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GA Code § 8-2-160 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-160. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Commissioner" means the Safety Fire Commissioner.   "Installation" means the construction of a foundation system and the placement or erection of a manufactured home or a mobile home on the foundation system. Such term includes, without limitation, supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring such home and connecting multiple or expandable sections of such home.   "Installer" means a person responsible for performing an installation and who is required to obtain a license pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 8-2-164.   "Manufactured home" means a new or used structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.   "Manufacturer" means any person who constructs or assembles manufactured housing.   "Mobile home" means a new or used structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein and built prior to June 15, 1976.   "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other legal entity, but shall not include a trust or the state or any political subdivision thereof.     (Code 1981, §8-2-160, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 8/HB 90.)
GA Code § 8-2-160.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-160.1. Cooperative Agreements

 The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to contract or enter into cooperative agreements with any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States as may be necessary to participate in the enforcement of manufactured home installation standards which may be promulgated pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.; provided, however, that the Commissioner shall notify the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development by July 1 of his or her intention to terminate any such contract or agreement, which termination shall become effective on July 1 of the following year.    (Code 1981, §8-2-160.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, a comma was inserted between "agreement" and "which".   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Mobile Homes and Trailer Parks, § 3 et seq.
GA Code § 8-2-161 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-161. Duty of Commissioner to Establish Rules and Procedures for Licensure and Installation

 During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1, the Commissioner may:    Establish rules and procedures for the licensure of installers as provided by Code Section 8-2-164 and the implementation and collection of an annual license fee, which shall be $300.00; and   Establish and publish in print or electronically rules and regulations governing the installation of manufactured homes and mobile homes to be followed in instances in which no manufacturer's installation instructions are available. Such rules and regulations shall be equivalent to usual and ordinary manufacturer's installation instructions.     (Code 1981, §8-2-161, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-21/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388.)
GA Code § 8-2-162 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-162. Administration of Part by Commissioner; Investigation of Consumer Complaints

 During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1, the Commissioner has full authority to administer this part and may make, amend, alter, and repeal general rules and regulations of procedure to carry into effect this part, to obtain statistical data concerning manufactured homes and mobile homes, and to prescribe means, methods, and practices to make this part effective. The Commissioner may also make such investigations of consumer complaints relating to installations as in his or her judgment are necessary to enforce and administer this part.    (Code 1981, §8-2-162, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)
GA Code § 8-2-163 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-163. Prohibited Act

 It shall be unlawful for any person to perform an installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home, without regard to whether such person receives compensation for such action, except as provided in this part.    (Code 1981, §8-2-163, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)
GA Code § 8-2-164 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-164. License Required; Permit Purchase

 During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1:    Any installer performing any installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home in this state shall first obtain a license from the Commissioner; provided, however, that persons employed by or contracting with a licensed installer to perform installations shall not be required to obtain such license; and   In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this Code section, any installer performing any installation of any new or pre-owned manufactured or mobile home in this state shall first purchase a permit from the Commissioner. The cost of such permit shall be $60.00 for each manufactured or mobile home. Each installer shall provide any information required by the Commissioner to be submitted to obtain a permit. A permit shall be attached by the installer to the panel box of each manufactured or mobile home upon completion of installation.     (Code 1981, §8-2-164, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-22/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 8-2-165 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-165. Compliance With Manufacturer's Installation Instructions; Random Inspections on Installations

  Any installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home in this state shall be performed in strict compliance with the applicable manufacturer's installation instructions, specifically including, without limitation, correctly installed tie-downs and anchors. In the absence of such instructions, installations shall be performed in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner.   During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1, the Commissioner or his or her agent shall perform random inspections on installations performed by each installer each year. The inspections required by this subsection shall be independent of any requirements under Subpart I of Part 3282 of the Manufactured Home Procedural and Enforcement Regulations of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.     (Code 1981, §8-2-165, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)
GA Code § 8-2-166 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-166. Penalty for Violation

