Ch. 380: Licensing - Adoption of Codes and Standards

SUMMARY: These rules are drafted under the authority pursuant to 10 M.R.S. §9041 and implement 10 M.R.S. §§ 9021-9022 of the Maine Manufactured Housing Act. This chapter identifies the codes and standards which the Board has adopted for the manufacture and installation of manufactured housing. This chapter requires State-certified manufactured housing to comply with the Board’s radon mitigation preparation standard and expressly provides that radon mitigation is not required in the manufacture or installation of HUD Code and pre-HUD Code homes.

1. (Repealed )

2. Manufacturing Standards

A. HUD Code Homes – Manufactured housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(A) must be manufactured in compliance with Department of Housing and Urban Development, 24 CFR Part 3280, entitled “Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards”.

B. Modular Homes – Manufactured housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(B) must be manufactured in compliance with Chapter 110, of the Board’s rules, entitled “State Certification of Modular Homes”.

3. Radon Mitigation

A. HUD Code and pre-HUD Code Homes – No radon mitigation or radon mitigation preparation is required in the manufacture or installation of manufactured housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(A) and (C).

B. State Certified Manufactured Housing – State-certified manufactured housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(B) shall be manufactured in compliance with the radon mitigation preparation standard contained in Chapter 110, Section 10(1)(J) of the Board’s rules.

4. Installation Standards

A. State Certified Manufactured Housing – Manufactured Housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(B).

State-certified manufactured housing shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 110, of the Board’s rules, entitled “State Certification of Modular Homes”.

B. Manufactured Housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(A) and (C) shall be installed in accordance with one or more of the following standards:

1. Manufacturer’s installation instructions;

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Housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(B).

State-certified manufactured housing shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 110, of the Board’s rules, entitled “State Certification of Modular Homes”.

B. Manufactured Housing as defined in 10 M.R.S. §9002(7)(A) and (C) shall be installed in accordance with one or more of the following standards:

1. Manufacturer’s installation instructions;

2. Installation methods approved by the Board in Chapter 890 of the Board’s rules, entitled “Manufactured Home Installation Standards”;

3. Installations approved by a registered engineer or architect; and

4. Manufacturer's instruction as approved by the Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency.

5. Availability of 24 CFR Part 3280

Title 24 CFR Part 3280 may be purchased from:

Government Printing Office

Superintendent of Documents

Telephone: (866) 522-1800

Website: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html