Regulatory Barriers to Manufactured Housing Placement in Urban Communities

Abstract

Manufactured housing units (built under the HUD Code or Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards in the controlled environment of a manufacturing plant and transported in one or more sections on a permanent chassis) provide an important source of affordable housing within the United States. After adjusting for land costs, the per square foot cost of HUD-Code housing is less than half of standard, site-built housing. With the increased use of multi-section units and recent innovations in manufactured housing building technology, particularly integrated floor and chassis systems, many manufactured housing units are now virtually indistinguishable from conventional site-built units.

Keywords: Affordable Housing, Publications, Building Methods, Housing Production and Technology, Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing, Community and Economic Development, Regulation and Housing Industry, Energy, Environment, and Green, Manufactured Housing