Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 120 - OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER AND INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER › Chapter 120-3 - RULES OF SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER › Subject 120-3-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES › Rule 120-3-7-.13 - Installation Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In addition to the licensure requirements
				of Rule 120-3-7-.08(3) of
				these Regulations, any installer performing any installation of a new or used
				manufactured or mobile home in the State of Georgia shall first purchase a
				permit from the Commissioner. The cost of each permit is prescribed in O.C.G.A.
				§
									8-2-164(2). Each
				installer shall provide any information required by the Commissioner to obtain
				a permit. The installation permit shall be attached by the installer to the
				panel box of each manufactured or mobile home upon completion of the
				installation. The prescribed permit shall be designed by the Commissioner. A
				permit shall be issued only to a licensed installer, and shall not be
				transferable.
(2) Whenever the
				manufacturer's instructions do not stipulate certain installation requirements,
				or when clarification is needed, or when the manufacturer's instructions state
				that the issue is left to the regulatory authority having jurisdiction, then
				the installation instructions incorporated herein by reference in Rule
				120-3-7-.21 of these Regulations
				shall be followed. Manufacturers of manufactured homes constructed under the
				provisions of the Act shall provide an installation manual with each
				manufactured home as required by the Act. The manual shall describe a
				foundation and anchorage system and provide instructions for site preparation
				and utility connections. O.C.G.A. §
									8-2-165 requires compliance with the
				manufacturer's installation instructions. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									8-2-165, previously occupied
				manufactured and mobile homes which do not have the manufacturer's instructions
				as required by the Act shall be installed in accordance with said Rule
				120-3-7-.21 of these Regulations.
(a) Each new manufactured home shall bear a
				data plate to be affixed in a permanent manner near the main electrical panel
				or other readily accessible and visible location as required by the Act. The
				data plate shall contain the name of the manufacturer, the serial number and
				model designation, the date the home was manufactured, the design-approval
				agency, factory-installed equipment and the wind, roof load, and thermal zones
				for which the unit was constructed. Local jurisdictions shall not prohibit the
				placement of any manufactured home built in compliance with the design
				standards for the zone in effect on the date that the data plate indicates the
				home was constructed. Manufactured homes shall not be placed in any zone(s)
				which exceed the design limitation for which the manufactured home was
				constructed as identified by the data plate.
(b) The manufactured or mobile home shall be
				placed on a properly prepared stand. The site shall have a grade that will
				allow water to drain away from the home stand, and all organic matter, debris,
				grass, grass sod and other foreign matter shall be removed where footings or
				pier foundations are to be installed. A written contractual agreement between
				the homeowner, the retailer, retail broker and/or installer shall determine
				which party is to perform the site preparation which shall include proper
				drainage of water away from the home. The existence of said contractual
				agreement shall not relieve the installer of the responsibility of set up on a
				properly prepared stand. Installations of manufactured or mobile homes shall
				not be performed on improperly prepared stands.
(c) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§
										8-2-167 and
				43-14-13(k), a
				person licensed as a manufactured or mobile home installer pursuant to these
				Regulations shall not be subject to the electrical and plumbing licensure
				requirements of O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 14 when performing the functions
				specified in O.C.G.A. §
										43-14-13(k).
(d) The following shall not be the
				responsibility of the installer unless contracted in writing by the homeowner
				and/or dealer/retailer and/or installer to provide for same:
1. Skirting. When required by local
				jurisdiction and provided pursuant to contractual agreement, skirting shall be
				installed in accordance with the skirting manufacturer's instructions or Rule
				120-3-7-.21(13)(d)
				of these Regulations.
2. Masonry
				curtain walls. Load bearing masonry curtain walls shall not be required by
				local jurisdictions for manufactured or mobile homes. Non-load bearing masonry
				curtain walls may be provided by contractual agreement between the homeowner,
				the dealer/retailer, and/or installer and shall be constructed in accordance
				with drawings and/or instructions provided in the manufacturer's installation
				manual, or instructions and other drawings or procedures approved by the
				Commissioner. Non-load bearing walls shall have no contact with the
				manufactured home or any portion thereof for the purpose of structural
				support.
3. Stairs and landings.
				When required by local jurisdiction and provided by contractual agreement,
				stairs and landings shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of
				the State Minimum Standard Building Codes which are enforced by local
				jurisdiction.
(f) These
				installation requirements established by the Manufactured Housing Act are
				applicable only to manufactured and mobile homes as defined in O.C.G.A. §
										8-2-131 and the Act.