Proposed HUD rule on RV USE Definition
There was an article on Yahoo News this morning regarding a proposed change in the definition of the use of Vehicular Homes(RVs). It appears to be designation changes for under 400 sq. ft. Link to a...
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korbe wrote:
I do know that designing RV and mobile home parks will change. Manufacturers and park developers use the strict definitions on what can and cannot happen. We can create "motels on wheels" and the construction standards are not nearly as strict as a standard motel. HUD doesn't like that too much.
All this wording change does is make the difference between RV's and manufactured housing clearer, eliminating the current grey area affecting some park models and potentially some large 5'vers if HUD decided to stop ignoring them. The change codifies that difference instead of it being dependent on the current HUD administration's position on the difference. Basically, under the proposed wording if a manufacturer says its product meets the NFPA 1192 standards for RV's or the ANSI A119.5 standards for park models RV's, it does NOT fall within HUD's jurisdiction. I see nothing there that would change park designs, either RV or manufactured housing. The same basic definition has existed since 1982 as far as the intended purpose of an RV goes, and that does not change with the new clearer wording.
