliance Resources
• How To Calculate Debt-to-Income Ratios (Appendix Q)
• 2014 List of Rural and Underserved Counties
• CFPB Supervision and Examination Manual 2.0
• Supplementation Examination Materials: ECOA Procedures
• Supplementation Examination Materials: TILA Procedures
• TMHA Dodd-Frank Implementation Guide (This resource is only available to attendees of the Jan. 13th DFW meeting)

State Regulation

Manufactured Housing

• Occupations Code 1201
• Administrative Code Chapter 80

Communities

• Manufacture Home Communities (Leasing lots only) - Property Code Chapter 94
• Residential Tenancies (leasing the homes) - Property Code Chapter 92
• Evictions - Property Code Chapter 24
• Landlords Lien - Property Code Chapter 54
• Texas Fair Housing Act - Property Code Chapter 301

Modular Housing

• Occupations Code 1202
• Administrative Code Chapter 70

Cities and Counties

• Municipal Zoning Authority - Local Government Code Chapter 211
• Municipal Regulation of Housing and other Structures - Local Government Code Chapter 214
• Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations - Local Government Code Chapter 215
• County Zoning Authority - Local Government Code 231
• County Regulation of Subdivisions - Local Government Code 232
• County Regulation of Housing and Other Structures - Local Government Code 233
• Neighborhood Empowerment Zone - Local Government Code Chapter 378
• Municipality regulation of Manufactured Housing - Occupations Code 1201.008, 1201.252, 1201.302

Transportation

• Certificate of Title Act - Transportation Code 501
• Definitions - Transportation Code 541
• General Provisions Regarding Lighting Requirements - Transportation Code 547.304
• Visible Warning Devices Required - Transportation Code 547.502
• General Provisions Relating to Vehicle Size and Weight - Transportation Code Chapter 621
• Permits for Oversize or Overweight Vehicles - Transportation Code Chapter 623
• Identifying Markings on Commercial Motor Vehicles - Transportation Code Chapter 642
• Vehicle and Equipment Subject to Inspection and Reinspection - Transportation Code Chapter 548

Taxes

• Taxable Property and Homestead - Tax Code 11.13, 11.14, 11.432
• Appraisal Methods and Inventory Taxes - Tax Code 23.127, 23.128
• Local Appraisals - Tax Code 25.03, 25.08, 25.21
• Escrow Accounts - Tax Code 31.072
• Tax Liens and Personal Liability - Tax Code 32.01, 32.014, 32.015, 32.03, 32.07, 33.05, 33.21, 33.22, 33.23
• Manufactured Housing Sales and Use - Tax Code 158
• Franchise Tax - Tax Code 171

Liens

• Manufacture Home Lien - Property Code 63

Utilities

• Water & Wastewater

• Subchapter M. Submetering and Nonsubmetering for Apartments and Manufactured Home Rental Communities and Other Multiple Use Facilities - Water Code Chapter 13
• Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 24 Subchapter H

• Electrical

• Metering in Mobile Home Parks (Communities) - Utility Code Chapter 184
• Administrative Rules - Administrative Code Chapter 25

• Gas

• Submetering to MH Parks and Apartment Houses - Utilities Code Chapter 124
• Disconnection of Gas Service - Utilities Code 104.258
• Administrative Rules - Administrative Code 16 TAC Chapter 7.115, 7.450

Business and Commerce Code

Finance

• Home Loan - Finance Code 343
• Manufactured Home Credit Transaction - Finance Code 347
• SAFE Act - Finance Code Chapter 180

Nature of Property

• Manufactured Housing - Property Code 2.001

Government Structure

• TDHCA - Government Code Chapter 2306
• TDLR - Occupations Code Chapter 51
• OCCC - Finance Code Chapters 11, 14, 16, 182

Natural Disaster

• Disaster Management - Government Code Chapter 418

Miscellaneous:

• Exception for MH and Modular from Electricians Licensing Requirements - Occupations Code 1305.003(20)
• Exception for MH Park from a Membership Camping Resort - Property Code Chapter 222.003(15)
• Licensing Exception for Liquefied Petroleum Gas - Natural Resources Code 113.081(c)
• Residential Construction Liability