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 discussion […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 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 the federal preemption provision
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: MHARR (202) 783-4087 MHARR CALLS ON HUD SECRETARY TO ADDRESS AND REMEDY FEDERAL MH PROGRAM MISMANAGEMENT Washington, D.C., April 7, 2025 – As was previously reported, a delegation of senior officials of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) met with
MHARR Aligns MH Industry Goals with President Trump and HUD Secretary Turner’s Affordable Homeownership Vision; Sec Turner-MHARR Leadership Meeting Discussed 2000 Reform Law-Enhanced Preemption Washington, D.C., March 31, 2025 – A delegation of officials from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) met with HUD Secretary Scott Turner and senior HUD staff on March 25,
Please find below a copy of the April 14, 2025 emailed “MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE” – an exclusive report and analysis addressing the following topics. MHARR ADDRESSES INDUSTRY BOTTLENECKS WITH HUD SECRETARY PRESIDENT/HUD SECRETARY PUSH AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP MH PROGRAM MISMANAGEMENT HURTING SMALL BUSINESSES NEW FHFA DIRECTOR CONFIRMED – TAKES INITIAL ACTIONS DOGE IMPACTS AT HUD DOE
MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss MARCH 2025 “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY” As 2025 begins, the production outlook for the HUD Code manufactured housing industry remains essentially static. While the nation continues to experience an unprecedented shortfall in the availability of affordable housing and homeownership, with a deficit
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REPORT AND ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT: FEBRUARY 19, 2025 DOGE SET TO HIT HUD UNILATERAL MHI CONCESSIONS MUST BE REJECTED MHARR ENGAGES TRUMP APPOINTEES ON SUBSTANCE MH PRODUCTION UP IN ‘24 – STILL BELOW HISTORICAL NORMS HUD IGNORES CONTINUED ZONING ATTACKS ON MH HOMELESSNESS SPIKES IN 2024 AS AFFORDABILITY PLUMMETS CFPB TARGETED
Washington, D.C., February 6, 2025 – As President Donald Trump’s second term begins, MHARR has been extremely active in communicating both with the President and his nominees to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to begin addressing and resolving the principal bottlenecks that have stymied the growth of the
“TRUMP 2.0 – THE INDUSTRY’S SECOND CHANCE” MHARR – ISSUES and PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss | JANUARY 2025 Life does not always offer second chances. When it does, those fortunate enough to have that opportunity had better make the best of it. Failure, as the saying goes, is not an option. Such is the case
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Updated May 1, 2024 Among many other significant accomplishments on behalf of the HUD Code manufactured housing industry and American consumers of affordable, non-subsidized manufactured housing MHARR, since its founding in 1985, has: Led the industry in securing the enactment of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (2000 Reform Law), which mandated specific accountability-based
