Title 8

The commissioner or the authorized representatives of the commissioner may enter at reasonable times any factory, warehouse, site, or establishment in which industrialized buildings are manufactured, stored, held for sale, or installed for the purpose of ascertaining whether the …

Each manufacturer, dealer, or installer of industrialized buildings shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the commissioner may require by rule or regulation in order to determine whether the manufacturer, dealer, or installe…

This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Homes Act.” History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 4, § 1; Code 1981, § 82-130; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1376, §§ 1, 7; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 1.

As used in this part, the term: (1) “Commissioner” means the Safety Fire Commissioner. (2) “Installer” means a person responsible for performing an installation and who is required to obtain a license pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 8-2-160. (3) “Lending institutions” …

(a) The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to contract or enter into cooperative agreements with any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States; any agency, board, department, or commission of the state; any county, municipality, or local government of the …

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132, the Commissioner may make, amend, alter, and repeal general rules and regulations of procedure to carry into effect this part, t…

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132, no person may manufacture, sell, or offer for sale any manufactured home unless such manufactured home and its components, syste…

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132: (1) Every manufacturer who manufactures manufactured homes outside the State of Georgia and who sells or offers for sale a manuf…

(a) During such time as the Commissioner’s office is acting as the primary inspection agency pursuant to Section 623 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., or the regulations issued thereunder, every ma…

Each manufacturer, retailer, retail broker, and installer of manufactured homes shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the Commissioner or the secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development may rea…

(a) Any hearing conducted under the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this part shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” (b) The Commissioner shall be authorized to determine by regu…

(a) No person may interfere with, obstruct, or hinder an authorized representative of the Commissioner who displays proper department credentials in the performance of his or her duties as set forth in this part. (b) The Commissioner or any of his or her authorized representative…

Any authorized representative of the Commissioner may, upon displaying proper department credentials, stop and inspect any new manufactured home in transit in order to ascertain if the manufactured home complies with this part and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, …

(a) During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132, any retailer, retail broker, or manufacturer who fails to apply for or obtain a license as required by Code Section 8-2-135 …

If any state or foreign country imposes upon Georgia-domiciled manufactured home manufacturers (or upon their agents or representatives) any taxes, licenses, or other fees in the aggregate, or any fines, penalties, or other material obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions, for …

(a) Civil penalties. Any person in this state who violates any provision of Section 610 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., or any regulation or final order issued thereunder, shall be liable to the S…

The Commissioner of Insurance shall file a report on or before December 15 of each year accounting for all fees received by the Commissioner under this part and Part 3 of this article for the preceding 12 month period and for the actual costs of the inspection programs under this …

As used in this part, the term: (1) “Commissioner” means the Safety Fire Commissioner. (2) “Installation” means the construction of a foundation system and the placement or erection of a manufactured home or a mobile home on the foundation system. Such term includes, without limi…

The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to contract or enter into cooperative agreements with any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States as may be necessary to participate in the enforcement of manufactured home installation standards which may be promul…

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1, the Commissioner may: (1) Establish rules and procedures for the licensure of installers as provided by Code Section 8-2-164 a…

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1, the Commissioner has full authority to administer this part and may make, amend, alter, and repeal general rules and regulatio…

It shall be unlawful for any person to perform an installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home, without regard to whether such person receives compensation for such action, except as provided in this part. History. Code 1981, § 8-2-163, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § …

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1: (1) Any installer performing any installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home in this state shall first obtain a licens…

(a) Any installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home in this state shall be performed in strict compliance with the applicable manufacturer’s installation instructions, specifically including, without limitation, correctly installed tie-downs and anchors. In the absence of…

Any person determined by the Commissioner to be in violation of this part may be penalized by a fine of not more than $500.00 for each such violation and by the suspension or revocation of licensure. Multiple violations of this part occurring in a single installation shall constit…

No political subdivision may adopt or enforce any requirement not consistent with this part. History. Code 1981, § 8-2-167, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.

