HUD
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the federal agency that administers the construction standard for manufactured homes.
Published May 31, 2026
HUD is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the federal agency responsible for national housing programs and policy. In manufactured housing, HUD is best known for administering the HUD Code — the federal construction and safety standard that manufactured homes must be built to.
HUD's role is largely about how homes are built and about federal housing programs; it does not run the day-to-day landlord-tenant rules for communities, which are set by state law. HUD also approves housing counseling agencies and oversees fair housing enforcement at the federal level.
Residents sometimes encounter HUD when researching the construction standard, fair housing protections, or housing counseling resources. State agencies handle most community and lot-tenancy matters. This is general information, not legal advice.