At a December 2,  2008 Fire Safety hearing in Sacramento sponsored by the State Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Homes and Communities, representatives of community (park) owners suggested laws should be changed to classify "Pre-Hud" mobilehomes as "unsafe" and that such homes should not be allowed to be sold in place.  That chilling proposal sent a reminder of the dark days of yesteryear when community owners were allowed to block sales of homes older than 17 years of age.  GSMOL fought to get protective laws passed in early 1980's and as a result, homeowners in California continue to enjoy the right to sell their homes in place, so long as those homes meet the health and safety codes.

The term "pre-Hud" refers to national housing standards adopted by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1976 to create uniform home construction standards across the country.  The 1976 HUD standard is considered by many as the point where mobilehomes became manufactured homes, in a technical sense.

Needless to say, preventing any home from being sold in-place would have a devastating impact on the salability and value of that home.  Not only would moving a home greatly damage it, there are virtually no MH communities that will accept older homes, meaning a home owner would face losing his/her investment in that home.  We will be monitoring legislative proposal and keep you informed. 

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