> manufactured housing -- aka trailer homes > But if manufactured housing is merely a new term for trailer homes and nothing has really changed, this is not an

> manufactured housing -- aka trailer homes > But if manufactured housing is merely a new term for trailer homes and nothing has really changed, this is not an acceptable answer in my book. Despite the fact that people often use those terms interchangeably, they are not the same. Things really have changed. Trailer (or mobile) homes were built to no particular standards, had widely varying (and usually low) quality, and were no longer legal to build after 1976. Manufactured homes, which replaced them, are built to strict HUD standards. (Then there are modular homes, which are also factory-built, but are built to the same building codes as site-built homes.) Sources: Grew up in a well-built 1980's manufactured home. More recently a family member was a government inspector of manufactured/modular home factories, ensuring code compliance.