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State lawmakers begin a special session today to consider reducing the sales tax on modular houses, but House Democrats doubt buyers will see any savings. "We want a guarantee from Gov. (Haley) Barbour that the homeowner will reap the benefits of this tax decrease," House Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, said in a statement. In an effort to spur house construction on the Gulf Coast, Barbour, a Republican, called the second special session of the year to lower the tax from 7 percent to 3 percent. .
The Ashland-based manufactured home dealer, Amega Sales Inc., was ordered last week to suspend all sales activity for 20 days and pay a $10,000 fine.
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved the agreement between the PSC's staff, Amega Sales Inc. and Amega's president, Greg DeLine.The agreement requires the dealer to be closed for all sales business for 20 days, starting Tuesday.In addition, the dealer will pay a $10,000 penalty to the Public School Fund.The PSC staff, through its Director of Manufactured Housing and Modular Units Program, filed a complaint against Amega alleging the dealer sold a home that had a prohibitive sale notice, a violation of PSC rules.Specifically, the complaint alleged the dealer sold a home claiming it was a new home, even after the PSC's Manufactured Housing and Modular Units Program had placed a prohibitive sale notice on the home, informing Amega the home could not be sold as new.During the closure, there is to be no contact with potential customers and Amega must post a clear notice the Ashland lot will be closed.The dealer also is prohibited from steering customers to other sales lots owned by DeLine or Amega affiliates.In addition, the agreement prohibits Amega and its affiliates from selling any new manufactured home that does not have a HUD (Housing and Urban Development) label and data plate as required by law.It also requires Amega and its affiliates to notify the PSC Manufactured Housing and Modular Units Program whenever it receives any manufactured home that doesn't have the HUD label, which is required for the home to be sold to the consumer.
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