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South Carolina Program Uses Incentives To Promote Higher Standards ForManufactured Home Communities South Carolina has adopted a new system to help the public locatemanufactured home com- munities that meet basic standards for appear- ance and safety. recognition and marketing tools. To earn the designation, communities must meet a checklist of requirements for appear- ance,maintenance andmanagement. At press time, four com- munities had been qualified for the Quality Manufactured Home Commu- nity designation. The Manu- factured Housing Institute of SC (MHISC) is re- sponsible for Birch Hollow MH Park The long-term purpose of the project is to raise over-all standards for communities in the state by rewarding qualifying properties with qualifying appli- cants. Verifica- tion includes an extensive ap- pearance checklist, review of the community lease and policies, and a site visit. The program is the brainchild of MHISC's CommunityManager's Committee. Its purpose is to improve the image of the state'sMH com- munities by encouraging companies to adopt cost-effective standards for their properties. ---------- From the community's standpoint this is a marketing tool. From the industry's view the program is a way to improve the image of manufactured home communities in our state. ---------- The designation is not a ranking system and it does not favor higher-end communities, ac- cording toMark Dillard, Executive Director of the SC association. "We chose basic, minimum standards that every manufactured home community should AUGUST SCORECARD FUNDED Home Only 1272 loans $55,970,298 FUNDED Land Home 163 loans $10,926,733 INVENTORY Finance Locations 1,015 OCTOBER 2012 6 THE JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIO 44% CREDIT SCORES <625: 625-699: >700: 35% 42% 23% NMLS 2280 | No. 4 on Get It Quick Page