Rhode Island Law Opens Single-Family Lots to HUD-Code Manufactured Homes
Rhode Island laws enacted in 2024 let qualifying HUD-code manufactured homes sit on single-family lots and count toward local affordable-housing goals.
Key facts
- Chapter 286, passed in June 2024, treats HUD-certified manufactured housing as a permitted type of single-family residence in Rhode Island.
- Under Chapter 302, an unsubsidized qualifying manufactured home can earn one-half unit of low- and moderate-income housing credit.
- RIHousing's 2024 housing inventory listed 73 eligible mobile and manufactured homes, the first year it tracked the category.
- The state Executive Office of Housing reported that municipalities permitted nearly 3,800 housing units in 2025, against a target of 15,000 new units by the end of 2030.
- Across 23 subdivisions in 10 states, Clayton Homes has sold more than 2,000 hybrid manufactured homes.
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Source: RI Suburban Zoning Clears Way for Manufactured Homes — Uprise RI, August 24, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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