A quick list of the good, the bad and the ugly bills of the 2020 legislative session.
Members of the Iowa Manufactured Home Residents Network are fighting for checks and balances in a one-sided system that is attracting unscrupulous out-of-state landlords who prey on manufactured homeowners. MORE
A bipartisan group of senators filed a bill to protect Iowans who own manufactured homes. The House filed a companion bill, which will get its first public hearing on Monday. MORE
Common sense tells us that people who own their own homes should have at least as much protection as people who rent, if not more. But that is not the state of Iowa law today. MORE
Legislators have the opportunity to help residents as complaints from home owners living in manufactured-home parks have spiked in the last year. MORE
Submitted public comments on the need for manufactured housing reform in Iowa.
News coverage of the December 14 bipartisan forum on manufactured housing, led by State Sen. Zach Wahls.
Below are links to the Facebook live stream taken at the Manufactured Housing Reform Meeting.
Iowa citizens speak out during a Statehouse hearing on the need for manufactured housing reform, particularly as it relates to “mobile home” parks or communities.
A public meeting on proposed reforms for mobile home parks is set for 1 PM Saturday, Dec. 14, in room 103 of the Statehouse.