Many consumers still use “mobile home” and “manufactured home” as interchangeable terms.  The traditional mobile home dealer in your area is actually selling manufactured homes, and sometimes offering more customizable modular home options.

Prior to the mid-1970’s, the quality of mobile homes (such as the one pictured above) varied from builder to builder due to a lack of industry standards. Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for construction, energy efficiency, and safety, did not exist yet for mobile homes or so called “trailers”.

On June 15, 1976, HUD began requiring all newly built mobile homes to conform to new codes.  Soon after, in 1980, the government mandated the term “mobile home” be changed to “manufactured home” in all federal documents in order to differentiate homes built using the new standards.

Key Differences:

• Construction date:  Mobile homes are built before June 15, 1976, while manufactured homes are built after that.

• Building codes:  Manufactured homes are built to stricter HUD codes, ensuring higher quality construction standards compared to older mobile homes.

• Mobility:  While both can be transported, modern manufactured homes are typically designed to be placed on a permanent foundation and not moved frequently, whereas older mobile homes were often more easily relocated.

Click for the HUD  Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.

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