MHI Provides Members Interactive Map of Zoning Impact on Manufactured Housing

TThe 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: • U.S. Census Bureau demographics, data about manufactured housing, and data on median gross rent. • The National Longitudinal Land Use Survey (NL-

LUS) by the Urban Institute. • Residential Land-Use Regulation Survey from the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center of The Wharton

School, University of Pennsylvania. • Survey of state manufactured housing laws conducted by DJ Pendleton, executive director 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 is available to members on the MHI website. From the home page, if signed in as a member, hit the Research tab and choose general information, then on the right look for the box that says “Impact of Zoning by State on Manufactured Housing”.

Members will be able to understand demographics as well as the percentage of manufactured homes in a state, or county in many cases, with added information on housing requirements within the jurisdiction. MHV