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Legal Action Filed on DOE’s Manufactured Housing Energy Rule

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR STATE AFFILIATES MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) FROM:           MARK WEISS RE:                 LEGAL ACTION FILED ON DOE ENERGY RULE Just three months prior to the scheduled May 31, 2023 implementation date for the destructive U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) final manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards rule, the Manufactured Housing Institute …

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HUD Code Manufactured Housing Production Declines Sharply in December 2022, Year End Totals for Manufactured Homes Revealed

HUD Code Manufactured Housing Production Declines Sharply in December 2022, Year End Totals for Manufactured Homes Revealed Washington, D.C., February 6, 2023 – 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 …

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MHARR Calls for Congress to Pursue Oversight Hearings on Manufactured Housing Regulators

Attached for your review and information is a copy of a self-explanatory communication from MHARR to the incoming chairman of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. The purpose of this communication is to seek – and begin setting the groundwork for – a congressional oversight hearing for the federal manufactured housing program and related …

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“Ending The String Of Self-Inflicted Manufactured Housing Industry Wounds” January 2023 MHARR — Issues and Perspectives

For generations, “newbies” of all sorts have been warned against reckless “volunteering.” The simple reason being that reckless “volunteering” can involve risks that lead to trouble, or worse. This basic formula for self-preservation, however, has apparently failed to sink-in with some representatives of the manufactured housing industry. Nor, apparently, have the harsh lessons of the …

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HUD Code Production Declines Again in November 2022

Washington, D.C., January 3, 2023 – 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 declined in November 2022. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,970 homes in …

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Manufactured Housing Production Declines in October 2022

Manufactured Housing Production Declines in October 2022

Washington, D.C., December 5, 2022 – 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 declined in October 2022. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,694 homes in October …

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Statutory Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) Recommends HUD Rejection of DOE Manufactured Housing Energy Rule

The statutory Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), at the conclusion of its November 15-17, 2022 meeting in Washington, D.C., to further consider the “alignment” of the HUD Code Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards (FMHCSS) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) final energy conservation standards for manufactured housing adopted on May 31, 2022, …

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MHARR Comments Oppose Incorporation of DOE Energy Standards Within the HUD Code

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has filed written comments (copy attached) with the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) opposing the incorporation or summary “alignment” of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manufactured housing “energy conservation” standards within the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards (FMHCSS) maintained by the U.S. Department of Housing and …

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Manufactured Home Production Growth Continues in September 2022

Washington, D.C., November 3, 2022 – 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 September 2022. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 9,381 homes in …

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Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) Debates DOE Energy Standards

MHCC DEBATES DOE “ENERGY” STANDARDSOCTOBER 20, 2022 TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS                          MHARR STATE AFFILIATES                      MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG)FROM:           MHARRRE:                 MHCC DEBATES DOE “ENERGY” STANDARDS The statutory Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) held the first of …

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