Title XLI — CODES AND STANDARDS

700.010. Definitions. — As used in sections 700.010 to 700.500, for the purpose of sections 700.010 to 700.500, the following terms mean: (1) "Authorized representative", any person, firm or corporation, or employee thereof, approved or hired by the commission to perform inspecti…

700.015. Code compliance required, when — seal required — exemptions from code requirements for sale of new recreational vehicles and park trailers. — 1. No person shall rent, lease, sell or offer for sale any new manufactured home manufactured after January 1, 1974, unless such …

700.021. Seals issued to persons, when — manufacturer to certify that unit meets code. — Seals may be issued by the commission when applied for with an affidavit certifying that the person applying will not attach a seal to any manufactured home or modular unit that does not meet…

700.025. Alteration of unit with seal, prohibited when. — No dealer, manufacturer or their representative shall alter or cause to be altered any new manufactured home or modular unit or used modular unit used for educational purposes to which a seal has been affixed, if such alte…

700.030. Reciprocal recognition of seals, when. — Upon showing by a registered manufacturer or dealer that another state provides for the sealing of manufactured homes or modular units in compliance with standards which are at least equal to those provided in the code and upon de…

700.035. Unit bearing seal not required to comply with certain other codes — special provisions for recreational vehicles and park trailers. — 1. If a manufactured home or modular unit carries a seal as provided in sections 700.010 to 700.115, no agency of this state, nor any mun…

700.040. Duties and powers of commission — manufactured housing fund created, purpose — rules, procedure. — 1. The commission shall, through its own inspection service or through a public or private inspection service acting as its authorized representative, perform sufficient in…

700.041. Manufactured housing consumer recovery fund established, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby established a fund in the state treasury to be known as the "Manufactured Housing Consumer Recovery Fund" for the purpose of paying consumer claims under procedures the commissio…

700.045. Certain acts declared misdemeanors. — It shall be a misdemeanor: (1) For a manufacturer or dealer to manufacture, rent, lease, sell or offer to sell any manufactured home or modular unit after January 1, 1977, unless there is in effect a registration with the commission;…

700.050. Issuance of seals to manufacturer suspended, when — removal of attached seal, when. — The issuance of seals to any manufacturer in violation of the provisions of sections 700.010 to 700.115 may be suspended by the commission and no further seals shall be issued to any su…

700.055. Serial numbers required when, form. — From and after January 1, 1974, the manufacturer shall cause a serial number to be stamped on the front cross member of the left-hand side so that it may be easily read. It may not contain more than fifteen digits. Any multiple units…

700.056. Dealer to provide buyer certain information. — Every dealer of a new manufactured home offered for sale in this state shall at the time of sale provide the purchaser with a bill of sale or the purchase agreement containing at least the following: the total price of the u…

700.060. Units covered by sections 700.060 to 700.115. — As used in sections 700.060 to 700.115, the term "manufactured home" shall also include units defined in section 700.010 if such units are in two or more separately towable components designed to be joined into one integral…

700.065. Manufactured homes to be anchored. — All new manufactured homes located in this state shall be anchored and tied down in accordance with the standards promulgated by the commission pursuant to the provisions of sections 700.010 to 700.115 and 700.650 to 700.692. ­­------…

700.076. Owner to anchor manufactured home, how, when — commission may promulgate rules — insurers to insure, when, must pay, when — suit against persons anchoring or tying down manufactured home, damages, equitable relief. — 1. The owner of a manufactured home shall secure the m…

700.080. Letter of approval required for anchoring and tiedown systems — display and copy requirements. — The commission shall approve or have approved, prior to being sold, being offered for sale or being installed, any anchor or tiedown system designed and intended for manufact…

700.085. Certain units exempt from sections 700.060 to 700.085, when. — The provisions of sections 700.060 to 700.085 do not apply to any manufactured home unit being offered for sale and parked temporarily on the sales lot of any person, firm, or corporation regularly selling or…

700.090. Manufacturers and dealers to register — commission to issue certificate, when — registration to be renewed, when, fee — renewals may be staggered. — 1. Every manufacturer or dealer who sells or offers for sale, on consignment or otherwise, a manufactured home or modular …

700.095. Registration and renewal requirements, application contents — fee. — 1. Every dealer shall, on or before January fifteenth of each year, make application for registration or renewal and shall be required to maintain a bona fide established place of business and maintain …

700.096. Monthly reports required — inspection of certain records authorized — law enforcement official defined. — 1. Each person registered as a dealer under the provisions of sections 700.010 to 700.115 shall file monthly reports with the commission, and such reports shall be i…

700.097. Registration not required, when. — No insurance company, finance company, bank, or trust company shall be required to register with the commission in order to sell any manufactured home or modular unit repossessed or purchased by the company on the basis of total destruc…

700.098. Sanctioning of registration, when. — 1. The commission may refuse to register an applicant as a dealer, or may suspend the registration of an existing dealer from one day to thirty days, or revoke the registration of a dealer after a written notice and a hearing when the…

700.100. Refusal to renew, grounds, notification to applicant, contents — complaints may be considered. — 1. The commission may refuse to register or refuse to renew the registration of any person who fails to comply with the provisions of sections 700.010 to 700.115. Notificatio…

700.111. Surrender of certificate of origin and certificate of title — confirmation of conversion, when — rulemaking authority — 1. (1) The owner or owners of a manufactured home that is covered by a manufacturer's certificate of origin and that is permanently affixed to real est…

