Pending 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Legislation Fails to Eliminate “Energy” Standards Mandate Targeting Manufactured Housing
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White Paper Analysis of U.S. Senate ‘ROAD to Housing Act of 2025’ – a Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Critical Review
Washington, D.C. 8.14.2025. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: MHARR
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and ROAD Act – Snatch Defeat from Jaws of Victory Regarding Manufactured Housing Energy Standards. Exclusive Report and Analysis
JULY 27, 2026 TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS FROM: MHARR RE: MHI / ROAD ACT SNATCH DEFEAT FROM JAWS OF VICTORY REGARDING MANUFACTURED HOUSING ENERGY STANDARDS Urged on by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in order to comply with a supposed requirement of the MHI-supported 21st Century ROAD to
Broad Discovery Denied in Manufactured Housing DOE Energy Standards Case
RE: BROAD DISCOVERY DENIED IN ENERGY STANDARDS CASE A federal magistrate judge has, for now, denied an effort by the Plaintiffs to obtain wide-ranging discovery from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in the case that was brought in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas to invalidate DOE’s impending high-cost manufactured
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MHARR Provides White House Manufactured Housing Task Force With Roadmap to Eliminate Zoning Discrimination and Costly Regulation
Washington, D.C., April 27, 2022 – In a second set of written comments copy attached submitted to the White House Manufactured Housing Task Force (Task Force) in connection with a series of “Listening Sessions,” the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has called on the Task Force to recommend decisive action by the Biden
MHARR Calls on HUD Secretary to Fundamentally Reform Federal Manufactured Housing Program
AUGUST 17, 2026 TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR CALLS ON HUD SECRETARY TO FUNDAMENTALLY REFORM FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROGRAM MHARR, in an August 12, 2026 communication to HUD Secretary Scott Turner (redacted copy attached), has called for a complete investigation of – and fundamental wide-reaching reforms to –
MHARR Comments to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Call for Full Duty to Serve (DTS)/Chattel Loan Implementation by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: MHARR (202) 783-4087 MHARR COMMENTS CALL FOR FULL DTS/CHATTEL IMPLEMENTATION Washington, D.C., July 30, 2026 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed written comments (copy attached) in response to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) regarding potential changes to
MHARR Calls on Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) to Shelve Any New or Further Manufactured Housing “Energy” Standards
Washington, D.C. JULY 14, 2026. TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR CALLS ON MHCC TO SHELVE ANY NEW OR FURTHER MANUFACTURED HOUSING “ENERGY” STANDARDS Following the July 8, 2026 publication of a Federal Register notice of
MHARR HousingWire Op-Ed – “Congress has a Chance to Expand Affordable Homeownership – It Shouldn’t Waste It”
JULY 7, 2026 TO: HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY MEMBERS FROM: MHARR RE: MHARR HOUSING WIRE OP-ED – “CONGRESS HAS A CHANCE TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP – IT SHOULDN’T WASTE IT” Attached for your review and information is a copy of an MHARR Op-Ed article published in the July
‘Pending Housing Legislation is a Litany of Deficiencies and Missed Opportunities for Mainstream Manufactured Housing and Consumers’ – MHARR Issues and Perspectives
Washington, D.C. – June 2026. “PENDING HOUSING LEGISLATION IS A LITANY OF DEFICIENCIES AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAINSTREAM MH AND CONSUMERS” By Mark Weiss As work continues in Congress (at press time) to produce an impactful “housing” bill, in the face of an unprecedented shortage of affordable housing and homeownership opportunities – a
