Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part V - Fire Protection › Chapter 5 - Manufactured and Modular Housing › Subchapter B - Manufactured and Modular Housing (Installation) › Section V-521 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When used in
				  these regulations, these terms shall have the following meanings.
Fire Marshal
- the assistant secretary of
					 the Office of the State Fire Marshal of the State of Louisiana.
Installation
-the construction of a
					 foundation system and the placement or erection of a manufactured or modular
					 home on the foundation system. Installation includes, without limitation,
					 supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring such home and connecting
					 multiple or expandable sections of such home together and to the
					 foundation.
Installation Permit
-a permit issued by the
					 fire marshal to a licensed installer or the homeowner who shall certify that
					 the home is in compliance with this Part.
Installation Permit Sticker
- a sticker
					 issued by the fire marshal, along with an installation permit, which is to be
					 affixed to the home to signify that the home is in compliance with
					 R.S.
					 51:912.22. Installation standards for
					 manufactured homes and mobile homes.
Installer
-a person responsible for the
					 installation of a manufactured home or modular home and who is required to
					 obtain a license pursuant to the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 51:912.
Manufactured Home
-a new or used structure
					 transportable in one or more sections, which is 8 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 and air conditioning, and
					 electrical systems contained therein. For purposes of LAC 55:V.Chapter 5, the
					 terms "
manufactured home"
and "
manufactured
					 housing"
may be used interchangeably and apply only to structures
					 bearing the permanently affixed seal of the U.S. Department of Housing and
					 Urban Development.
Modular Home
-a factory-built, residential
					 dwelling unit built to the International Residential Code as adopted by the
					 Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.
Manufacturer
-any person who constructs or
					 assembles manufactured or modular housing.
Person
- a natural person, association, or
					 group of natural persons, partnership, company, corporation, institution, or
					 legal entity.
Retailer
-
any person who
					 is engaged wholly or in part in the business of buying, selling, distributing,
					 brokering, or exchanging an interest in a manufactured or modular home with the
					 intent to make a profit, monetary gain, or anything of economic value. Any
					 person who buys, sells, distributes, brokers, or exchanges an interest in more
					 than one such manufactured or modular home in any twelve-month period shall be
					 presumed to be a retailer.
Salesman
-any person employed by a retailer
					 for purposes of selling manufactured and/or modular housing to the
					 public.
Transporter
-an individual who transports a
					 manufactured or modular home to the site of installation but does not perform
					 any blocking and/or anchoring of the home, except a transporter is allowed to
					 put blocks under the hitch on the tongue of the frame. However, individuals who
					 transport manufactured or modular homes from the factory to the retailer's
					 location are exempt from this definition.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 51:911.32(A)(2).