4781-6-01. Installation of new manufactured homes  


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  • (A) General.

    (1) Chapter 4781-6 of the Administrative Code is designated as the "Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards." The model manufactured home installation standards as adopted by the department of housing and urban development pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3535, 5403, 5404, and 5424 , and as set forth in 24 C.F.R. 3285 , as the adoption date of this rule is incorporated fully as if set out at length herein but as altered with additions, substitutions, and deletions indicated in this rule.

    (2) The provisions of the model manufactured home installation standards shall apply to the installation, construction, use and occupancy, and location of every new manufactured home installed in the state on private property or in a manufactured home park.

    (3) The intent of this rule is to establish uniform requirements for the installation of new manufactured homes on private property or in a manufactured home park.

    (4) Where, in any specific case, different parts of this rule specify different materials, methods of installation, or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. Where there is a conflict between the general requirement and the specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be applicable.

    (5) Exceptions:

    (a) Wood footings or wood foundations as provided in 24 C.F.R.3285.312(a)(2) , shall be prohibited in the installation of a manufactured home;

    (b) Footings shall be twenty-eight-day compressive strength of three thousand pounds per square inch (psi) instead of the twelve hundred as provided in 24 C.F.R.3285.312(a)(1)(i).


Effective: 1/20/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 8/27/2019 and 01/20/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4781.04, 4781.14
Rule Amplifies: 4781.04, 4781.11, 4781.14
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/2010, 06/02/2011