HUD lays out seven-step plan to bring chassis-free manufactured homes to market
HUD has published a seven-action plan to modernize its manufactured housing code and allow homes built without a permanent chassis.
Key facts
- HUD's Next Generation Manufactured Housing Action Plan lists 7 actions to modernize the HUD code.
- The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, passed in July, removed the permanent chassis requirement for manufactured homes.
- HUD plans a performance-based federal code for buildings with five or more units and selected the National Institute of Building Sciences to support factory-built multifamily work.
- Champion Homes and Cavco Industries showed chassis-free models at the 2026 Innovative Housing Showcase in Washington, D.C.
- Cavco CEO William Boor said there is no set timeline for chassis-free models to reach the market.
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Source: HUD outlines 7 steps to update manufactured housing code — HousingWire, October 8, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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