Section 700.683

Title XLI CODES AND STANDARDS

Chapter 700

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   

  700.683.  Installers to follow standards — standards to be adopted by commission — commission decals. — 1.  The commission shall require installers to install homes in accordance with the installation instructions provided by the manufacturer of the manufactured home.  The instructions shall have been approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or one of its authorized agents pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended.

  2.  The commission shall adopt uniform, reasonable standards for the proper installation of manufactured homes in this state including, but not limited to, standards for the foundation, supports, anchoring, underpinning, and joining of the sections of the home.  The standards shall provide for physical engineering needed to appropriately install a manufactured home on a specific site.

  3.  Each licensed installer shall purchase installation decals from the commission for a fee established by the commission.  An installation decal shall be affixed to the manufactured home upon completion of the installation.  The decal shall note the installer's license number and shall be permanently affixed to the manufactured home at a location determined by the commission.

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(L. 2004 S.B. 1096)