Acronyms (colloquial) MHCSSA, NMHCSSA | Effective August 22, 1974 | |
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Other short titles Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 Long title An Act to provide for the establishment of construction and safety standards for mobile homes, and for other purposes. Nicknames National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act Enacted by the 93rd United States Congress | ||
Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 or National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act is a United States federal law establishing design and development safety standards for manufactured housing or prefabricated homes. The codified law authorized stipulations whereas any proposed safety standard shall be equitable for a particular type of mobile home with consideration of additional cost liabilities for the future homeownership. The Act of Congress endorsed violative civil penalties and judicial review of Federal mobile home construction and safety standards developed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Act mandated the establishment of the National Mobile Home Advisory Council and National Mobile Home Administration.
The S. 2538 legislation was appended to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 on February 27, 1974. The authorization bill was passed by the United States 93rd Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974.