NY_Dutch
Well-known member
Gary, from what I've read, the pressure for the definition wording change came primarily from the RV industry, not HUD. Park models and larger 5'vers long ago reached sizes that could, under the current wording, fall within HUD's areas of responsibility. HUD has said that they have chosen to basically ignore the existence of the large 5'vers, since it's obvious that they are RV's, despite not fitting within the HUD RV size requirements. Park models were not quite so fortunate, with a recent turf war over how the maximum 400 sq ft requirement should be measured. The new wording eliminates those concerns by more clearly defining an RV. Under the new proposed wording, essentially if the manufacturer says it's an RV built to ANSI RV standards, then it's an RV regardless of the size, and HUD has no jurisdiction over it. And there's nothing in either the current or the proposed wording that outlaws using any RV for full time living.