Manufactured Housing

The Manufactured Housing Program is a national program established to protect the health and safety of those that own and occupy manufactured homes through the enforcement of the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards and adminis

HUD administers the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (the Act) which authorizes HUD to establish federal standards for the design and construction of manufactured homes to assure quality, durability, safety, and affordability. Within the administration of this program, HUD partners with state agencies to conduct monitoring and inspections on HUD's behalf. HUD also works directly with manufactured home consumers to determine eligibility and seek remediation for consumer complaint issues and dispute resolution requests.

Refer to HUD's website at www.hud.gov/omhp for additional information. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288.

The program may only address disputes between manufacturers, retailers, and installers of manufactured homes regarding responsibility for the correction or repair of defects in manufactured homes that are reported during the 1-year period beginning on the date of installation. Manufactured home owners may initiate action under, and be observers to, the HUD Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program, as provided regulation (24CFR3288.15). There must be an alleged defect in the manufactured home that was reported within one year of installation of the home. Refer to HUD's website at www.hud.gov/omhp for additional information. Select A-Z Index at the top right of the page and scroll the alphabetical list for Manufactured Housing. There is a link on the Manufactured Housing page for Dispute Resolution. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288.

Manufacturers, retailers, or installers of manufactured homes may request dispute resolution services for the timely resolution of disputes as to the responsibility for the correction or repair of defects in manufactured homes that are reported during the 1-year period beginning on the date of installation. (42USC5422(c)(12). Manufactured home owners may initiate action under, and be observers to, the HUD Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program, as provided regulation (24CFR3288.15).

Manufacturers, retailers, or installers of manufactured homes may request dispute resolution services for the timely resolution of disputes as to the responsibility for the correction or repair of defects in manufactured homes that are reported during the 1-year period beginning on the date of installation. (42USC5422(c)(12). Manufactured home owners may initiate action under, and be observers to, the HUD Manufactured Home Dispute Resolution Program, as provided regulation (24CFR3288.15).

A report alleging a defect in a manufactured home must be made within one year of installation of a new manufactured home. Thereafter, a request for dispute resolution concerning the reported defect may be submitted at any time. Interested parties should thoroughly familiar themselves with this program and the detailed procedures that apply. Refer to HUD's website at www.hud.gov for additional information. Select A-Z Index at the top right of the page and scroll the alphabetical list for Manufactured Housing. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288.

A state may propose to operate a dispute resolution program called for under the authorizing Act by submitting a plan for review and disposition by HUD. If a state plan covering dispute resolution for manufactured homes is approved by HUD and implemented by a state, the program described herein is not applicable and HUD would not provide dispute resolution services in such state. A list of states with approved plans is available. Refer to HUD's website at Refer to HUD's website at www.hud.gov/omhp for additional information. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288.

An award would be in the form of approval by HUD to initiate dispute resolution and subsequent handling of the dispute through to closure which may include satisfactory remediation. Interested parties should thoroughly familiar themselves with this program and the detailed procedures that apply. Refer to HUD's website at www.hud.gov/omhp for additional information. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288.

Interested parties should thoroughly familiarize themselves with this program and the detailed procedures that apply. Refer to HUD's website at www.hud.gov/omhp for additional information. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288.

Interested parties should thoroughly familiar themselves with this program and the detailed procedures that apply. Refer to HUD's website at www.hud.gov/omhp for additional information. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288. Detailed information and procedures are provided by regulation at 24CFR3288.