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
Next Meeting of the Manufactured Homes Commission
- Date: Tuesday July 9, 2013
Reid Middle School
950 North St
Pittsfield, MA 01201
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM -
Meeting Notice
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.
2013 Manufactured Homes Commission Meeting Schedule
- January 8, 2013 - Taunton
- April 9, 2013 - Chicopee
- July 9, 2013 - Pittsfield
- October 8, 2013 - Peabody
Meeting Minutes
Williamstown: September 2008 
Plymouth; July 2008
Orange; May 2008
Peabody; January 2008
Williamstown; October 2007
Attleboro; September 2007
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 Homes 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
- 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
Sandy Overlock,Cair
Nancy Fallon, Member
Jeffery Hallahan, Member
Honorable Susan Williams Gifford, Member
Manufactured Home Parks in Massachusetts
- Manufactured Home Communities -
sorted by town
- Manufactured Home Communities -
sorted by park name
- Manufactured Home Communities -
sorted by park name
Other Information
MHC Annual Report 2008
MHC Annual Report 2007
MHC Annual Report 2006
MHC Annual Report 2005
Other Resources
The Attorney General's Guide to Manufactured Housing and Community Law
Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association, Inc.
Manufactured Home Federation Of Massachusetts IncJesse Martinez President 413-664-4881
For more information:
Please contact DHCD's Division of Community Services at 617-573-1400.