MHARR, based on numerous inquiries from industry members, has conducted a study and investigation of parallel bills introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives, entitled the “HUD Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2019.” The Senate version of the bill – S. 1804 – was filed on June 13, 2019. The House version – H.R. …
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Re: Notice of Removal of Obsolete and Superseded Guidance Documents – Docket No. FR-6156-N-01 Dear Secretary Montgomery: As you know, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association representing the views and interests of smaller and medium-sized independent producers of manufactured Housing regulated by the U.S. Department of …
The last decade-plus has not been especially kind to the manufactured housing industry and consumers of affordable housing. The 21stCentury began with a great deal of promise for the industry and consumers alike. With record production levels and a comprehensively-reformed federal manufactured housing law (i.e., the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000) that officially recognized …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in comments filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on April 16, 2019 (copy attached), has voiced its support for the proposed repeal of the red “Formaldehyde Health Notice” required to be “prominently displayed” in every HUD-regulated manufactured home (but not other types of …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MHARR BOARD HOLDS HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE MEETING — ADOPTS BOLD NEW INITIATIVES Washington, D.C., April 2, 2019 – Despite producing its best homes ever, at a price point that is inherently affordable for virtually every American family, in a market environment featuring an ever-growing need for affordable homeownership and housing resources, the production and market-share of the …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EXCLUSIVE REPORT AND ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT: SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 MHCC DELIVERS STRONG REBUKE TO HUD MHARR COMMENTS FURTHER OPPOSE DOE ENERGY RULE MHCC REJECTS HUD ACTION ON MULTIPLE ISSUES The statutory Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), meeting in Washington, D.C. from September 11-13, 2018, tackled a lengthy agenda of proposed items, including proposals derived …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MHARR —Issues and Perspectives By Mark Weiss September 2018 HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, as the saying goes, “gets it.” First, and most fundamentally, he understands – and has very plainly stated — that to successfully address and ultimately solve the nation’s affordable housing crisis, which has some 21 million American families spending more than …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]JULY 26, 2018 TO: MHARR MANUFACTURERS MHARR STATE AFFILIATES MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG) FROM: MARK WEISS RE: MHARR MEETING WITH HUD ASSISTANT SECRETARY BRIAN Montgomery A delegation of MHARR officials, including MHARR Chairman, James Shea, Jr., MHARR Immediate-Past Chairman, John Bostick, MHARR President Mark Weiss and MHARR Senior Advisor, Danny D. Ghorbani, met on July …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] REPORT AND ANALYSIS IN THIS REPORT: JUNE 25, 2018 EXCLUSIVE REPORT & ANALYSIS: SAA/PIA MEETING REFLECTS PROGRAM CHANGES NEW POST-PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED MONTGOMERY CONFIRMED AS HUD ASSISTANT SECRETARY MHARR CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF HUD MH “GUIDANCE” HUD MUST NOT REPEAT PAST MISTAKES ON CONTRACT UNRESOLVED DODD-FRANK ISSUE RAISES MORE QUESTIONS REACTIVATION OF ENERGY RULE …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Washington Post has published an article (see, copy attached) concerning the HUD manufactured housing program and MHARR’s efforts in 2017 to change the leadership of the program in order to comply with applicable federal law. Although the article is self-explanatory, an important point that I stressed in speaking with the author does not stand-out …
