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Department of Energy (DOE) Extends Compliance Deadline for Tier 2 Manufactured Housing “Energy” Standards

APRIL 23, 2025    TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS                         MHARR STATE AFFILIATES                         MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG)   FROM:          MARK WEISS   RE:                 DOE EXTENDS COMPLIANCE DEADLINE FOR TIER 2                         MANUFACTURED HOUSING “ENERGY” STANDARDS  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in a News Release and draft Federal Register notice issued on April 22, 2025, […]

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Bi-Partisan Housing Supply Framework Act Bill Seeks Zoning Reform – Could Augment Enhanced Federal Preemption

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR                                                                                                                             (202) 783-4087 Bi-Partisan Housing Supply Framework Act Bill Seeks Zoning Reform – Could Augment Enhanced Federal Preemption  Washington, D.C., April 22, 2025 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that a bill recently introduced in both houses of Congress (S.

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) APRIL 14, 2025 — WASHINGTON UPDATE — AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT AND ANALYSIS

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

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Leaders call on HUD Secretary to Address and Remedy Federal Manufactured Housing Program Mismanagement

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

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United States Manufactured Home Production Trendline Flat in February 2025 per Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: MHARR                                                                                                  

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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

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,

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“The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” – MHARR – Issues and Perspectives by Mark Weiss, J.D.

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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Positive Manufactured Home Production Trend Continues Entering 2025 per Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)

POSITIVE PRODUCTION TREND CONTINUES ENTERING 2025  Washington, D.C., March 3, 2025 – 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), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production increased in January 2025. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code

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Manufactured Housing Energy Standards and Enforcement Regulations with DOE Secretary Chris Wright Addressed by Mark Weiss CEO of Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR)

  February 26, 2025   VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS   Hon. Chris Wright Secretary U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585   Re: Manufactured Housing Energy Standards and Enforcement Regulations   Dear Secretary Wright: I am writing on behalf of the members of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). MHARR

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform — HUD Announces COMPLIANCE DATE EXTENSION for SEPTEMBER 2024 Manufactured Housing FINAL RULE

  MEMORANDUM   TO:        MHARR MANUFACTURERS                MHARR STATE AFFILIATES                MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG)   FROM: MHARR   RE:                   COMPLIANCE DATE EXTENSION SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 FINAL RULE             The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), pursuant

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