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Proposed rule

Revising the Definition of “Manufactured Home” to Lower Housing Costs

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 12, 2026. Document 2026-11851. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

This proposed rule would amend the definition of "manufactured home" in HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (MHCSS), Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards (MMHIS), and Manufactured Home Installation Program (MHIP) to provide that a transportable section of a manufactured home serving as part of an upper floor of a manufactured home would not need to be transported or built on a permanent chassis.

The Housing and Urban Development Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

4 parts of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

24 CFR 201, 24 CFR 3280, 24 CFR 3285, 24 CFR 3286

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2502-AJ80 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Comment due August 11, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-11851
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking.
AgenciesHousing and Urban Development Department
PublishedJune 12, 2026
Comments closeAug. 11, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2502-AJ80
DocketHUD-2026-0794

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register