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In a statement, the housing agency HUD says the current approach is misguided and it remains committed to reforming it.
Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
Factory-built homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs, but more places are relaxing those restrictions to use them for badly needed affordable housing.
In Petersburg, Virginia, City Councilman Howard Myers says dozens of such homes are filling vacant lots in an area hit hard by job loss.
Manufactured housing is faster than building on site and nearly half the cost per square foot.
That makes a difference for residents like Kenesha, Missouri.
It makes my life a little easier.
The housing bill in Congress would allow manufactured homes in more places and make it cheaper to build them.
Factory-built homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs, but more places are relaxing those restrictions to use them for badly needed affordable housing.
In Petersburg, Virginia, City Councilman Howard Myers says dozens of such homes are filling vacant lots in an area hit hard by job loss.
Manufactured housing is faster than building on site and nearly half the cost per square foot.
That makes a difference for residents like Kenesha, Missouri.
It makes my life a little easier.
The housing bill in Congress would allow manufactured homes in more places and make it cheaper to build them.
The proposed rule is not a mandate.
It would allow local housing authorities and private landlords to impose the requirements if they choose.