MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Support of Legislation that preserves real estate tax investments. Support for amending opportunity zone regulations. Oppose efforts to increase tax on small businesses. Housing-related tax incentives.

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Support revisions for 2023 Davis-Bacon Final Rule.

INS · Insurance

Support extension of National Flood Insurance Program authority past government funding deadline.

BAN · Banking

Seek Updates to FHA Title I and Title II Manufactured Home Loan Insurance Programs. Monitoring proposed changes to FHA small balance loan lending.

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

DOE regulations to establish energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing and appliance standards for residential and "mobile homes". Support for legislation to address manufactured housing energy efficiency standards.

FIN · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Seek updates to FHA Title I and Title II Manufactured Home Loan Insurance Programs. Support revisions to bankruptcy law for manufactured homes. FHFA supporting manufactured homes.

HOU · Housing

Monitoring legislation that addresses affordable housing issues. Seek updates to FHA Title I and Title II Manufactured Home Loan Insurance Programs. Support HUD as Primary Regulator of manufactured homes. Monitor legislation and regulations that pertain to manufactured housing communities and tenant protection/renter's bill of rights. Working to address supply chain challenges impacting manufactured housing. Working to address updates to the "Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety standards." Ensure federal affordable housing policies encourage capital investment into land-lease communities to build, to update, and to preserve land-lease communities. Seek flexible investment incentives under the Opportunity Zone statute. Ensure HUD programs allow all eligible community owners to obtain grants and financing to preserve and revitalize manufactured housing communities. Seek an amendment to Section 603(6) of the National Manufactured Housing Construction Safety and Standards Act of 1976 (42 11 U.S.C. 5402(6))) to strike built on a permanent chassis and. Support of the Respect State Housing Laws Act Opposed suggested rent caps. Seek taxpayer accountability and proper eligibility requirements in appropriations of HUD funds. Support zoning reform for manufactured housing. Support "Yes In My Backyard" Act. Support HUD exercising its preemption rights.