The HUD minimum is that each habitable room of a manufactured home must have a window or door with a glazed area equal to 8% of floor area. Kitchens, bathrooms, toilet compartments, laundry areas, and utility rooms may have light fixtures instead of windows. Foyers, hallways, and other accessory areas are not considered habitable rooms. 

     So an 8-foot by 8-foot bedroom would require a window with a little over 5 square feet of glass. But manufacturers usually far exceed the minimum natural light requirements, like in the photo above of Palm Harbor mobile homes, because that’s what buyers want.

    Here’s the full text of the requirement from the HUD Code (24 CFR 3280):

    Also, at least half of the minimum required glazed area must be openable for ventilation.

    Also, go to our HUD-CODE FOR MOBILE HOMES page for a listing of our other HUD-code articles.

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Here’s links to a collection of our blog posts about MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES:

• Where can I file a complaint if I have problems with my new or used manufactured/mobile home in Florida?

• What are the most common defects in mobile/manufactured home foundation piers?

• How do I determine the age of a very old mobile home?

• What is a "HUD label verification letter" for a mobile/manufactured home?  

• When did a ground cover vapor barrier (plastic sheet) become required under a mobile/manufactured home? 

• Is it safe to go under a mobile home? 

• Are older mobile homes unsafe? 

• What do I need to know about buying a foreclosed mobile home? 

• Does it make sense to buy an older mobile home and remodel it? 

• Where do I find the vehicle identification number (VIN) on a mobile home? 

• How do I find out how old a mobile home is and who manufactured it?

• What is the right price for a used mobile home?

• How energy efficient is a mobile home?

• When were the first double-wide mobile homes manufactured?

       Visit our MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES  page for other related blog posts on this subject, or go to the INDEX for a complete listing of all our articles.