Latest Assault on HUD Program Expansion Chattel Financing a Key Goal HUD Releases 2014 Program Budget HUD Continues to Undermine MHCC MHCC Subcommittee to Meet – Full Committee in Limbo RV Industry Pushes HUD Code Exemption – Again Congress Fault FHA
As was discussed in greater detail at the March 28, 2013 MHARR Board of Directors meeting, there is growing evidence that industry competitors, special interests and certain regulators are attempting to transform a congressionally-mandated Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation of HUD’s continuing non-compliance with the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of …
Most Serious Assault on Federal Program to Date Warrants Strong Stand by Industry Read More
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2013 – The Board of Directors of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), at its March 28, 2013 meeting in Tunica, Mississippi, voted unanimously to retain the Association’s current officers to serve another term in their respective positions. Consequently, MHARR’s national officers – who also comprise …
MHAAR Retains Officers – Tackles Critical Issues in Washington Read More
Washington, D.C., April 3, 2013 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing production maintained a steady pace during February 2013. Just-released statistics for February 2013 indicate that HUD Code …
The Federal Emergency Management Agenacy (FEMA), following several delays, conducted two “Industry Day” meetings on March 15, 2013 to obtain industry input — and provide relevant information to interested parties — regarding expected future solicitations for emergency Temporary Housing Units (THUs). The meetings were divided into a morning session primarily focused …
Washington, D.C., March 4, 2013 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the manufactured housing industry, during January 2013, recorded its first corresponding-month production increase since September 2012, ending four …
A new HUD report to Congress, published on February 22, 2013, confirms rapid national growth in the need for quality, affordable home ownership. Yet the same report, as summarized in the HUD News Release copied below, reflects the ongoing failure of HUD — and government at all levels — to incorporate …
Industry Loses Legendary Reformer and Visionary Washington, D.C., February 8, 2013 – The manufactured housing industry has lost a leading visionary, reformer and tireless advocate with the death of Edward J. Hussey, Sr. on February 7, 2013. After serving in World War II, Mr. Hussey was an accountant with Arthur …
Washington, D.C., February 4, 2013 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the decline in manufactured housing production that began in September 2012 continued in December 2012, leaving overall 2012 …
As previously reported by MHARR, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on October 24, 2012 regarding ventilation in HUD Code manufactured homes and specifically the issue of separation between air intakes and exhaust vents, which, under the current HUD standards, must be separated by a minimum of three …
Report and Analysis In This Report: December 13, 2012 While most in the industry, in order to deflect from their own responsibility for manufactured housing’s decline and continuing sluggish recovery, will undoubtedly fixate on the relatively insignificant factual errors contained in a December 12, 2012 Wall Street Journal article titled …
Wall Street Journal Article Exposes Flowed Industry Approach In The Nation’s Capital Read More
Information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 American Housing Survey (AHS), now available in complete form for the first time on the internet, shows substantial new opportunities for both the manufactured housing industry and consumers of affordable housing if the industry would aggressively advance its cause and stature in Washington, …
The initial segment of the federal government’s 2013 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda (SAR), detailing the pending and anticipated rulemaking activities of the various federal agencies, was published in the January 7, 2013 edition of the Federal Register. As usual, the SAR includes significant information relevant to regulation of the manufactured housing …
Federal Semi-annual Regulatory Agenda – January 8, 2013 Read More
As a follow-up to MHARR’s October 2, 2012 Memorandum regarding the FOIA phase of its ongoing legal initiative targeted at HUD’s unwarranted and improper expansion of in-plant regulation, HUD provided its initial response on November 26, 2012, stating, without specific factual support, that the estimated fee to process MHARR’s FOIA request …
The attached November 20, 2012 MHARR letter to HUD regarding Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) design standards is self-explanatory. In a May 7, 2012 letter, MHARR had called on HUD to defer the June 30, 2012 implementation of an Addendum to the National Design Standard (NDS) for SYP pending Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee …
Addendum to National Design Specifications (NDS) for SYP Wood Read More
Washington, D.C., November 2, 2012 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the manufactured housing industry, after 13 consecutive months of production increases, produced fewer homes in September 2012 than in September 2011. Just-released …
WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that 17 communities across the U.S. will receive Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants. The $4.95 million awarded today provides these communities the resources they need to craft comprehensive, community-driven plans to revitalize public or other HUD-assisted housing and transform distressed neighborhoods. Read …
HUD Program Ignores MHCommunities and our Industry Again Read More
Washington, D.C., October 3, 2012 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the manufactured housing industry rebound that began in August 2011 has now entered its second year, with …
According to notices sent by the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) Administering Organization (AO) — confirming information initially reported by MHARR on August 8, 2012 — the MHCC will hold an in-person meeting in Washington, D.C. on October 23-25, 2012. The meeting, which has been scheduled but not yet officially …
Washington, D.C., September 19, 2012 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has issued a joint, bi-partisan appeal to the Democrat and Republican presidential nominees, President Obama and Governor Romney, to take action as the next president of the United States to help revitalize the manufactured housing industry as …
