Mobile home
A factory-built dwelling constructed on a transportable chassis and moved to a site for permanent or long-term housing.
Manufactured housing: Housing built in a factory and transported to a site, often in one or more sections. In the United States, mobile homes built since 1976 are classified as manufactured homes.
Modular building: A building assembled from factory-made modules that are transported to a site and joined there. Unlike a mobile home, a modular home is generally built without a permanent transport chassis.
Mobile home park: A property divided into sites for mobile or manufactured homes, usually with shared infrastructure or services. Parks provide sites where homes can be placed, often while residents rent the land.
Housing affordability: The relationship between housing costs and the resources households have available to pay them. Lower purchase prices can make mobile homes accessible, though land rent and upkeep add costs.
HUD Code: The United States federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes, established in 1976. The code governs newer mobile homes, including their design, construction, and installation.
Park model RV: A small recreational vehicle designed for temporary or seasonal use at a campsite or recreational site. Its recreational-vehicle status and intended use differ from long-term mobile-home housing.
Manufactured housing community: A residential community in which households occupy manufactured homes on individual sites. It is a common setting for mobile-home residents, whether they own or rent their homes.
Land tenure: The legal arrangements through which people hold rights to use or own land. Mobile-home owners may own the dwelling but lease the site beneath it.
Mobile home chassis: The wheeled steel frame that supports a mobile home during transport and remains beneath it after placement. This permanent frame is what makes the dwelling transportable.
Recreational vehicle: A motorized or towable vehicle equipped for temporary living or travel. Mobile homes share transport features with RVs but are designed as dwellings rather than vehicles for travel.