HUD Labels

All manufactured homes manufactured on or after, June 15, 1976, are constructed to Federal standards. In the case of a manufactured home, the HUD label will bear the name of HUD on a 2-inch by 4-inch red metal plate affixed to the outside surface of the rear at the floor level. The HUD label number is stamped into the label and is required on HCD's registration records and documents to verify compliance with the insignia or label requirements. A serial number is not required on a HUD label.

A HCD insignia is required on mobilehomes, commercial modulars, and special purpose commercial modulars.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) label is required on manufactured homes.

There are multiple steps involved when constructing a new or altering an existing mobilehome or special occupancy park. There are both state and local government requirements to meet and approvals to obtain. Alterations to an existing utility system, facility, or permanent building within a park require a Permit to Construct from the enforcement agency.

Below you will find information needed to help you navigate the park construction and alteration processes. 

HCD conducts Mobilehome Park Maintenance (MPM) inspections, Health and Safety Code section 18400.1, to ensure compliance with health and safety laws. Inspections include the general areas, buildings, equipment, and utility systems of mobilehome parks, each individual lot, and the exterior portions of individual manufactured homes and mobilehomes in each park inspected.

Many of your rights as a mobilehome park resident are governed by the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL). The MRL, like provisions of conventional landlord-tenant law, is enforced by the courts; that is, the disputing parties must enforce the MRL against one another in a court of law.

For further information about any assistance previously offered by HAP through the federal Housing Choice Voucher and Family Self-Sufficiency Programs, check directly with those counties previously served by HCD listed below: 

The California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) Program provides funds for a variety of activities to assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness as authorized by SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statues of 2018). HCD administers the CESH Program with funding received from the Building Homes and Jobs Act Trust Fund (SB 2, Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017). HCD grants CESH Program funds in the form of five-year grants to eligible applicants. 

The Housing Economic and Recovery Act of 2008 provided $3.9 billion nationwide for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), which provided funds to state and local governments to purchase abandoned and foreclosed homes and residential property.

Twelve months prior to a scheduled expiration of rental restrictions, prepayment of a federally insured or held mortgage, or anticipated date of the termination of a subsidy contract, the owner of an assisted housing development must provide notice using the HCD-approved form (Gov. Code, § 65863.10, subd.