Part definitions

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-126-202, under Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Homes Act.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-126-202

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee;(2) “Manufactured home” has the same meaning as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 5402(6);(3) “Manufacturer” means any person engaged in manufacturing or assembling new manufactured homes;(4) “Mobile home” means a structure manufactured before June 15, 1976, that is not constructed in accordance with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.). It is a structure that is transportable in one (1) or more sections that in the traveling mode is eight (8) body-feet or more in width and forty (40) body-feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet and that is built on a chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes any plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained in the structure;(5) “Personal use” means use of property by a person or entity not for business purposes and the use of which is not substantially connected with a trade or business or an activity for the production or collection of income;(6) (A) “Retailer” means any person:(i) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale; or(ii) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of used manufactured homes;(B) “Retailer” does not include any person who sells or leases a manufactured home, if such manufactured home was owned for such person's personal use prior to such sale or lease; any person or persons owning manufactured homes for the purpose of renting or leasing only; or any financial institution that is engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new and used manufactured homes;(7) “Secretary” means the secretary of the United States department of housing and urban development; and(8) “Set up” means installation of the manufactured home according to the manufacturer's installation instructions or those provided in § 68-126-403(c)(2), (3), and (4) for new manufactured homes and in § 68-126-403(d)(2), (3), and (4) for used manufactured homes, and includes, but is not limited to: site preparation; support structures, including footings, piers, caps, and shims; anchoring systems; ground moisture barriers; connection, fastening, moisture barrier installation between sections, and roofing dry-in of multi-sections; HVAC duct connections; plumbing and electrical crossover connections; completion of exterior siding; installation of heating application ventilation systems or fireplace chimney systems; and completion of hinged-roof sections.

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee;

(2) “Manufactured home” has the same meaning as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 5402(6);

(3) “Manufacturer” means any person engaged in manufacturing or assembling new manufactured homes;

(4) “Mobile home” means a structure manufactured before June 15, 1976, that is not constructed in accordance with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.). It is a structure that is transportable in one (1) or more sections that in the traveling mode is eight (8) body-feet or more in width and forty (40) body-feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet and that is built on a chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes any plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained in the structure;

(5) “Personal use” means use of property by a person or entity not for business purposes and the use of which is not substantially connected with a trade or business or an activity for the production or collection of income;

(6) (A) “Retailer” means any person:(i) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale; or(ii) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of used manufactured homes;(B) “Retailer” does not include any person who sells or leases a manufactured home, if such manufactured home was owned for such person's personal use prior to such sale or lease; any person or persons owning manufactured homes for the purpose of renting or leasing only; or any financial institution that is engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new and used manufactured homes;

(A) “Retailer” means any person:(i) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale; or(ii) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of used manufactured homes;

(i) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale; or

(ii) Engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of used manufactured homes;

(B) “Retailer” does not include any person who sells or leases a manufactured home, if such manufactured home was owned for such person's personal use prior to such sale or lease; any person or persons owning manufactured homes for the purpose of renting or leasing only; or any financial institution that is engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new and used manufactured homes;

(7) “Secretary” means the secretary of the United States department of housing and urban development; and

(8) “Set up” means installation of the manufactured home according to the manufacturer's installation instructions or those provided in § 68-126-403(c)(2), (3), and (4) for new manufactured homes and in § 68-126-403(d)(2), (3), and (4) for used manufactured homes, and includes, but is not limited to: site preparation; support structures, including footings, piers, caps, and shims; anchoring systems; ground moisture barriers; connection, fastening, moisture barrier installation between sections, and roofing dry-in of multi-sections; HVAC duct connections; plumbing and electrical crossover connections; completion of exterior siding; installation of heating application ventilation systems or fireplace chimney systems; and completion of hinged-roof sections.