HUD certification

Need Educating · Post by **Need Educating** » Sat Sep 06, 2003 4:53 pm

Thinking about buying an older (1965) MH. Am concerned about futer resale. Someone told me it was possible to have an older MH inspected/certified to a more present HUD standard. Is this true? If so, who would perform the inspection and where would one get a copy of the requirements?
Any advice would be helpful and appreciated. Thank you!

Bill Fry · Post by **Bill Fry** » Sat Sep 06, 2003 8:41 pm

That is not possible.Pre-1976 means pre HUD.

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:17 am

The answer you gave about bringing pre-hud home to a certifired hud requirement is incorrect. One must upgrade electric wiring, windows etc to hud standard then have the home inspected and certified. However, this exspense in many cases outways the value of the home.

Bill Fry · Post by **Bill Fry** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 4:51 pm

You can upgrade all you want.You still cannot get a pre 76 home certified as HUD.If you have info to the contrary please post the source.

rmurray · Post by **rmurray** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:14 pm

Bill is exactly correct...All home built before July 15, 1976 are mobile homes by federal definition..and will always be..

James · Post by **James** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:37 pm

How do I find out the month of the year that a home is? Financing is almost impossible to get if the home is not July of 1976 and I don't want to shell out money to start escrow if they are just going to deny the loan later. The seller does not have the paperwork in hand and the loan co. told me the only way to find out is to start escrow.

Roy Bonney · Post by **Roy Bonney** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:25 pm

What the lender is actually telling you, is that the home must be a HUD code home. July is the cutoff. The distinction is clear, look for the HUD label on the rear corner of the home. If the home is labeled, it was built after the July cutoff. If it is not labeled, it was built prior to the HUD code. The HUD label is a 2" x 4" red and aluminum tag, riveted to the home.

Steph · Post by **Steph** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:02 am

We are trying to get a 1994 home financed..we are unable to locate the red tag. We have been told it sunder the brick skirting of the home. Would we be able to get the info from the tag from the Dept of HUD? Since they issued it wouldnt they have records?

Roy Bonney · Post by **Roy Bonney** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:01 am

That same information, which is only the label number, is also on the data plate inside the home.

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