HUD Creates Office of Manufactured Housing Programs within Office of Housing

HUD created a new Office of Manufactured Housing Programs as an independent office within the Federal Housing Administration. The Office was previously organized under the Office of Housing’s Office of Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs, the move acknowledges the important role of manufactured housing in meeting the nation’s affordable housing needs.

The Office of Manufactured Housing Programs administers the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, commonly referred to as the HUD Code. The HUD Code establishes federal standards for the design and construction of manufactured homes to assure quality, durability, safety and affordability. The office enforces standards directly or through state agencies that have partnered with HUD, inspects factories and retailer lots, regulates installation standards for homes and administers a dispute resolution program for defects. The office also oversees a Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee, a federal advisory committee composed of 21 producers, users and general interest and public officials to advise HUD.