 Any person determined by the Commissioner to be in violation of this part may be penalized by a fine of not more than $500.00 for each such violation, and by the suspension or revocation of licensure. Multiple violations of this part occurring in a single installation shall constitute one violation. Each installation performed in violation of this part shall constitute a separate violation. In addition to any penalty imposed by the Commissioner, any person convicted of a violation of this part shall be guilty of and may be punished as for a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §8-2-166, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)
GA Code § 8-2-167 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-167. Political Subdivisions Prohibited From Adopting or Enforcing Requirements Not Consistent With Part

 No political subdivision may adopt or enforce any requirement not consistent with this part.    (Code 1981, §8-2-167, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)
GA Code § 8-2-168 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3 - Installation of Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes|§ 8-2-168. Compliance With "Georgia Administrative Procedure act."

  The adoption of rules and conduct of hearings under this part shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."   The Commissioner is authorized to provide by regulation the manner in which he or she will conduct presentations of views during his or her participation as the state administrative agency as required by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.     (Code 1981, §8-2-168, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)
GA Code § 8-2-170 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3A|§ 8-2-170. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Install" means to construct a foundation system and to place or erect a manufactured home on such foundation system. Such term includes, without limitation, supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring such manufactured home and connecting multiple or expandable sections of such manufactured home.   "Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.   "Pre-owned manufactured home" is any manufactured home that has been previously used as a residential dwelling and has been titled.     (Code 1981, §8-2-170, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 306, § 1/SB 384.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Mobile Homes and Trailer Parks, § 1 et seq.
GA Code § 8-2-171 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures|Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units|Part 3A|§ 8-2-171. Health and Safety Standards for Pre-Owned Manufactured Homes; Inspections; Immunity

  On and after September 1, 2010, any person who is the owner of real property or who has a right to the use of real property may install and occupy a pre-owned manufactured home on such property, provided that such pre-owned manufactured home is in compliance with the provisions of this part and any applicable county or municipal zoning ordinances.   No county or municipality shall impose any health and safety standards or conditions based upon the age of a manufactured home.   A county or municipality may establish health and safety standards and conditions and an inspection program for pre-owned manufactured homes which are relocated from their current locations.   Neither a county or municipality nor any inspector thereof inspecting a pre-owned manufactured home pursuant to this Code section shall be liable for any injuries to persons resulting from any defects or conditions in such pre-owned manufactured home.     (Code 1981, §8-2-171, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 306, § 1/SB 384.)
GA Code § 8-3-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 3 - Housing Generally|Article 1 - Housing Authorities|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-3-1. Short Title

 This article may be referred to as the "Housing Authorities Law."   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 210, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   13B Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Housing Laws and Urban Redevelopment, § 2.
GA Code § 8-3-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 3 - Housing Generally|Article 1 - Housing Authorities|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-3-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Necessity

