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ions.” According to VAMHA studes done for the mobile home ndustry, the publication states, “the ncome of the average mobile home >uyer last year (1986) ranged from >21,687 to $29,229.”
Mr. McCarthy agreed with Mr. Dunlop’s assertion. “I don’t think that they’re any different from people who buy site-built homes.”
However, he added, the same cannot be said for the structures themselves. Although they must, by law, conform to all safety codes, Mr. McCarthy maintained that mobile homes often do not offer the same standards of construction that sitetmilt homes have. He cited less wall and roof strength as examples where problems have been found. Mobile homes have also, in the past, proved to be fire hazards, as well as being unstable in high winds, he said.
Hampton District Supervisor Newbill Miller echoed Mr. McCarthy’s point. “Look at reports of ieaths and injuries from windstorms,” he said. In most cases, the casualties have resulted from a mobile home park being torn up.
Industry officials dispute those allegations, maintaining that the design and construction of mobile homes has improved drastically in recent years. The VAMHA publication asserts that mobile homes compare favorably in every respect with site-built and modular dwellings.
Fauquier Planning Director Richard McNear, who assisted Rappahannock County in drafting its zoning ordinance, defended the Fau
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