What is the difference between a trailer, a mobile home, a manufactured home and a modular home?
[ TOP ] “Trailer” is an outdated term that was used to describe mobile homes years ago when they were closer in size and style to early travel trailers. The term “mobile home” was officially changed by Congress to “manufactured home” in 1976 to coincide with the new building standards set for the industry by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This terminology also reflected the permanent residence aspect the industry had obtained. Modular homes are built to other building codes such as BOCA, RBC, etc. instead of being built to the HUD code. The difference in manufactured homes and modular homes typically involve design differences rather than structural or performance differences.
