Rule 120-3-7-.05. Standards of Construction

All manufactured homes produced, assembled, constructed or built in Georgia must conform to the Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder by the Secretary as the construction standard for manufactured homes, found in the Title 24 C.F.R. Part 3280, adopted May 11, 1976, as amended. (This standard may be found at 24 C.F.R. 3280 and copies may be obtained from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Manufactured Housing Standards Division, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410.)

1. (1) Each section of each manufactured home shall have a metal label issued by the In-Plant Primary Inspection Agency ("IPIA"), indicating that the manufacturer has certified to the best of the manufacturer's knowledge and belief that the home meets the applicable construction standards of the Act. The label shall be affixed in a permanent manner, generally at the rear of each section of the home.
2. (2) In accordance with subsection (1) above, manufactured homes which have been certified as complying with the standards promulgated under the Act, and which have not been damaged by natural forces or otherwise altered in such a manner as to no longer be in compliance with said standards, shall be exempt from the adoption or enforcement by any political subdivision of any other construction standard or from requiring modifications to the design specifications including, but not limited to, the electrical and plumbing systems.

Authority: O.C.G.A. Secs. 8-2-130, 8-2-132, 8-2-133, 8-2-137, 8-2-160, 8-2-166, 25-2-1, 25-2-4, 33-2-9, 50-13-21.

History. Original Rule entitled "Certification of Factory Manufactured Movable Homes"adopted. F. Oct. 1, 1968; eff. Sept. 26, 1968, as specified by the Agency.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Annual License"adopted. F. Aug. 8, 1974; eff. Sept. 1, 1974, as specified by the Agency.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Standards of Construction"adopted. F. May 23, 1984; eff. July 1, 1984, as specified by the Agency.

Amended: F. July 22, 1996; eff. August 11, 1996.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 6, 1998; eff. Aug. 26, 1998.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Nov. 30, 2004; eff. Dec. 20, 2004.