Manufactured homes / hud code
Since 1976, the construction standards for manufactured homes have been determined at a federal level, through the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (the HUD code), in recognition that the homes are built off-site and therefore may be constructed in one state, sold in a second, and sited in a third. The Manufactured Housing Improvement Act (MHIA) of 2000 made significant changes, expanded HUD’s authority to include installation standards, and created the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) – which includes producers, consumers, and public officials – to review and recommend changes to the construction and safety code, and installation standards.
JUST PUBLISHED: Proposed Rule Amending the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards - The proposed updates are the largest set of proposed changes to the HUD Code in over two decades, and should further improve the quality and safety of manufactured home construction. This proposed rule is open for public comment for 60 days. We invite all interested parties to review and comment on the proposed revisions. All comments are due by September 19, 2022. Links to resources and other information regarding HUD's Manufactured Housing Programs can be found HERE.
Office of Manufactured Housing Programs (OMHP)
HUD's Manufactured Housing Program is a national program established to protect the health and safety of those that own and occupy manufactured homes. The office administers the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (HUD Code) which authorizes HUD to establish federal standards for the design and construction of manufactured homes to assure quality, durability, safety, and affordability. HUD standards may preempt state and local laws that do not conform to the HUD standards.
OMHP enforces standards directly or through state agencies that have partnered with HUD, inspects factories and retailer lots, regulates installation standards for the homes, administers a dispute resolution program for defects, establishes and collects a fee for each home built, authorizes a certification label to be placed on each section of a home that meet the HUD standards, and pursues a civil or criminal action for violations of the Act.
OMHP also oversees the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee, hires contractors to assist in program administration, and cooperates with other federal agencies such as DOE and EPA on crosscutting issues. It provides technical assistance to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for the Minimum Property Standards and the Technical Suitability of Products programs administered by the Office of Single Family Housing.
Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee
The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) is a statutory Federal Advisory Committee body charged with providing recommendations to the HUD Secretary on the revision and interpretation of HUD's manufactured home construction and safety standards and related procedural and enforcement regulations. MHCC is composed of 21 members, including equal numbers of producers, users, and public officials.
The MHCC is also charged with developing proposed model installation standards for the manufactured housing industry. By regulation, HUD has included the MHCC in the process of revising the Manufactured Home Model Installation Standards, Installation Program Regulations, and Dispute Resolution Program regulations.
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Program
Through its Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Program, the office regulates the construction of all manufactured homes built in the United States. The HUD program also oversees the enforcement of the construction standards through third party inspection agencies and state governments. The Department has approved 13 State and private third-party agencies to conduct inspections of the manufacturer’s production facility at various stages of the construction process.
Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program
Effective February 8, 2008, the Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program is available for use in providing the timely resolution of disputes between manufacturers, retailers and installers of manufactured homes regarding responsibility, and for the issuance of appropriate orders for the correction or repair of defects in manufactured homes. Defects in homes must be reported during the one-year period beginning on the date of installation to qualify for resolution under the Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program. Also, at the time of signing a contract for the sale or lease of a manufactured home, the purchaser must be provided with a retailer's dispute resolution notification and each home must be sold or leased with a manufacturer's dispute resolution notification located in the home's consumer manual.
Manufactured Housing Installation Program
Effective October 20, 2008, the Manufactured Home Installation Program will be available to ensure that states have in place a minimum installation standard and an operating installation program. For states where HUD will administer the Manufactured Home Installation Program, HUD will ensure that trainers of installers planning to work in HUD-administered states are registered with HUD, and that persons planning to install homes in HUD-administered states are licensed by HUD.
JUST PUBLISHED: Proposed Rule Amending the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards - The proposed updates are the largest set of proposed changes to the HUD Code in over two decades, and should further improve the quality and safety of manufactured home construction. This proposed rule is open for public comment for 60 days. We invite all interested parties to review and comment on the proposed revisions. All comments are due by September 19, 2022. Links to resources and other information regarding HUD's Manufactured Housing Programs can be found HERE.
Office of Manufactured Housing Programs (OMHP)
HUD's Manufactured Housing Program is a national program established to protect the health and safety of those that own and occupy manufactured homes. The office administers the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (HUD Code) which authorizes HUD to establish federal standards for the design and construction of manufactured homes to assure quality, durability, safety, and affordability. HUD standards may preempt state and local laws that do not conform to the HUD standards.
OMHP enforces standards directly or through state agencies that have partnered with HUD, inspects factories and retailer lots, regulates installation standards for the homes, administers a dispute resolution program for defects, establishes and collects a fee for each home built, authorizes a certification label to be placed on each section of a home that meet the HUD standards, and pursues a civil or criminal action for violations of the Act.
OMHP also oversees the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee, hires contractors to assist in program administration, and cooperates with other federal agencies such as DOE and EPA on crosscutting issues. It provides technical assistance to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for the Minimum Property Standards and the Technical Suitability of Products programs administered by the Office of Single Family Housing.
Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee
The Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) is a statutory Federal Advisory Committee body charged with providing recommendations to the HUD Secretary on the revision and interpretation of HUD's manufactured home construction and safety standards and related procedural and enforcement regulations. MHCC is composed of 21 members, including equal numbers of producers, users, and public officials.
The MHCC is also charged with developing proposed model installation standards for the manufactured housing industry. By regulation, HUD has included the MHCC in the process of revising the Manufactured Home Model Installation Standards, Installation Program Regulations, and Dispute Resolution Program regulations.
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Program
Through its Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Program, the office regulates the construction of all manufactured homes built in the United States. The HUD program also oversees the enforcement of the construction standards through third party inspection agencies and state governments. The Department has approved 13 State and private third-party agencies to conduct inspections of the manufacturer’s production facility at various stages of the construction process.
Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program
Effective February 8, 2008, the Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program is available for use in providing the timely resolution of disputes between manufacturers, retailers and installers of manufactured homes regarding responsibility, and for the issuance of appropriate orders for the correction or repair of defects in manufactured homes. Defects in homes must be reported during the one-year period beginning on the date of installation to qualify for resolution under the Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program. Also, at the time of signing a contract for the sale or lease of a manufactured home, the purchaser must be provided with a retailer's dispute resolution notification and each home must be sold or leased with a manufacturer's dispute resolution notification located in the home's consumer manual.
Manufactured Housing Installation Program
Effective October 20, 2008, the Manufactured Home Installation Program will be available to ensure that states have in place a minimum installation standard and an operating installation program. For states where HUD will administer the Manufactured Home Installation Program, HUD will ensure that trainers of installers planning to work in HUD-administered states are registered with HUD, and that persons planning to install homes in HUD-administered states are licensed by HUD.
