We, the Manufactured Housing (MH) Working Group, are an informal group of vested stakeholders, including manufactured housing residents, representatives from the Tompkins County Climate and Sustainable Energy Board, local elected officials, city and county planners, contractors, architects, and Cornell Cooperative Extension. We assert that with the right policies and planning, manufactured housing residents can experience the same benefits as those living in site-built homes, with the benefit of a lower overall and monthly cost, significant energy savings, and a lower carbon footprint. The Manufactured Housing Working Group aims to coordinate and collaborate with local entities to develop and implement viable solutions to existing challenges in the manufactured housing sector, with a particular emphasis on HUD priorities, including: 

• The development or improvement of infrastructure to support Manufactured Housing Communities (MHCs) and/or units, including roads, sidewalks, water, and wastewater infrastructure, including wells and septic systems, and utility hookups;

• Repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing housing units (pre-1976 units, which were referred to as mobile homes); and

• Resilience activities to enhance the safety and stability of MHCs and MHs in the face of increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards (flooding, extreme heat, wildfires, tornados, and other extreme weather events).