Send email to design@mota-nh.org with questions or comments about this web site. Content copyright © 2003 - 2013 Manufactured Home Owners & Tenants Association of New Hampshire - Last modified: 05/01/2013 Website management, layout & design © 1998-2013 WMBaird all rights reserved.    These symbols or the letters (PDF) indicate that the document is in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format. To view PDF files, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free from Adobe at : DISCLAIMER: Even though we have reasonably inspected every advertiser, Manufactured Home Owners & Tenants Association of New Hampshire and WMBaird does not accept any  responsibility, whatsoever, for the content or legality of any product, program, service, or business opportunity advertised.  It is the responsibility of the advertisers (Ad Sponsors) to check and  abide by the local, state, federal and international laws pertaining to the programs, products, services or business opportunities they advertise. Please use your own judgment and caution when  applying to or for any opportunity that is placed in this Ezine. The weather in Concord, New Hampshire National Level Involvement . State Board Announcements From Lois Parris, President MOTA - NH Important Notice Please Read Cont. from page 1: HUD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS COME UNDER FIRE FROM GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO) For example, updates to standards for site-built homes made in 2003 requiring a greater separation between  intakes and exhaust vents are only now being considered by HUD for manufactured homes. This update was recommended to HUD in  2010 by the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), which is responsible for recommending proposed rule changes to  HUD.  Similarly, requirements for carbon monoxide detectors adopted in industry standards for site-built homes and recommended by the  MHCC in 2009 have yet to be incorporated in the HUD Code.  HUD did publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register in 2010 to  update aspects of the HUD Code but has not issued a final rule because the rulemaking process is ongoing.  Additional proposals, including the two above related to indoor air quality, are under consideration by HUD, but have not yet been  published as proposed rules.  An estimated 5.5 million occupied manufactured homes were built under the HUD Code, according to  2009 American Housing Survey data.  Although HUD retains copies of approved designs of manufactured homes, the agency does not maintain data on the actual distances  between the air intakes and exhaust vents of each home. Further, once ventilation systems are installed in manufactured homes, HUD  does not require manufacturers to test their performance.  For example, manufacturers are not required to determine if the systems  meet the requirements for the whole-house ventilation airflow rate, which quantifies the volume of air exchanged in the home over time.  Cont. Page 3 Click Here State Board of Manufactured Housing Meeting Date: 2013 Meeting To Be Announced Location: Legislative Office Building, Room 101, Concord, NH   The next MOTA Board Meeting Date: June 19, 2013, Time: 6 PM Location: Community Loan Fund Offices,  7 Wall Street, Concord, NH 03301