Senator Tim Scott (R.SC) Touts Affordability, Quality And Safety Of Manufactured Housing

“The theory that manufactured homes are less quality and not as safe is consistently proven not true.”

During the first Senate Banking Committee hearing of the 118th U.S. Congress titled “The State of Housing 2023,” Ranking Member Tim Scott, Senator from South Carolina, praised manufactured housing stating “the theory that modular or manufactured are less quality and not as safe is consistently proven not true.”

He stated that both “manufactured and modular housing shows great promise in constructing decent safe quality housing that low-income families can afford.” Asking the witnesses to share their thoughts about this affordable homeownership option, Lance George, Director of Research and information at the Housing  Assistance Council, stated that manufactured housing is an “extremely important source of housing in rural communities, but is often maligned and overlooked,” He further recognized that that the quality, safety, size, and amenities of these homes are indistinguishable from stick-built homes.