Hi progressman,
Here you go. Briefly, HUD will be the "ruler of all things" regarding
your homes. You will not be able to rent them out until they have been
approved by them. I've copied and pasted relevant sections but please
click on the links for full details and to see more links to follow.
>> OVERVIEW
Fact Sheet for Builders and Manufacturers
I. Description of Program
"The Manufactured Housing Program is a consumer protection program
that regulates the construction of certain factory built housing
units, called manufactured homes, formerly known as mobile homes. The
HUD program also oversees the enforcement of the construction
standards through third party inspection agencies and State
governments.
II. HUD Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards
Manufactured homes are homes built as dwelling units of at least 320
square feet in size with a permanent chassis to assure the initial and
continued transportability of the home. All transportable sections of
manufactured homes built in the U.S. after June 15, 1976 must contain
a red label on the home; the label is the manufacturer's certification
that the home section is built in accordance with the HUD construction
and safety standards.
The HUD manufactured housing standards are preemptive over any State
or local standard for home construction provided that the HUD
standards cover that aspect of performance of the home. The HUD
standards cover Body and Frame Requirements, Thermal Protection,
Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Fire Safety and other aspects of the home.
The standards are published in the Code of Federal Regulations at 24
CFR 3280.
III. Enforcement of the HUD Standards
Certain HUD approved States and private third party agencies inspect
the homes at one stage of production and approve the manufacturers
designs as consistent with the HUD standards. Manufacturers contract
directly with the State or local third party and pay for the design
review and home inspection services. A list of the State governments
and HUD-approved third party inspection agencies is attached to this
Fact Sheet. Manufactured home retailers also have certain
responsibilities to assure that only homes meeting the standards are
sold to the general public."
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/mhs/mhsshtmr.cfm
>> CODES
"I want to build them to what ever codes apply and do not want to
skimp around codes since I believe they are there for safety. I have
heard that there are Federal codes that apply to a new mobile home but
they may not apply to a rebuild."
It really doesn't matter whether it's new or rebuilt, if you intend to
rent the homes out, you will need to comply with the standards.
CHAPTER 4. STANDARDS
18025. Structural, fire safety, plumbing, heating, and electrical
requirements; rules and regulations; compliance with federal law
"(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), and (d), it is
unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, rent, or lease within
this state, any manufactured home or any mobilehome, commercial coach,
or special purpose commercial coach manufactured after September 1,
1958, containing structural, fire safety, plumbing, heat-producing, or
electrical systems and equipment unless the systems and equipment meet
the requirements of the department for those systems and equipment and
the installation of them. The department may adopt those rules and
regulations which shall be reasonably consistent with recognized and
accepted principles for structural, fire safety, plumbing,
heat-producing, and electrical systems and equipment and
installations, respectively, in order to protect the health and safety
of the people of this state from dangers inherent in the use of
substandard and unsafe structural, fire safety, plumbing,
heat-producing, and electrical equipment and installations.
(b) All manufactured homes and mobilehomes manufactured on or after
June 15, 1976, shall comply with the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C., Sec. 5401 et
seq.)."
http://www.hcd.ca.gov/codes/mhp/indexLaw.html
Here is the list of codes (it's long!).
PART 3280--MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/24cfr3280_03.html
California Code of Regulations
Title 25, Housing And Community Development
Division 1, Housing and Community Development
Chapter 3, Factory-Built Housing and Mobile Homes
http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=104232&infobase=ccr&softpage=Browse_Frame_Pg42
>> INSPECTION
You will need to have them inspected by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). The units must bear the Department
insignia of approval in order to rent them out.
"Alteration Plan Approval and Inspection: Plans and specifications for
the alteration or conversion of manufactured homes, multi-unit
manufactured homes, commercial modulars and special purpose commercial
modulars are reviewed for approval by the Department. On-site
inspections are made by Department employees of alterations and
conversions to the structural, fire safety, plumbing, mechanical and
electrical systems of regulated units."
Insignia Inspection Mobilehomes (constructed prior to 6-15-76),
commercial modular, special purpose commercial modular units and
multi-unit manufactured homes which are offered for sale or lease in
California require Department insignia. Department field staff
inspects units, upon request, that do not bear Department insignia of
approval, for purposes of determining compliance with Department
statutes and regulations."
http://www.hcd.ca.gov/codes/mhp/
CODES AND STANDARDS FIELD OFFICES
http://www.hcd.ca.gov/contact.html
>> DMV
"Additionally would a rebuilt mobile home have to be registered as a
"salvaged" trailer and lastly does the DMV
inspect it."
No, they won't have to be salvaged but the equipment will have to be
inspected to make sure they comply with the Highway Traffic Act.
Vehicle Code
Mobilehome
396. "Mobilehome" is a structure as defined in Section 18008 of the
Health and Safety Code. For the purposes of enforcement of highway
safety laws and regulations, a mobilehome is a trailer coach which is
in excess of 102 inches in width, or in excess of 40 feet in overall
length measured from the foremost point of the trailer hitch to the
rear extremity of the trailer."
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d01/vc396.htm
CHAPTER H-5
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT
MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION REGULATIONS
"(s) ?mobile home? means a vehicle designed as a mobile housing unit
not designed primarily for the transportation of persons or property,
and incidentally moved over the highways when properly equipped with
lights, undercarriage, and towing equipment;"
(7) The following vehicles are exempt from periodic inspections, but
shall comply with Part V of the Act relating to equipment:
(g) mobile homes;
(4) The following parts of a trailer shall be inspected during an
inspection made pursuant to these regulations:
(a) brakes (if so equipped);
(b) coupling devices and towing connections;
(c) suspension system;
(d) lighting equipment;
(e) tires and wheels;
(f) frame;
(g) glazing (if so equipped); and
(h) body components."
http://www.gov.pe.ca/law/regulations/pdf/H&05-22.pdf
>> Additional Links of Interest
Manufactured Housing and Standards
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/mhs/mhshome.cfm
Valuation of Manufactured Homes (Not on a Permanent Foundation) For
California Property Tax Purposes
http://www.assessor.saccounty.net/general-information/mobilehomes-manufactered-homes/valuation-of-manufactured-homes.html
I was glad to work on this for you, hopefully I've covered all of the
bases. If you have any questions, please post a clarification request
and wait for me to respond before closing/rating my answer.
Thank you,
hummer
Some Google search terms used but most of my time was spent following
links from the HUD and California websites: "manufactured homes",
codes, "mobile homes", california, rebuilt, salvaged, dmv, inspection |
