HUD proposed dropping the chassis on upper floors of manufactured homes
HUD proposed letting the upper floors of multi-story manufactured homes be shipped and assembled without a permanent chassis, HousingWire reported.
Key facts
- HUD proposed a rule that would let upper-level sections of multi-story manufactured homes be transported and assembled without a permanent chassis.
- Sean Roberts, CEO of Villa, put the added cost of an upper-level chassis at $5,000 to $10,000 for a typical home.
- The proposal builds on a 2024 HUD update that allows up to four dwelling units within a single manufactured housing structure.
- Since 2021, 10 states have passed laws making local governments permit manufactured and modular homes by right in single-family zones.
- Lesli Gooch, CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute, said the group strongly backs the proposal.
- The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, signed July 11, later made the permanent chassis optional; HUD has not issued a final rule on the upper-floor proposal.
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Source: HUD aims to help multi-story manufactured housing go vertical — HousingWire, June 18, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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