 It is declared that there exist in the state unsanitary and unsafe dwelling accommodations; that persons of low income are forced to reside in such accommodations; that within the state there is a shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations available at rents which persons of low income can afford and that such persons are therefore forced to occupy overcrowded and congested dwelling accommodations; that the aforesaid conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state and impair economic values; that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection and other public services and facilities; that these distressed areas cannot be cleared, nor can the shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons of low income be relieved, solely through the operation of private enterprise, and that the construction of housing projects for persons of low income, as such persons are defined in Code Section 8-3-3, would therefore not be competitive with private enterprise; that the clearance, replanning, and reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or unsafe housing conditions exist and the providing of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired; and that it is in the public interest that work on such projects be commenced as soon as possible in order to relieve unemployment which now constitutes an emergency. The necessity in the public interest for the provisions enacted in this article is declared as a matter of legislative determination.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 210, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1417, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 40A Am. Jur. 2d, Housing Laws and Urban Redevelopment, § 1 et seq.
GA Code § 8-3-3.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 3 - Housing Generally|Article 1 - Housing Authorities|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-3-3.1. Additional Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Community facilities" means the land, buildings, improvements, and equipment for such recreational, community, educational, and commercial facilities as the authority determines improve the quality of an eligible housing unit.   "Eligible housing unit" means real and personal property located in the state constituting single or multifamily dwelling units suitable for occupancy by low and moderate income families and such community facilities as may be incidental or appurtenant thereto; provided, however, that all multifamily dwelling units located within an apartment complex shall qualify as "eligible housing units" if at least 20 percent of the multifamily dwelling units within the complex are occupied by or are held available for occupancy by low and moderate income families.   "Low and moderate income families" means persons and families of one or more persons, irrespective of race, creed, national origin, or sex determined by the authority to require such assistance as is made available by this article on account of insufficient personal or family income, taking into consideration, without limitation, such factors as:   The amount of total income of such persons and families available for housing needs;   The size of the families;   The cost and condition of housing facilities available;   The ability of such persons and families to compete successfully in the normal private housing market and to pay the amounts at which private enterprise is providing sanitary, decent, and safe housing; and   If appropriate, standards established for various federal programs with respect to housing determining eligibility based on income of such persons and families.     "Mortgage lenders" means national banking associations, banks chartered under the laws of the state, savings and building and loan associations chartered under the laws of the state or of the United States of America, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and federal or state credit unions. The term shall also include mortgage bankers and other financial institutions or governmental agencies which are authorized to deal in mortgages insured or guaranteed by the federal government and other entities authorized to extend loans for single or multifamily housing under the laws of the state.   "Mortgage loans" means notes and other evidences of indebtedness secured by mortgages.   "Mortgaged property" means all properties, real, personal, and mixed, and all interests therein, including grants or subsidies with respect thereto, mortgaged, pledged, or otherwise provided in any manner as security for mortgage loans or loans to mortgage lenders.   "Mortgages" means security deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, and other instruments granting security interests in real and personal properties constituting eligible housing units.     (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2228, § 1; Code 1981, §8-3-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2228, § 4; Ga. L. 1986, p. 797, § 1.)
GA Code § 8-3-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 3 - Housing Generally|Article 1 - Housing Authorities|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-3-4. Creation of Housing Authorities

 In each city and in each county of the state there is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "housing authority" of the city or county; provided, however, that such authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers under this article until or unless the governing body of the city or the county, as the case may be, by proper resolution shall declare at any time hereafter that there is need for an authority to function in such city or county. The determination as to whether there is such need for an authority to function may be made by the governing body on its own motion or shall be made by the governing body upon the filing of a petition signed by 25 residents of the city or county, as the case may be, asserting that there is need for an authority to function in such city or county and requesting that the governing body so declare.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 210, § 4; Ga. L. 1939, p. 126, § 1; Ga. L. 1951, p. 127, § 1; Ga. L. 1959, p. 141, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, p. 734, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Town which becomes a city subsequent to the passage of the Housing Authorities Law (see now O.C.G.A. § 8-3-1 et seq.) would have created therefor a housing authority at the time such town became a city. 1952-53 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 371.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 40A Am. Jur. 2d, Housing Laws and Urban Redevelopment, § 10.   ALR.   - Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 3601 et seq.) - Supreme Court Cases, 30 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3.
GA Code § 8-3-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 8 - Buildings and Housing|Chapter 3 - Housing Generally|Article 1 - Housing Authorities|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-3-5. Findings Required Before Adoption of Resolution

  A governing body shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is need for a housing authority in the city or county, as the case may be, if it shall find that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such city or county or that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such city or county available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford.   In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or insanitary, said governing body may take into consideration the degree of overcrowding; the percentage of land coverage; the light, air, space, and access available to the inhabitants of such dwelling accommodations; the size and arrangement of the rooms; the sanitary facilities; and the extent to which conditions which endanger life or property by fire or other causes exist in such buildings.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 210, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 40A Am. Jur. 2d, Housing Laws and Urban Redevelopment, § 11.