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Oct 27 2014

Fourth Manufactured Housing Energy Meeting — Timely & Important Information

By Mark Weiss / October 27, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Working Group tasked with developing new manufactured home energy efficiency standards (as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) via a “negotiated rulemaking” process, held its fourth in-person meeting in Washington, D.C. on September 22-23, 2014. SUMMARY The fourth meeting of […]

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Oct 3 2014

HUD Code Production Growth Continues In August 2014

By Mark Weiss / October 3, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., October 3, 2014 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing industry production growth continued during August 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced

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Oct 3 2014

RV DEFINTION and CFPB MANUFACTURED HOUSING FINANCE STUDY — REPORT & ANALYSIS

By Mark Weiss / October 3, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

1. RV Industry Again Seeks Legislative Exemption – HUD Issues “PARK Model” Enforcement Memorandum Attached, for your review and information, are copies of a new bill (H.R. 5658 – the “Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014”) filed on behalf of the recreational vehicle (RV) industry, once again seeking an expanded

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Sep 3 2014

Substantial HUD Code Production Growth In July 2014

By Mark Weiss / September 3, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., September 3, 2014 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing industry production growth continued during July 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,675 homes in July

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Sep 3 2014

Questionable Request For HUD Code Manufacturers’ Proprietary Information

By Mark Weiss / September 3, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

MHARR has received numerous inquiries regarding the Association’s position on a “materials cost” survey being circulated to HUD Code manufacturers by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and Emanuel Levy of the Systems Building Research Alliance (SBRA), in connection with the ongoing U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) “negotiated rulemaking” concerning manufactured

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Aug 25 2014

Second Doe Manufactured Housing “NEGOTIATED Rule- Making” Committee Meeting — Report And Analysis

By Mark Weiss / August 25, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

1. SUMMARY The second working group meeting focused primarily on the development of an analytical framework to evaluate the elements of a recommendation to DOE based on the requirements of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, as well as the identification and acquisition of information relevant to that

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Aug 23 2014

Consumer Exclusion Numbers Vindicate MHARR Objections To Hud/Contractor Regulatory Expansion

By Mark Weiss / August 23, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

As a follow-up to MHARR’s report and analysis of August 14, 2014 regarding the convergence of three matters – (1) the final mandatory implementation of expanded HUD/contractor/IPIA in-plant regulation; (2) a new requirement for monthly IPIA inspections of manufacturer Subpart I-related records; and (3) enhanced program contractor funding as a

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Aug 14 2014

Sobering Wake-Up Call For HUD Code Manufacturers On Expansion Of Costly & Unnece

By Mark Weiss / August 14, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

(Editor’s note: This “analysis” came from Danny Ghorbani’s MHARR email address, and is in part commentary. MHProNews has a reply to this commentary from Bill Matchneer, who is named in the MHARR commentary below. MHProNews welcomes other perspectives.) Sobering Wake-Up Call For Hud Code Manufacturers on Expansion Of Unnecessary and Costly Regulation Developments

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Aug 9 2014

DOE Manufactured Housing “Negotiated Rulemaking” Committee Meeting — Report & Analysis

By Mark Weiss / August 9, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) working group tasked with developing new manufactured home energy efficiency standards (as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 – “EISA”) via a “negotiated rulemaking” process, held its first meeting in Washington, D.C. on August 4-5, 2014. Given the potential cost impact

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Aug 9 2014

Production Increase Continues To Keep Pace In June 2014

By Mark Weiss / August 9, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., August 4, 2014 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing industry production continued to grow during June 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,624 homes in June

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Aug 1 2014

Gao Releases Long-Awaited Report On Federal Manudactured Housing Program

By Mark Weiss / August 1, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

RE: government Accountability Office Issues Report On Federal Manufactured Houing Program The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its long-awaited report on the federal manufactured housing program (see, copy attached). By way of brief background, the report responds to an April 17, 2012 request by the Chairmen of the House Financial

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Jul 15 2014

Two Important Regulatory Actions Affecting The Industry And Consumers

By Mark Weiss / July 15, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

The past week has seen two important regulatory actions, as explained below, that warrant your review and understanding, as they may have long-term impacts on the HUD Code industry and consumers of affordable housing. HUD PREEMPTS MINNESOTA ENERGY MANDATE – IMPORTANT DECISION In a potentially significant federal preemption decision, made

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Jul 9 2014

Production Increase Continues In may 2014

By Mark Weiss / July 9, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., July 3, 2014 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing industry production grew again during May 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,733 homes

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Jun 25 2014

Further Confirmation Of Financing Discrimination Against Hud Code Industry

By Mark Weiss / June 25, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

The below article by Mark Fogarty, writing in the June 23, 2014 edition of National Mortgage News, should be a “must read” for anyone in – or connected with – the HUD Code manufactured housing industry. Though mostly “old news,” the article nevertheless confirms, in compelling terms, how the manufactured housing industry

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Jun 19 2014

MHARR Washington Update Report and Analysis 6-19-2014

By Mark Weiss / June 19, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

This article is a PDF, and is downloadable from the link here.

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Jun 16 2014

Manufactured Housing Energy Conservation Standards

By Mark Weiss / June 16, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

As a follow-up to MHARR’s June 4, 2014 report on this matter (“DOE Meeting to Address MH Energy Standard”), attached is a Department of Energy (DOE) notice from the June 13, 2014 Federal Register announcing DOE’s intent to proceed with a “negotiated rulemaking” for development of the manufactured housing energy

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Jun 11 2014

Senate HUD Appropriation Fully Supports MHARR Position on HUD Inspection Fee

By Mark Weiss / June 11, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

The 2015 HUD appropriations bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 6, 2014 — in addition to excluding any language to expand the recreational vehicle (RV) exemption to the federal manufactured housing law – also omits language sought by HUD to allow future manufactured home label fee increases

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Jun 6 2014

Legislative Approach to RV Definition Issue Reaches Critical Stage in Congress

By Mark Weiss / June 6, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Legislative Approach to RV Definition Issue Reaches Critical Stage in Congress As previously reported by MHARR, the full Senate Appropriations Committee held a mark-up hearing on June 5, 2014 concerning the 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill. Based on information from congressional sources, the bill (as modified by

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Jun 5 2014

Anti-Scald Standard, DOE Energy, MHARR FOIA & RV Definition — Status Report

By Mark Weiss / June 5, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

1. HUD ISSUES ANTI-SCALD VALVE REFERENCE STANDARD CORRECTION HUD has published a correction in the June 3, 2014 Federal Register to its December 9, 2013 Final Rule adopting certain modifications and updates to the Part 3280 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards. This specific correction addresses an issue previously raised by

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Jun 3 2014

Production Growth Continues in April 2014

By Mark Weiss / June 3, 2014 / Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform

Washington, D.C., June 3, 2014 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing production strengthened again during April 2014. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,653

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