Virginia law opens residential zoning to manufactured homes
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a law, which took effect July 1, 2026, that opens residential zoning districts to manufactured homes.
Key facts
- Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed HB 655 and SB 346, letting manufactured homes go in any residential zoning district that allows site-built homes, with some exceptions for historic districts.
- The law took effect July 1, 2026, and localities cannot impose different or extra rules on manufactured homes compared with single-family homes in the same district.
- Del. Michelle Lopes Maldonado and state Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg sponsored the bills, which passed nearly unanimously in the 2026 session.
- Randy Grumbine of the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association said 1,548 new manufactured homes were built in Virginia in 2025, ranking the state 23rd in the US.
- A study put the 2020 cost of a single-section manufactured home at $56,956, versus $161,796 for a comparable site-built home.
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Source: New Virginia law will expand zoning for manufactured homes — VPM, April 7, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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