Anchoring standards for new homes, used homes
Arkansas Code § 20-25-106; Arkansas Code § 20-29-112
- (a) Anchoring is a mandatory requirement for any manufactured home installed in the State of Arkansas.
(b) Anchoring — New manufactured homes.
- (1) All new manufactured homes sold by certified retailers and installed in the State of Arkansas shall be anchored according to the home manufacturer's instructions.
- (2) Manufacturers shall file with the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission the anchoring instructions as approved by the manufacturer's Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency and shall provide prompt notification of changes, modifications, or updates relating to installation and anchoring.
- (c) Anchoring — Used manufactured homes. Used manufactured homes installed in the State of Arkansas shall be anchored according to the commission’s anchoring specifications, as set forth in this subpart.
(d) Alternative systems allowed.
- (1) It is not the intent of this part to prohibit the anchoring of any manufactured home in which the methods or materials used in the anchoring system meets or exceeds the requirements of the manufacturer's anchoring instructions or the commission’s anchoring specifications, as set forth in this part, as related to resistance of overturning or lateral movement as imposed by respective design loads.
- (2) Such alternative systems shall be certified by a professional engineer, architect, or nationally recognized testing laboratory as to their resistance to overturning or lateral movement of the home.