This Week at MHISC

This week, the association met with several county leaders in areas of the state with a high need for attainable housing to discuss opportunities to open more zoning for manufactured housing.
Additionally, MHISC staff worked on finalizing materials for next week’s Winter Meeting in Downtown Columbia. You can find more information about the event [here].

This week, MHISC worked on finalizing edits on an additional online CE course that will launch next week. Three hours will be online by January 1 for licensees to take.
Additionally, the association recorded another episode of its podcast, My Favorite Person, with service / supply executive Rick Sanders of Epting Distributors.

This week, MHISC meet with the Municipal Association of SC and the SC Association of Counties to collaborate on legislative priorities for 2024 that would help eliminate roadblocks for attainable housing across the state and open up new opportunities for manufactured housing.
Additionally, the association started working on reaching out to resorts along the coast to find a location for the 2024 summer convention. MHISC chooses the location that balances being the most fun with the most cost effective. The location and dates for the convention will be finalized in the coming months.

This week, MHISC staff visited local governments in the Upstate, Midlands, and Charleston regions to push for fairer zoning for manufactured homes. Several counties and municipalities have indicated that they are open to changing zoning requirements and MHISC is working with area retailers to nail down specifics.
Additionally, the association sent the October issue of Update magazine to press. The magazine will be available to read on MHISC.com at the beginning of next week and should hit members’ mailboxes around the end of next week.

This week, MHISC reached out to all US House of Representative delegates from South Carolina in support of a bill that would stop the federal Department of Energy’s plan that would increase construction costs of all manufactured homes.
Additionally, the association worked on compiling nominee questionnaires into ballots for this year’s Best in the Industry awards. Each member location will receive one ballot in October to vote for who will be featured at the December 6 awards ceremony.

This week, MHISC sat down with LLR staff after the SC Manufactured Housing Board meeting to disciss necessary legislative changes for the upcoming statehouse session. MHISC will report back to member-led committees for additional guidance on how these proposed changes would affect the industry.
Additionally, the association published a new episode of our podcast, My Favorite Person, featuring interviews from Scott and Coleman Brinson. [Click here to listen to the new episode].

This week, MHISC worked with several local governments to open up zoning in places where manufactured homes are not currently allowed. The association is collaborating with manufacturers and area retailers to push for Crossmods to be allowed in locations where HUD-code homes were previously forbidden.
Additionally, Best in the Industry Award nominations were finalized. Overall, MHISC received 103 completed nomination forms. Members will receive a ballot in late September with all nominees and their accomplishments to vote for their favorite nominees. Winners will be announced at MHISC’s Winter Meeting on December 6.

MHISC played an active role in this week’s SC Building Code Council’s meeting. The meeting was key for the association as Council members approved changes to the state’s modular regulations. Notable changes include delaying the next modular building code adoption until 2026. That will mean that manufacturers will be able to see how proposed changes impacted the industry modular construction other states. That knowledge will help the industry to identify proposed code changes that are expensive or unnecessary. The result–keeping home prices reasonable.
Additionally, the association is printing ballots for the upcoming Best in the Industry awards. Winners will be honored at MHISC’s December 6 Winter Meeting. Nominations are now open and close on August 23. Each member location will receive one ballot late September to vote for their favorite nominees.

This week, MHISC continued to publish storm safety information on social media to get ahead of any potential negative press that might come from the second half of this storm season.
Additionally, the association finalized the online nomination form for the 2023 Best in the Industry Awards. Nominations are due August 23.

This week, MHISC worked to disseminate information about storm safety to help combat sensationalized negative press about our industry.
Additionally, the Grand Strand and Lowcountry chapters met for CE and officer elections. Election Results: Grand Strand: Dustin Martin – President, Amber Papst – Vice President; Lowcountry: Lynn Cook – President, Asa Still – Vice President.