HUD REQUIRMENTS
New update for setting of manufactured homes. Standards changed as of October 20, 2008. As HUD mandated that licensed contractors must set new or used manufactured homes on private land or in a manufactured home community. No home owner can do their own installation as of this date. The state of Arizona now requires all licensed contractors to attend a six hour training course. The Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety, Office of Manufactured Housing will host these training sessions and oversee all inspections.
Park Models are NOT part of these requirment. Changes apply to anchoring, soil compaction, soil drainage, utility testing for water, sewer, gas and electirical. Home clearance and pier distances. At times a registered engineer could be required. Whenever thinking of buying a manufactured home and moving it, It would be to your advantage to contact a licensed installer or the Department of Fire, Building and LIfe Safety office at 602-364-1003.
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AN URGENT PLEA
FOR YOUR HELP!
August 2008
The background: As an inducement to buy a home in his park, a park owner in Yuma advertised low lot rent for varying periods of time – from 1 to 7 years. Leases were signed by the park and each home owner, with ending dates for the low rent of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The small park filled quickly. When just about full, the park was sold to an out-of-state corporation. The “new” owner sent a notice to all home owners, basically stating most leases signed with the original park owner will not be honored. It also stated that rents would be increased after 90 days
by 43%.
AAMHO was called. Meetings were held. Turnouts were overwhelmingly large. Questions were raised. Has this park owner discovered a way to ignore leases signed in good faith? Can leases be declared null and void simply by the forming of a new corporation or partnership and selling the park to it? How can this be stopped?
If this park owner can do this, what about every other park owner in Arizona?
Because of the gravity of this situation and the need for a positive judicial decree, which would affect and protect every AAMHO member in this state, the residents have decided to hire a lawyer to fight this defiance of the law. They are bringing their case to Arizona Superior Court. AAMHO has assisted in finding the right attorney to represent them. Almost $10,000 has been raised by the residents to help defray costs, but it is only a fraction of the money needed to prepare for a 2 or 3 day trial.
What is needed: AAMHO maintains a legal fund which is much underfunded. The costs for this particular court case will probably exceed $50,000. We need to build our legal fund to at least $100,000. AAMHO would then be able to help these residents proceed with their lawsuit and other members with similar actions in the future. Your immediate donation can help us do this. If every member contributed just $10 to our legal fund now, we can stop this cancer from spreading. AAMHO needs to be able to assist residents, in fighting the unscrupulous practices of some park owners. Help these folks and yourselves, by donating to this fund today.
Please write “legal fund” in the memo portion of your check or money order. Our address is below. My check has been written, how about yours? Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Ron Feinstein, President
2334 S. McClintock Drive• Tempe, AZ 85282
(480) 966-9566 • (800) 221-6955
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