700.115. Violation of sections 700.010 to 700.115 constitutes violation of section 407.020 — violation of chapter, penalties — rules. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, a violation of the provisions of sections 700.010 to 700.115 shall const…

700.320. Certificate of title, application procedure, fees — payment of sales tax before issuance — purchase price, defined — certificates may be transferred, when, procedure — refusal to issue, when — affidavit of affixation, requirements — certificates, requirements. — 1. Excep…

700.350. Liens and encumbrances — valid, perfected, when, how — home subject to, when, how determined — security procedures — validity of prior transactions. — 1. As used in sections 700.350 to 700.390*, the term "manufactured home" shall have the same meaning given it in section…

700.355. Certificates of title, delivery of, how, to whom — election for director to retain possession, procedure. — 1. A certificate of title to the manufactured home when issued by the director of revenue shall be mailed or confirmation of such title shall be electronically tra…

700.360. Creation of lien or encumbrance by owner, duties, failure to perform, penalty — subordinate lienholders, perfection procedure — new certificate issued, when — governing, law. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, if an owner creates a lien or encumbran…

700.365. Assignment of lien or encumbrance by lienholder, rights and obligations — perfection by assignee, how. — 1. A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his lien or encumbrance on the manufactured home to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest …

700.370. Satisfaction of lien or encumbrance, release of, procedure. — 1. Upon the satisfaction of a lien or encumbrance on a manufactured home, the lienholder shall, within ten days after demand, release the lien or encumbrance on the certificate, on a separate document, or elec…

700.375. Provisions of sections 700.350 to 700.380 exclusive — exceptions. — 1. Sections 700.350 to 700.380 shall not apply to or affect: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the manufactured home; (2) A lien given by statute to th…

700.380. Liens and encumbrances incurred before July 1, 2003 — how terminated, completed and enforced. — All transactions involving liens or encumbrances on manufactured homes entered into before July 1, 2003, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from such transactions s…

700.385. Repossessed homes, certificate of title — application procedure, fee, form of — manufactured homes, notice — issued when — director of revenue, duties — rulemaking authority. — 1. When the holder of any indebtedness secured by a security agreement or other contract for s…

700.500. Director of revenue to notify assessor of home's location, when. — 1. The director of revenue shall notify the assessor of the county in which the manufactured home is located when the following occur: (1) Sales tax is paid on the manufactured home and a certificate of t…

700.525. Manufactured home defined. — As used in sections 700.525 to 700.541, "manufactured home" shall mean a manufactured home as defined in section 700.010, excluding a manufactured home with respect to which the requirements of subsections 1 to 3 of section 700.111, as applic…

700.526. Abandonment deemed, when. — A manufactured home as defined in section 700.010 which is placed on the real estate of another under a rental agreement shall be deemed abandoned if: (1) The real property owner has a reasonable belief that the homeowner has vacated the premi…

700.527. Abandonment of manufactured home or rental real property — owner of property may seek lien, when, procedure — director's duties. — 1. If a person abandons a manufactured home on any real property owned by another who is renting such real property to the owner of the manu…

700.528. Contest of lien, procedure. — 1. The owner of the abandoned manufactured home, within ten days of the mailing of the real property owner's notification provided for in subsection 3 of section 700.527, may file a petition in the associate circuit division of circuit court…

700.529. Notice of lien — lien amount deemed unpaid rent — no certificate of title until all rent paid. — 1. If a person abandons a manufactured home on any real property owned by another who is renting such real property to the owner of the manufactured home, and such abandonmen…

700.541. Rules, promulgation. — The director of revenue may promulgate any rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 700.525 to 700.541. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 700.525 to 700.541 shall become effective unless it has b…

700.600. Notice required before landlord may evict, when — landlord prohibited from increasing rent, when. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Manufactured home", the same meaning as provided in section 700.010; (2) "Manufactured or mobile home land lease…

700.630. Survivorship interest in manufactured homes — issuance of certificates of ownership, requirements, restrictions. — 1. A sole owner of a manufactured home, and multiple owners of a manufactured home who hold their interest as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as…

700.650. Citation — definitions. — 1. Sections 700.650 to 700.692 shall be known and may be cited as the "Manufactured Home Installation Act". 2. For the purposes of sections 700.650 to 700.692, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Applicant", a person who applies to the commissi…

700.653. Program to assure proper installation of manufactured homes required. — The commission shall implement a program, consistent with Title VI of P.L. 106-569 and any federal regulations promulgated pursuant to that act, to assure the proper installation of manufactured home…

700.656. Installers to be licensed by the commission — no local license required — certain entities to employ licensed installers — license not required, when. — 1. No person shall engage in the business of installing manufactured homes or hold himself or herself out as a manufac…

700.659. License issued by commission, when, applicant requirements — additional requirements — term of license, renewal. — 1. The commission shall issue an installer license to an applicant who: (1) Files a written application with the commission on a form approved by the commis…

700.665. Limited-use installer license authorized. — Upon payment of an applicable fee, the commission may issue a limited-use installer license to an applicant not otherwise licensed pursuant to sections 700.650 to 700.680 who already has installation experience but who has not …

700.668. Renewal notice — notification of insurance coverage — license inactive, when — reissue of license authorized. — 1. The commission shall mail a renewal notice to the last known address of each installer licensee prior to the renewal date and shall establish procedures and…

700.671. Prohibitions — violation, penalty. — 1. No person shall: (1) Falsely hold himself, herself, or a business organization out as a licensed installer; (2) Falsely impersonate a licensed installer; (3) Present as his or her own the installer's license of another; (4) Knowing…