Inspections and surveys have shown that many mobile homes lack the proper anchors to protect them in a severe storm. State and local officials have been poking around under mobile homes lately, and ...

When Hurricane Ian struck the Southern Pines community in Bonita Springs, it brought wind gusts over 100 mph that tore roofs and siding off homes. "We saw a lot of a lot of damage," Gary Howard, a ...

Since 1995 building standards were imposed, factory-built homes can withstand very strong winds. But if the foundation and the tie-down and anchoring system are not intact or up to today's safety ...