Manufactured housing: conformity

The law directs California to allow construction, installation, sale, and occupancy of chassis-free manufactured homes under rules equivalent to those for chassis-built homes. It also begins a state review of financing, titling, taxation, regulation, and homeowner protections where a resident owns the home but not the land.

What the law does ​

• Defines a manufactured home as a structure built on or after June 15, 1976, with or without a foundation system, using the federal definition.
• Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development by July 1, 2027, to adopt equal rules for manufactured homes without permanent chassis.
• Requires the department to report to the Legislature by July 1, 2027, on those regulations.
• Requires the department by July 1, 2029, to report on changes needed for divided-tenure and leasehold homeownership arrangements.
• Requires outside consultants preparing that report to consult assessors, recorders, tax agencies, local enforcement and planning agencies, lenders, residents, owners, and consumer groups.

Who it affects ​

• Manufacturers, sellers, installers, and occupants of manufactured homes.
• Owners and buyers of homes located on land they do not own.
• Manufactured-housing community owners, lenders, title and escrow professionals, assessors, and recorders.