Mobile Home Loans

The Lafayette Planning Commission, after much prolonged debate has finally said yes to new standards for mobile home parks in areas that are unincorporated. The commission voted 4-0 on the ordinance that requires mobile homes to have enhanced safety features and utilities for residents. The ordinance is now all set go before the Lafayette City-Parish Council.

 In April, the council voted to put a six-month moratorium on Mobile Home Parks. Developments in the unincorporated parts of the parish until the new ordinance was finished. The new requirements include a playground area for children, properly paved roads and also perimeter fencing. The restrictions were made following ones that apply to surrounding mobile home parks in neighboring communities. These regulations are meant only for upcoming and new mobile home parks and not for those already in existence. more…

Hurricane Katrina victims have discovered a downside to mobile homes. As there was a huge loss of land and property during that disastrous period of 2005, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for immediate relief provided hurricane victims with mobile homes. While in the beginning it might have seemed like a good idea to opt for these mobile homes, a recent discovery made suggests otherwise.

In Atlanta, the CDC or U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has discovered a high level of formaldehyde in these mobile homes and trailers. This news spells ill as formaldehyde which is a popular preservative and used extensively in construction materials is also carcinogenic and can cause respiratory problems. While the FEMA no longer provides these mobile homes, they are still in use by many victims. 

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