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-.03 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The terms "Installation"and "Set Up"shall be used
				  interchangeably throughout this Regulation. All other terms which are used in
				  this Regulation shall have the same meaning as defined in O.C.G.A. §§
									8-2-131 and
				  8-2-160, in addition to the
				  following:
(1) "Act"means "The
				National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
				1974"(42 U.S.C.
				5401
et seq.
, as amended)
				and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder;
(2) "Commissioner"means the Georgia Safety
				Fire Commissioner.
(3) "Dispute
				Resolution"means a program for a timely resolution of disputes between
				manufactures, retailers and installers of manufactured homes regarding
				responsibility and for the issuance of appropriate orders for the correction or
				repairs of defects in the manufactured home that are reported during the 1 year
				period beginning on the date of installation.
(4) "Fire Safety Compliance Officer"means an
				employee of the Safety Fire Division, authorized by the Safety Fire
				Commissioner to carry out specific responsibilities, including all inspections
				necessary to administer and enforce O.C.G.A. §§
									8-2-130
et seq.
and
				8-2-160
et seq.
and the Rules and Regulations promulgated
				thereunder;
(5) "HUD"means the
				United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(6) "In-Plant Primary Inspection Agency
				(IPIA)"means a state or private organization which has been accepted by the
				Secretary in accordance with the requirements of Subpart H of the federal
				regulations adopted pursuant to the Act. An IPIA evaluates the ability of
				manufactured home plants to follow approved quality control procedures and
				provides ongoing surveillance of the manufacturing process;
(7) "Installation"means the construction of a
				foundation system and the placement or erection of a manufactured home or
				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. The term "set up"may be used
				interchangeably with the term "installation";
(8) "Installer"means a person responsible for
				performing an installation and who is required to obtain a license pursuant to
				O.C.G.A. §
									8-2-160
et
				seq.
;
(9) "Lending
				Institutions"shall have the same meaning as set forth in O.C.G.A. §
									8-2-131(3).
(10) "Manufactured Housing Act"means O.C.G.A.
				§§
									8-2-130
et seq.
,
				8-2-160
et seq.
and
				the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder;
(11) "Retail Broker"shall have the meaning
				set forth in O.C.G.A. §
									8-2-131(8).
(12) "Retailer"shall have the meaning set
				forth in O.C.G.A. §
									8-2-131(9).
(13) "Remedial Actions"means the notification
				and corrective measures required to be taken under Subpart I of the Procedural
				and Enforcement Regulations adopted pursuant to the Act and under the Rules and
				Regulations adopted pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§
									8-2-130
et seq.
and
				8-2-160
et seq.
;
(14) "Safety Fire Division"means the
				authorized inspection and enforcement authority of the Georgia Safety Fire
				Commissioner. The Manufactured Housing Section is designated as having the
				primary responsibility;
(15)
				"Secretary"means Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
				Development;
(16) "Set up"may be
				used interchangeably with the term "installation."Set up means the construction
				of a foundation system and the placement or erection of a manufactured home or
				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.
(17) "Standards"means the Federal
				Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards as promulgated under
				Section 604 of the Act, (42
				U.S.C. 5403, as Part of the Federal
				Regulations);
(18) "State
				Administrative Agency (SAA)"means an agency of a state which has been approved
				by HUD to carry out the state plan for enforcement of the standards pursuant to
				Section 623 of the Act (42
				U.S.C. 5422). The Manufactured Housing
				Section of the Safety Fire Division is the State Administrative Agency for
				Georgia.
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.