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MHARR Continues to Press Two-Track Approach to Fight Discriminatory Zoning Laws

Washington, D.C., March 18, 2020 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in comments filed on March 16, 2020 with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) see copy attached , has once again called on HUD to address —  as part of the impending revision of its “Affirmatively Furthering Fair …

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“Discriminatory Manufactured Home Energy Regulation Looms Once Again”

Like a monster in a B-Grade horror movie that refuses to die, the specter of excessive, discriminatory and extremely-costly federal manufactured housing energy “conservation” standards has emerged once again, this time courtesy of energy special interests and a distinctly un-Trump-like cave-in by the leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). As a result, the …

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2020 Begins with Manufactured Housing Production Increase

Washington, D.C., March 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 home production started the New Year with strong year-over-year growth in January 2020. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code …

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DOE, Dana Wade, GSEs, Budget, New MH Standards – MHARR D.C. Update

IN THIS REPORT:                                                         MARCH 2, 2020 TAINTED DOE ENERGY RULE BROUGHT TO LIFE AGAIN HUD TO CONDUCT ZONING STUDY SOUGHT BY MHARR DANA WADE RETURNING TO HUD FANNIE AND FREDDIE BAIT AND SWITCH ON DTS CONTINUES NEW BUDGET INCREASES ALREADY-BLOATED CONTRACTOR FUNDING HUD PROPOSES NEW MH STANDARDS AS REGULATORY RELIEF LAGS DISCRIMINATORY ENERGY REGULATION …

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MHARR Expresses Dismay Over Energy Case – Warning and FOIA Follow

February 5, 2020 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESSHon. Dan BrouiletteSecretary U.S. Department of Energy1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20585                                     Re: Manufactured Housing Energy Regulation Dear Secretary Brouilette: We are dismayed and shocked to have learned recently that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has entered into a consent decree in litigation styled Sierra Club v. Perry (D.D.C. …

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HUD Proposed FY 2021 Manufactured Housing Budget Increases Overall Program Spending

President Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would once again increase funding for the federal manufactured housing program — with the bulk of the increase going to program contractors – notwithstanding lower production levels in 2019. In the White House budget blueprint and related …

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MHARR February 5, 2020 Washington Update – Report and Analysis

REPORT AND ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT:                                                 FEBRUARY 5, 2020 PRESIDENTS’ ORDERS SUPPORT MHARR ON “GUIDANCE” LETTERS MHARR WINS FIRST ROUND OF HUD FOIA APPEAL ON MHCC   MHARR CONTINUES TO EXPOSE FANNIE AND FREDDIE SCHEMES MHARR SEEKS DECISIVE ACTION BY WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL MHCC SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ON-SITE CHANGES 2020 HALL OF FAME CLASS OMITS HUD …

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Annual HUD Code Production Declines In 2019

Washington, D.C., February 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 home production grew in December 2019, but annual 2019 production still declined slightly from 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that …

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