Abstract
Adequate housing is and probably will continue to be one of the Nation's major problems. Conventional construction methods do not appear to offer an adequate solution in that labor costs are so high that homes built conventionally are often priced out of the low income market. In addition, construction is not rapid enough to keep pace with the rate of new family formation. Mobile and modular housing appears to be the most logical means now available to meet this housing gap. Mobile home builders, however, have two major hurdles to the widespread use of their products: local zoning laws and labor unions. The definition of a mobile home is, "a moveable or portable dwelling constructed to be towed on its chasis, connected to utilities, and designed without a permanent foundation for year-round living."It can consist of one or more units that can be folded, collapsed, or telescoped when towed and expanded later for additional cubic capacity. Two or more units may be towed separately but they are designed to be joining later into one integral unit, which is capable of again being separated into its components for repeat towing.