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“A Red-Flag Warning for the Manufactured Home Industry and Consumers”

While Washington, D.C. and many, if not most, state capitals are currently fixated on the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences, other dynamics are afoot in the nation’s capital that will inevitably have a profound long-termimpact on the nation as a whole and on the federally-regulated manufactured housing industry. One such dynamic is the approaching …

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Manufactured Housing Industry Gets Second Chance – Dana Wade Returning to HUD

Washington, D.C., May 6, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on May 5, 2020 on the pending nomination of Ms. Dana Wade to become HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner. Ms. Wade was nominated by President Trump …

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HUD Code Manufactured Home Production Increases Again in March 2020

Washington, D.C., May 4, 2020 – 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 grew in March 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,338 homes in …

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MHARR Participates in Conference Briefing by Vice President Mike Pence and HUD Secretary Ben Carson on COVID19 response

MHARR participated in an April 23, 2020 conference and briefing by Vice President Mike Pence and HUD Secretary Ben Carson, among others, for HUD stakeholders regarding the Department’s ongoing response to the national COVID-19 health emergency. The hour-long conference specifically addressed actions and initiatives being undertaken by HUD, in coordination with the White House Coronavirus …

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HUD Guidance, MH Retail “Essential” Status, Park Models, More in Manufactured Housing Washington Update 4.22.2020

MHARR REITERATES CALL TO RETRACT HUD “GUIDANCE” HUD MISAPPLIES TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS HOUSING DEEMED “ESSENTIAL” DURING COVID-19 EMERGENCY MHARR SEEKS FEDERAL “ESSENTIAL” STATUS FOR MH RETAILERS    HUD ISSUES INDUSTRY-WIDE AC LETTER FOR WINDOWS HUD ADVANCES STUDY OF PARK MODEL EXEMPTION  MHARR CALLS FOR RETRACTION OF HUD SUB-REGULATORY “GUIDANCE” MHARR, in March 30, 2020 written …

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MHARR Comments on HUD Rule making Expand Into Regulatory Relief Issues

Washington, D.C., April 6, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in comments filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on March 30, 2020 (copy attached), has called on HUD to fully comply with Executive Orders issued by President Trump that are designed to offer broad regulatory relief …

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Manufactured Home Industry Production Increases in February 2020, Says Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., April 3, 2020 – 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 grew in February 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,240 homes in …

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MHARR Provides Latest Update on Small Business COVID19 Relief Measures

TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS FROM:           MHARR RE:                 LATEST UPDATE ON SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF MEASURES MHARR was invited to participate in a March 26, 2020 conference call with Ms. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), regarding federal-level relief programs for small businesses affected by the current COVID-19 emergency and related economic dislocation. …

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MHARR Communication to HUD Secretary Carson re: COVID19 Response

MARCH 24, 2020  TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS  FROM:           MHARR  RE:                 MHARR COMMUNICATION TO SECRETARY CARSON Attached, for your information, is a copy of a self-explanatory MHARR letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson. This matter, and other aspects of the federal COVID-19 response, will be addressed in further detail as part of the MHARR Board of Directors …

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