Advocacy
MHI Provides Members With Interactive Map of Zoning Impact on Manufactured Housing
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The Manufactured Housing Institute has developed
an interactive map to inform members about the impacts of land use and zoning decisions on manufactured housing at state and local levels. Currently, the map utilizes several principal data sources including:
of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association, and MHI staff. This map will be updated with additional levels of data and information as it becomes available. MHI said it welcomes suggestions for additional data sources that could add to the usefulness of the map. The map
• U . S. Census Bureau demographics, data
is available to members on the MHI website. From the
about manufactured housing, and data on
home page, if signed in as a member, hit the Research
median gross rent.
tab and choose general information, then on the right
• The National Longitudinal Land Use Survey (NLLUS) by the Urban Institute.
look for the box that says “Impact of Zoning by State on Manufactured Housing”.
• Residential Land-Use Regulation Survey from
Members will be able to understand demograph-
the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center of The Wharton
ics as well as the percentage of manufactured
School, University of Pennsylvania.
homes in a state, or county in many cases, with
• Survey of state manufactured housing laws conducted by DJ Pendleton, executive director
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added information on housing requirements within the jurisdiction. MHV