(a) The adoption of rules and conduct of hearings under this part shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” (b) The Commissioner is authorized to provide by regulation the manner in which he or she will condu…

As used in this part, the term: (1) “Install” means to construct a foundation system and to place or erect a manufactured home on such foundation system. Such term includes, without limitation, supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring such manufactured home and conn…

(a) On and after September 1, 2010, any person who is the owner of real property or who has a right to the use of real property may install and occupy a pre-owned manufactured home on such property, provided that such pre-owned manufactured home is in compliance with the provisio…

As used in this part, the term: (1) “Clerk of superior court” means the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the property to which the home is or is to be affixed is located. (2) “Commissioner” means the state revenue commissioner and includes any county tax commiss…

(a) Except as provided in Subpart 1A of this part, a manufactured home shall constitute personal property and shall be subject to the “Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act,” Chapter 3 of Title 40, until such time as the home is converted to real property as provided for in this …

(a) When a Certificate of Permanent Location is properly filed with the clerk of superior court, the clerk shall record such certificate in the same manner as other instruments affecting the real property described in the Certificate of Permanent Location and shall charge and collect…

(a) When a Certificate of Permanent Location has been properly filed with the clerk of superior court, a certified copy of the Certificate of Permanent Location is properly filed with the commissioner, and the certificate of title is surrendered, the home shall become for all legal pur…

(a) A manufactured home which has not been issued a certificate of title from the commissioner and which is sold on or after July 1, 2006, shall become real property if: (1) The home is or is to be permanently affixed on real property and one or more persons with an ownership inte…

(a) A home which has previously become real property shall become personal property if: (1) The manufactured home is or is to be removed from the real property with the written consent of the owner of the real property and the holders of all security interests therein; and (2) Th…

(a) Upon receipt of a properly executed Certificate of Removal from Permanent Location, the commissioner shall file and retain a copy of such certificate together with all other prior title records related to the home and may thereafter issue a new certificate of title for the home. …

(a) The clerk of superior court shall not accept a Certificate of Removal from Permanent Location for filing unless the Certificate of Removal from Permanent Location contains thereon the confirmation by the commissioner that the Certificate of Removal from Permanent Location has been…

(a) When a home which has previously become real property has been or is to be destroyed, the owner of the real property and the holders of all security interests therein shall execute and file a Certificate of Destruction: (1) With the commissioner; and (2) In the real estate reco…

(a) Upon receipt of a properly executed Certificate of Destruction, the commissioner shall file and retain a copy of such certificate together with all other prior title records related to the home. (b) When a Certificate of Destruction is so filed, the commissioner shall issue to the…

(a) The clerk of superior court shall not accept a Certificate of Destruction for filing unless the Certificate of Destruction contains thereon the confirmation by the commissioner that the Certificate of Destruction has been filed with the commissioner. (b) When a Certificate of Destru…

A manufactured home which constitutes real property shall not be subject to Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 but shall instead be taxed as real property and a part of the underlying real estate. History. Code 1981, § 8-2-190, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 430, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p…

This article shall be known and may be cited as “The Uniform Act for the Application of Building and Fire Related Codes to Existing Buildings.” History. Code 1981, § 8-2-200, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1160, § 1.

(a) It is a purpose of this article to encourage the sensitive rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, or preservation of existing buildings throughout this state and to encourage the preservation of buildings and structures deemed to be historic in total or in part; provided…

As used in this article, the term: (1) “Enforcement authority” means the Safety Fire Commis936 sioner, the state fire marshal, local building officials, local fire marshals, or any other state or local officials responsible for the implementation, application, or enforcement of any…

The provisions of this article shall be mandatory and binding on the state fire marshal, the Safety Fire Commissioner, and other state officials responsible for state building code, fire code, life safety code, or other construction code enforcement. This article is not mandatory o…

The provisions of this article shall require any state code enforcement authority and shall permit any authorized local code enforcement authority to permit the repair, alteration, addition, or change of use or occupancy of existing buildings without total compliance with any sta…