New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 12 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › Part 9 - INSPECTIONS › Section 14.12.9.14 - INSPECTION PERMITS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. No
				manufactured home shall be installed in New Mexico unless the dealer,
				installer, or homeowner, if authorized, has obtained an installation permit or
				a combined installation and permanent foundation inspection permit from the
				division.
B. Installation
				inspection permits shall include the name and license number of each licensee
				performing installation work and the consumer's name and address. Names and
				license numbers of licensee shall be included on the permit at the time of
				final inspection. Incomplete or inaccurate permits shall be considered an
				inspection failure and will be subject to re-inspection. When the consumer's
				address is a post office box or rural route, a map showing the current location
				shall be included. Unlicensed homeowners performing work on their own principal
				residential property must perform all the work themselves, or must employ or
				contract division approved licensees, to perform said work. The unlicensed
				homeowner shall execute a document, prepared by the division, acknowledging
				their understanding and expertise, pursuant to federal and New Mexico
				installation rules, regulations, standards, including the manufacturer's
				installation and site engineering requirements; and, shall assume all legal
				liability for any work performed, or under the supervision or contract of said
				homeowner. The unlicensed homeowner shall assume all responsible for compliance
				with all local and state requirements, codes and inspection
				requirements.
C. Installation
				inspection permits shall be returned to the division in accordance with the
				instructions on the permit. Upon final inspection, inspectors shall certify on
				the permit, or upon any inspection report, that the manufactured home meets the
				minimum standards for use and occupancy provided for by the act and these
				regulations.
D. Permits are valid
				one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance. A time extension may
				be granted by the division for delay occasioned by weather conditions or with
				inspections involving a home that is being re-manufactured or installed on a
				permanent foundation.
E. An
				installation permit must be issued with each new or pre-owned manufactured home
				to be installed in the state of New Mexico.
F. Upon a written request the division may
				issue a $15.00 permit for any alteration, modification or repair of a
				manufactured home or any component part of a manufactured home except warranty
				work, which is performed under a previous permit and installation.
G. Any system or structural modification work
				done under the manufacturer II license must be permitted and
				inspected.
H. If a manufactured
				home installation is made without a permit, the homeowner, dealer or installer
				will be subject to a fine of a double permit fee.
I. The division may assess a re-inspection
				fee against any person found to be in violation of this regulation.
J. Upon a written request the division may
				issue a $15.00 permit for an existing installation when the home is converting
				from LP Gas to natural gas or natural gas to LP gas.
K. Permit must be affixed to the window
				closest to the front exterior door in a weather resistant container. The
				container shall be affixed to the exterior of the window for access to all
				licensee's and division inspection.
L. The use of digital, electronic or hard
				copy photographs prior to pouring concrete in foundation related work may be
				permitted when the installer, to include individuals granted licensures in
				accordance with 14.12.2.14 NMAC adhere to the following.
(1) The images shall render site specific
				landmarks in which the inspector is able to identify said work with relation to
				subject site. These land marks may be mountains, hills, surrounding parcel
				improvements or other subjects that link the subject site to the
				landmark.
(2) The images render
				specific placement of required rebar, thickness and size of forms and placement
				of anchors within concrete. The installer or contractor shall make every effort
				to display the subject site in the best possible manner.
(3) The installer or contractor may not
				proceed or conduct said concrete associated work without the prior approval of
				the division inspector.