02-385-900 Me. Code R. § 1-2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 385-900-1-2 - INTENDED USAGE OF USED MANUFACTURED HOMES COVERED UNDER THIS STANDARD

The provisions of this standard are intended to apply to used manufactured homes (single section, multiple section or expanded types) for use as a single family dwelling. The following homes are included:

Note 1: This standard does not apply to manufactured housing used for other than dwelling purposes.

Note 2: This standard does not apply to recreational vehicles as defined in NFPA 1192, Standard on Recreational Vehicles, or to park model trailers as defined in the ANSI A119.5, Standards for Park Trailers.

1-2.1 TYPES OF STRUCTURE COVERED

(a) Used Manufactured Homes. The used manufactured homes covered under this Standard are as follows:

(1) Those units constructed after June 15, 1976, which the manufacturer certifies are constructed in compliance with the HUD standard, meaning structures, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, are 8 body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, are 320 or more square feet, and which are built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as dwellings, with or without permanent foundations, when connected to the required utilities, including plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.

(2) Those units constructed prior to June 15, 1976, meaning mobile homes, transportable in one or more sections, which are built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as dwellings, with or without permanent foundations when connected to the required utilities, including the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning or electrical systems contained therein.

1-2.2 APPLICABILITY

This standard is applicable only for used manufactured homes and is not intended for modular or other types of manufactured dwellings. The standard is designed for the safety and health of manufactured home users. It is intended to apply to all used manufactured homes. Where this standard provides useful technical data for improvements to existing sites falling within its scope and such is encouraged. However, mobile home park pads which are now licensed and all homes currently installed on private lots and may not comply with all design and construction standards of these rules, shall be deemed acceptable if capable of being maintained and operated in a safe and sanitary condition. This standard shall not be construed as relieving the installers of a used manufactured home of responsibility for compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions, state and local ordinances, codes, and regulations. This standard does not relieve the manufactured home owner or occupant from responsibilities for the proper use and maintenance of a used manufactured home.

02-385 C.M.R. ch. 900, § 1-2