Manufactured Housing Division

Manufactured Housing has moved! Our new location is:
George H.W. Bush State Office Building
1801 Congress Ave., Suite 11.400
Austin, Texas 78701

Announcement

In observance of Memorial Day, TDHCA’s offices will be closed on Monday, May 26. Normal office hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 a.m.

Manufactured Housing Division

Notice of Implementation of Enforcement Initiative - Fine Increases Expected for Law Violators

The Manufactured Housing Division (“Division”) is committed to the protection of Texas Consumers by increasing compliance with all federal and state manufactured housing laws through education and enforcement. In an effort to improve the compliance of licensees who violate the law, the Division will be implementing a stricter standard of enforcement, which will include larger fines and additional education as a requirement for law violations.

In order to avoid any enforcement actions and increased fines, the Division recommends ensuring:

• All complete Statement of Ownership applications are submitted on behalf of consumers within 60 days of the date of sale.
• All Notice of Installations (Form T’s) are submitted within 7 days after the installation is complete.
• Ensure all appropriate deposits are refunded within fifteen days after receiving written notice that a refund is requested.
• Ensure all warranty orders are complied with, within the required 30 days or an extension is timely requested prior to the expiration of the 30 days, on the Department form.

The Division is hopeful these stricter standards will assist in encouraging compliance with all Manufactured Housing laws.

For more information, please feel free to contact us at 877-313-3023 or via email at complaints@tdhca.texas.gov.

As always, we look forward serving you.

Announcement

Tax Lien Filing Deadline

All filings sent regular mail must be postdated no later than June 30 to be accepted. If you choose to email or fax your filings, they must be received by June 30.

Pursuant to Section 1201.207(a-1) of the Occupations Code which states that: (a-1) For the period immediately following June 30 of each year, the department shall, except for applications relating to new manufactured homes and applications accompanied by a tax certificate, cease issuing statements of ownership and location until all tax liens filed with the department before June 30 have been processed and either recorded or rejected. During this period the department will post on its Web site a notice as to when it is anticipated that processing statements of ownership and location will resume and when it is anticipated that such processing will be within the 15-working-day time frame provided by Subsection (a).

For more information, please feel free to contact Idaly Santamaria the Document Control Manager at 800-500-7074 or email taxlien@tdhca.texas.gov.