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The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is a department within the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency that develops housing policy and building codes (i.e. the California Building Standards Code), regulates manufactured homes and mobile home parks, and administers housing finance, economic development and community development programs.
The MHINCC distinguishes among several types of factory-built housing: manufactured homes, modular homes, panelized homes, pre-cut homes, and mobile homes. From the same source, mobile home "is the term used for manufactured homes produced prior to June 15, 1976, when the HUD Code went into effect."
Clayton Home Building Group committed to donating $300,000 to support the program. [71] Clayton Homes also partners with Family Promise to donate several homes per year to families who have experienced homelessness. [72] In 2021, Clayton Homes donated $450,000 and 3 off-site built homes to be used to prevent family homelessness. [73]
Mobile homes are designed and constructed to be transportable by road in one or two sections. Mobile homes are no larger than 20 m × 6.8 m (65 ft 7 in × 22 ft 4 in) with an internal maximum height of 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in). Legally, mobile homes can still be defined as "caravans".
Colonial Estates, a 55-and-older manufactured housing community in Taunton, followed suit shortly after Oak Hill by becoming resident-owned in August 2016. “Best decision we ever made,” said ...
Manufactured homes are built onto steel beams, and are transported in complete sections to the home site, where they are assembled. Wheels, hitch and axles are removed on site when the home is placed on a permanent foundation. Mobile homes, or trailers, are built on wheels, and can be pulled by a vehicle.
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The MHI hosts trade conferences, coordinates lobbying before the United States Congress and state legislatures on issues relating to manufactured housing, [1] [2] compiles and publishes data relating to industry sales [3] and provides marketing and public relations support to raise the awareness of manufactured housing. [4] [5]