HUD Lays Out Plan to Update the HUD Code for Chassis-Free Manufactured Homes
HUD has released a Next Generation Manufactured Housing Action Plan to update the 50-year-old HUD Code for chassis-free, factory-built homes.
Key facts
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released the Next Generation Manufactured Housing Action Plan after its sixth annual Innovative Housing Showcase.
- The plan comes 50 years after the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards, known as the HUD Code, were created.
- HUD called the end of the permanent chassis rule under the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act a major catalyst.
- Priorities include updated energy-efficiency standards and foundation, anchoring and installation approaches for chassis-free homes.
- HUD will study a performance-based code for bigger factory-built buildings and offer resources to draw more modular and off-site manufacturers into the federal system.
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Source: HUD Unveils Next Generation Manufactured Housing Action Plan to Modernize 50-Year-Old Code — Boston Real Estate Times, October 7, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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