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Manufactured Homes Commission


Description

Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6, Section 108, establishes the Manufactured Homes Commission. It is the mission of the Manufactured Homes Commission to provide prompt, impartial service to all parties affected by or concerned with matters pertaining to manufactured housing communities, to the maximum extent permitted by law. 

Legislation Authorizing the Manufactured Homes Commission

MGL Chapter 6: Section 108Word


Next Meeting of the Manufactured Homes Commission

The Commission meets four times each year at various locations throughout the Commonwealth in order to address problems and concerns of both owners and tenants.  The meetings are open to the public.

2009-2010 Manufactured Homes Commission Meeting Schedule 

  • September 22, 2009 Northhampton
  • December 8, 2009 Worcester
  • May 25, 2010 Malden
  • July 21, 2010 Plymouth

Meeting Minutes

Williamstown: September 2008 Word
Plymouth; July 2008 Word
Orange; May 2008 Word Word
Peabody; January 2008 Word
Williamstown; October 2007 Word
Attleboro; September 2007 PDF


Mission

It is the mission of the Manufactured Homes Commission to provide prompt, impartial service to all parties affected by or concerned with matters pertaining to manufactured housing communities, to the maximum extent permitted by law.  In the implementation of its Mission, the Commission:
 
1. Shall identify issues pertaining to manufactured housing communities, the owners of such communities, and the owners of manufactured homes and make recommendations to deal with these issues;

2. May receive complaints from owners of manufactured housing communities and manufactured homes owners, and if appropriate, make recommendations for resolution;
 
3. May develop, with the Department of Housing and Community Development, proposals for specific zoning standards to be applicable to new manufactured housing communities in order to ensure that all such new communities are well designed, attractive, and suited to the needs of manufactured Homes owners;
 
4. May formulate, with the Department of Housing and Community Development, proposals for local taxation of manufactured Homess and home sites so that municipal tax revenues meet the cost of hosting a manufactured housing community; and
 
5. Shall file an annual report with the Governor, the General Court, the Attorney General, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, about the Commission’s activities and recommendations, if any, with drafts of legislation required to effect such recommendations.
 

Commission By-Laws

Manufactured Homes Commission By-Laws Word - approved 10/16/2007


Commission Membership
 
The five (5) member commission is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Council, and must include at least one resident of a manufactured housing community and also one community owner. Not more than three (3) members shall be of the same political party. The Commission presently consists of five (5) members: two park residents, two park owners, and one state representative. The Attorney General and the Undersecretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) are ex-officio members.
 

Commission Members
 
The new chairman has not been chosen - Chair
Sandy Overlock
Nancy Fallon
Edward Currie
Scott Fiske
Honorable Susan Williams Gifford



Manufactured Home Parks in Massachusetts

Other Information

MHC Annual Report 2008 Word
MHC Annual Report 2007 Word
MHC Annual Report 2006 Word
MHC Annual Report 2005 Word


Other Resources

The Attorney General's Guide to Manufactured Housing and Community Law


Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association, Inc.


For more information:

Please contact DHCD’s Division of Community Services at 617-573-1400.