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ability Office (GAO) investigation -- all direct outgrowths of MHARR's continuing congres- sional engagement – has failed (to date) to come clean on this matter. Manufacturers, consequently, left with no al- ternative to try to bring this entire matter back out into the open and seek the type of stake- holder, public and legal scrutiny that the law was intended to provide, have taken the first essen- tial step in a legal initiative aimed initially at sub- jecting all of this to the disinfectant effects of "sunlight." Accordingly, on September 25, 2012, MHARR's new law firm, Mayer-Brown, filed a comprehensive FOIA request on behalf of the Association, seeking nearly 50 categories of documents from HUD related to the develop- ment and implementation of this program of ex- panded in-plant regulation, as well as the Department's continuing effort to undermine the 2000 law consensus process and the MHCC it- self. To be sure, none of this would have been nec- essary ifHUD knew for certain that the entire in- dustry was adamant about the full and proper implementation of the 2000 law. Unfortunately, though, throughmixed signals, cutting slack and giving a pass to HUD regulators on multiple is- sues, half the industry has emboldened those reg- ulators to continue defying Congress by altering or simply ignoring key elements of that law. In specifically targeting expanded in-plant reg- ulation and the methods used byHUD regulators to advance this program outside of the manda- tory requirements of the 2000 law, the FOIA re- quest seeks information concerning regulatory andMHCC-related issues that have been fester- ing for years, with a particular focus onHUD ac- tions designed to erode the role, authority, independence and functionality of the MHCC. In MHARR's view, the industry (and con- sumers) worked too hard and too long to bring THE JOURNAL The Magazine for Manufactured & Modular Housing Professionals about the enactment of the watershed 2000 re- form law for the industry simply sit on its hands while regulators seek to take the program back to the discredited ways of the past. TJ Danny D. Ghorbani is President of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform. MHARR is a Washington, DC-based national trade association representing the views and in- terests of independent producers of federally-regulated manufac- tured housing. Danny can be reached at 202-783-4087. journalmfdhousing.com our website Circulation statistics, plus more. tel: 706-655-2333 news@journalmfdhousing.com America's #1 Marketplace to Buy, Sell or Rent Manufactured Homes visit Visit our website. You can view our current issue, download our media package and subscription form, see our Editorial Calendar and More Traffic More Leads More Sales September Results Website Visits Sales Leads* Homes Sold September 2012 1,603,483 57,583 4,975 Year to Date 14,665,064 418,413 50,610 * Does not include an estimated 40,000 phone inquiries generated each month. Showcase your homes and communities today! 800.397.2158 | mhvillage.com No. 8 on Get It Quick Page NOVEMBER 2012 13 THE JOURNAL