The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) manufactured housing program administrator, Pamela Beck Danner, JD, or another person there authorized the issue of an Interpretive Bulletin (IB) concerning “frost-free” and frost-protected manufactured housing foundations in freezing climates.
The HUD IB was issued on June 23, 2017, states the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). That bulletin, MHARR tells MHProNews, has “multiple fatal defects.”
MHARR asked for manufactured home industry “Manufacturers, Retailers, And Communities” to be alerted to the impacts, and costs associated with the latest HUD IB.
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) position on this IB is not clear to the Daily Business News at this time. MHProNews has asked MHI for a comment, which has not yet been received as of the time of this report’s publication.
“Citing the regulatory “freeze” order issued by the Trump Administration on January 20, 2017,” MHARR sent Dr. Carson a communication to Secretary Carson (copy attached), asking HUD:
(1) to state whether the proposed IB was reviewed and approved by an agency head or designee appointed by President Trump after Noon on January 20, 2017, as required by the “freeze” order;
(2) to identify any such official(s) or designee(s) who reviewed and approved the proposed IB; and
(3) to state whether that official was aware of the multiple fatal defects in the proposed IB that are detailed by MHARR in its communication.
The MHARR’s full release to MHProNews is linked here.
The copy of the letter sent to HUD Secretary, Dr. Carson is linked here. ##
Note 1: Dr. Carson has been the subject of several recent reports and videos of interest to industry readers; one is linked here, and here.
Note 2: Pam Danner’s belated effort to ‘promote’ manufactured housing is linked here.
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