HUD HCV Guidebook § 7

A manufactured home is a manufactured structure, transportable in one or more parts, that is built on a
permanent chassis, is designed for use as a principal place of residence, and meets HCV program HQS
requirements.

A manufactured home may be an assisted unit under
the HCV program in one of three ways:                      Is A Recreational Vehicle (RV) Eligible For
    1) Regular rental assistance: The family rents a       Assistance Under The HCV Program?
       manufactured home under the regular voucher         A manufactured home must meet all HQS
       program. There is no separate charge to the         requirements and also the requirements under
       family for the home space. Rent for the unit        24 CFR 982.621 in order to be eligible for
       covers both the manufactured housing unit and       assistance, whether for leasing the space or the
       the space. PHAs must permit a family to lease a     home. In accordance with 24 CFR 982.621 (b),
       manufactured home and space with assistance         the home must be securely anchored by a tie-
       under the program – this is not a special           down device that distributes and transfers the
       housing type where PHAs has discretion over         loads imposed by the unit to appropriate ground
       whether to provide this type of assistance.         anchors to resist wind overturning and sliding. If
    2) Homeownership voucher assistance: The family        the RV is not appropriately tied and anchored, it
       purchases the manufactured home under the           is not eligible for HCV assistance.
       homeownership voucher program and the
       program assists the family with their monthly homeownership expenses. This is a special housing type
       under the HCV program, meaning that the PHA is not required to provide this type of assistance as
       part of its HCV program, except if needed as a reasonable accommodation.
    3) Manufactured home space rental assistance: The family owns the manufactured home but is renting
       the space on which the home resides. This is also a special housing type under the HCV program.