Author name: Mark Weiss

At press time, the Administration has taken a first step to reverse the free-fall of the HUD manufactured housing program by reassigning its career manager and opening the way for the appointment of a new non-career program Administrator. The appointment of a non-career Administrator is a “responsibility” of HUD under the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 and the track record of the last several years clearly shows that such an Administrator, working with the governing Administration at the policy level, is essential to the full, proper and successful implementation of the reforms contained in all relevant laws including the 2000 reform law and the manufactured housing provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The appointment of a new non-career Administrator, moreover, is an urgent priority because a full plate of critical program issues that have been neglected or mismanaged in recent years, urgently need to be addressed, beginning with an issue that directly impacts manufacturers and the cost of manufactured housing to the public — reform of the current procedural and enforcement regulation (P&ER) structure.