Washington, D.C., November 15, 2017 – The Board of Directors of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has authorized the public release of a comprehensive internal study by the Association of the past, present and future representation of the post-production sector (PPS) of the federally-regulated manufactured housing industry. This …
Washington, D.C., November 6, 2017 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during September 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,580 …
Manufactured Home Production Gains Again in September 2017 Read More
While a discussion of federal preemption may lead eyes to glaze-over in some quarters, a consistent and logical approach to preemption – that is fully consistent with the law as it exists today — is vitally important to the manufactured housing industry and, even more so, to consumers of affordable housing. And having that …
A new bill has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) that would impact both the regulation of manufactured housing by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and, potentially, the utilization of HUD-regulated manufactured housing by local jurisdictions that receive housing-related federal grants from HUD. …
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Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored housing finance giant, held a one-day work session on October 17, 2017 at its Washington, D.C. conference center, dubbed “The Future of Manufactured Housing Forum.” MHARR participated in the forum (as it has with a similar manufactured housing working group convened by Freddie Mac), which featured …
Fannie Mae Conducts “More Of The Same” Duty To Serve Meeting Read More
IN THIS REPORT: OCTOBER 10, 2017 EXCLUSIVE REPORT & ANALYSIS: HUD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR IN REGULATORY NO-MAN’S LAND MHARR – OPPOSED DOE ENERGY RULE REMAINS STALLED MARYLAND BACKPEDALS ON FIRE SPRINKLERS SECRETIVE “NEW HOME” DISCUSSION RAISES CONCERNS HUD INSTALLATION INCOMPETENCE HAUNTS INDUSTRY & CONSUMERS MHARR BLASTS PROPOSED “FROST-FREE” INTERPRETIVE BULLETIN …
Washington, D.C., October 3, 2017 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during August 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers …
Sustained Manufactured Home Production Growth in August 2017 Read More
Washington, D.C., September 11, 2017 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in a September 7, 2017 letter to HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William B. Long (copy attached), has called on both agencies to make “full and maximum” use of HUD-regulated manufactured homes …
MHARR Calls for Maximum Utilization Of MH As Emergency Relief and Replacement Housing Read More
Washington, D.C., September 6, 2017 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production grew once again during July 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,803 …
As promised in MHARR’s memorandum dated August 28, 2017 (“MHEC Installation Conference Call”), MHARR has sent a communication (copy attached) to the Director of Maryland Codes Administration, Mr. Norman Wang, strongly objecting to his assertion, set forth in an August 11, 2017 memorandum to Maryland local building code officials, that …
At a time when federal rulemaking has reached historically-low levels, reflecting the regulatory policies of the Trump Administration, the HUD manufactured housing program, under its current administrator, continues to churn out new and amended regulatory requirements at an aggressive pace. In addition to the pending “Interpretative Bulletin” for manufactured home …
For those who participated in the August 25, 2017 Manufactured Housing Executives Council (MHEC) conference call regarding HUD interaction with the International Code Council (ICC) concerning Appendix E of the International Residential Code (IRC) (or could not participate), it was extremely disappointing that the format and conduct of the call …
Washington, D.C., August 17, 2017 – In written comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on August 17, 2017 (copy attached), the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has called on the Department to withdraw a proposed “Interpretative Bulletin” (IB) concerning “frost-free” manufactured home foundations, …
Washington, D.C., August 3, 2017 – 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), year-over-year manufactured housing industry production increased during June 2017. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,152 homes in June …
The current HUD manufactured housing program administrator, Pamela Danner – “parachuted” into that position on a career basis in violation of section 620(a)(1)(C) of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 — has engaged in multiple actions and abuses over the course of her nearly four-year tenure that have needlessly, …
Attached for your review and information are two self-explanatory communications sent byMHARRto HUD on July 27, 2017 regarding the HUD manufactured housing program and, specifically, the re-assignment and replacement of the current program Administrator, Pamela Danner. These communications were sent to Ms. Maren Kasper, the White House liaison to HUD, …
Re-Assignment and Replacement of Current HUD Manufactured Housing Program Administrator Read More
The Italian philosopher, Niccolo Machiavelli, famously wrote in his political masterpiece, “The Prince” that “he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done, will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.” And, it would appear, this is exactly what Pamela Danner — the …
“Fake News, PR and Distractions as the Industry’s Window of Opportunity Narrows” Read More
Washington, D.C., July 17, 2017 –The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to either reject or withdraw its June 17, 2016 proposed “energy efficiency” rule for manufactured homes, pursuant to Executive Orders issued by the Trump Administration which seek to …
Washington, D.C., July 11, 2017 –The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed written comments with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the federal regulator of the two Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – addressing the Duty to Serve Underserved Markets (DTS) “implementation” …
MHARR today filed comprehensive comments (copy attached) in response to HUD’s May 15, 2017 request for input from affected parties identifying regulations or regulatory actions that warrant repeal or modification because they eliminate jobs, inhibit job growth, are not cost-justified, or meet one of several additional criteria set forth in …
HUD Code Industry Manufacturers, Retailers and Communities Read More
