- (1) The owner of a manufactured home may install or perform installation work on his or her own home without obtaining certification from the department as a certified manufactured home installer if the home is intended for use as the homeowner's primary residence. For the installation of a manufactured home the homeowner must attend and pass an installer training class prior to starting the work.
- (2) The installation work must be performed in compliance with this chapter and be permitted and inspected by the local enforcement agency.
- (3) If the owner of a manufactured home hires any individual or business to assist the owner in the installation work, a certified installer is required to be on-site supervising such work and must meet all the requirements of this chapter.
- (4) For the purposes of this chapter, an "owner" of a manufactured home does not include a manufactured/mobile home dealer, distributor, park owner or manager, contractor, or developer who installs or performs installation work on a manufactured home intended for resale or rental.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.22 and 43.22A RCW. WSR 22-01-193, § 296-150I-0110, filed 12/21/21, effective 1/31/22. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.22A RCW and 2007 c 432. WSR 08-12-040, § 296-150I-0110, filed 5/30/08, effective 6/30/08.]