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Drastic 2023 Manufactured Housing Production Decline Warrants Much Stronger Action

DRASTIC 2023 PRODUCTION DECLINE WARRANTS MUCH STRONGER ACTION Washington, D.C., February 5, 2024 – 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 again in December 2023. Just-released statistics […]

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Comments Call for Withdrawal of Destructive DOE Manufactured Housing “Energy” Enforcement Rule

January 24, 2024 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS AND ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm Secretary U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C, 20585 Re: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing: Enforcement (EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021 Dear Secretary Granholm: The following comments are submitted on behalf of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR).

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) October 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. Industry Updates – an Exclusive Report and Analysis

MHARR ADDRESSES STATE ASSOCIATIONS ON INDUSTRY DECLINE At a recent meeting of manufactured housing industry state association executives, MHARR addressed developing industry issues in Washington, D.C., as well as the major causes suppressing long-term industry growth and underlying the double-digit manufactured housing production decline of the past year. These issues, which were explained both verbally

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MHARR Publishes White Paper Concerning Pending Manufactured Housing “Chassis” Legislation and Other Matters

MHARR POSITION PAPER AND PLAN OF ACTION ON TWO PENDING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS REGARDING DELETION OF THE “PERMANENT CHASSIS” REQUIREMENT AND OTHER MATTERS RESEARCHED AND PREPARED BY THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATION  FOR REGULATORY REFORM SEPTEMBER 2023 I.    INTRODUCTION A “discussion draft” of housing legislation circulated by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) as well as a stand-alone bill,

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform MHARR – Issues and Perspectives HUD’s Failure on Zoning Equity Hurts Manufactured Housing Industry and Consumers

MHARR – ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES By Mark Weiss JUNE 2023 “HUD’s Failure on Zoning Equity Hurts Manufactured Housing Industry and Consumers” Since the publication of MHARR’s July 2022 White Paper, entitled “The Exploitation of Federal Housing Finance and Mortgage Funding Assistance Programs and Potential Solutions,” industry members have requested further explanation and expansion of the

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MHARR Presses HUD for Specific Inclusion of HUD-Regulated Manufactured Housing in New Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule

Washington, D.C., April 24, 2023 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in comments filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on April 19, 2023 (see, copy attached), has called for the full inclusion of federally-regulated manufactured housing in the revised and updated proposed rule to Affirmatively Further Fair

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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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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Provides October 2022 Meeting Insights with Senior HUD Officials

OCTOBER 6, 2022   TO:                 MHARR MANUFACTURERS                         MHARR STATE AFFILIATES                        MHARR TECHNICAL REVIEW GROUP (TRG)  FROM:           MARK WEISS  RE:                 MHARR MEETING WITH SENIOR HUD OFFICIALS MHARR Washington officials met with senior HUD executives regarding manufactured

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Washington, D.C. Updates on Manufactured Housing Issues Including – DOE Energy Assault, HUD Moving on DOE Standards, MH Financing, MH White Paper and More

IN THIS REPORT:                                                       SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 RE:    MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE — REPORT AND ANALYSIS                    Attached please find your copy of the September 28, 2022 “MHARR WASHINGTON UPDATE” an exclusive report and analysis addressing   DOE “ENERGY” ASSAULT ON MH COMES TO A HEAD HUD ALREADY MOVING ON ENERGY STANDARDS MHARR COMMENTS ON LATEST HUD PROPOSED STANDARDS MHARR CALLS FOR END

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Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform Tightens the Screws on Ginnie Mae’s “10-10” FHA Title 1 Policy

Washington, D.C., September 22, 2022 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in written comments filed on September 21, 2022, has once again called on the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to withdraw and “substantially modify” the “10-10” “approved issuer” qualification policy that has decimated the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Title I

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