HUD Updates Manufactured Homes Regulations

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HUD on Wednesday announced the most extensive update to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards in more than three decades.

The unpublished rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Sept. 16, 2024.

The updates include 90 new or updated standards to increase production of manufactured homes with new features such as open floor plans and accessibility enhancements.

“Manufactured homes are an affordable housing option for Americans across the country,” HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman noted. “This update of the HUD Code is long overdue and will help increase production while also ensuring modern designs to suit the needs of families.”

HUD said the updates will eliminate the need for manufacturers to obtain alternative construction approvals for materials that already meet or exceed HUD standards, thus helping build more manufactured homes that will lower housing costs for American families.

One change to the HUD Code enables multi-unit single-family manufactured homes to be built under the HUD Code for the first time, extending the cost-saving benefits of manufactured housing to denser urban and suburban infill contexts.