MANUFACTURED HOUSING FINAL EXAMS
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Any manufactured/mobile home listed or offered for sale in CA if built after
September 1, 1958 must:
A. Be inspected by the department each time it is sold and resold
B. Bear an HCD insignia or HUD label
C. Display a current DMV License
D. All the above - ✔✔B. Bear an HCD insignia or HUD label
✔✔In enforcing the laws and regulations governing the storage or sales of
manufactured/mobile home, the department may:
A. Inspect the dealer's inventory
B. Inspect the dealer's books and records
C. Inspect books and papers relating to sales
D. Do all the above - ✔✔D. Do all the above
✔✔Structural, mechanical, plumbing, or electrical systems alterations to a
manufactured/mobile home bearing or required to bear an HCD insignia must be:
A. Approved by the local building department or other authority
,B. Approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development prior to such
alterations.
C. Approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles
D. Approved by HUD if the estimated value is greater that $100. - ✔✔B. Approved by
the Department of Housing and Community Development prior to such alterations
✔✔If local authorities require alterations to meet new manufactured/mobile home
standards, the dealer should:
A. Notify the prospective buyer of the estimated cost prior to completing a sales
agreement
B. Immediately notify the Department of Housing and Community Development
C. Submit the alteration plans and required fees to the local authorities
D. Obtain the services of a licensed contractor to develop the pans and perform the
work - ✔✔B. Immediately notify the Department of Housing and Community
Development
✔✔If a dealer alters a manufactured/mobile home which takes it out of compliance with
the federal standards and then sell it, the dealer:
A. Has violated the federal regulations
B. May be fined $1000.00 for each violation
C. Is liable to the federal government for Civil Penalties
D. Is subject to all the above - ✔✔D. Is subject to all the above
✔✔Alterations to the structural, mechanical, plumbing, or electrical systems of a
manufactured/mobile home bearing a HUD label must first be approved by:
A. HCD
B. The manufacturer
C. Both B and D
D. HUD - ✔✔A. HCD
✔✔New manufactured/mobile homes may be altered by dealers:
A. In order to comply with local ordinances or regulations which are more stringent than
the state's requirements
B. If approved by the city or county having jurisdiction
C. If approved by the purchaser
D. If approved by HCD first - ✔✔D. If approved by HCD first
✔✔The manufacturer is required to affix a label to each manufactured/mobile home
which includes:
, A. The make, model, serial number, name location of dealer where it is being delivered
and the suggested retail price
B. The design speeds, limitations, and other information pertinent to the unit's
transportation
C. The estimated energy requirements needed to heat or cool the unit
D. All the above - ✔✔A. The make, model, serial number, name location of dealer
where it is being delivered and the suggested retail price
✔✔Removal of the manufacturer's label, as required, is prohibited, except by:
A. The dealer
B. The retail purchaser
C. The installer
D. The inspecting authority - ✔✔B. The retail purchaser
✔✔Which of the following are required to be deposited by the dealer into an escrow
account which are received toward the purchase of a manufactured/mobile home?
A. Cash, checks, money orders, bank drafts
B. Promissory notes, bills of sale or certificates of ownership
C. Assignments of proceeds, contracts, rights or other negotiable interest
D. All the above - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔An escrow account shall be opened when the contract of sale, purchase order, or
other document evidencing the sale of a manufactured/mobile home is signed by:
A. dealers, upon receipt of cash only toward the purchase of new or used units
B. dealers of new or used units upon mutual endorsement of purchase documents,
receipts for deposit for any cash or cash equivalent received at any time prior to close of
escrow
C. resale dealers, upon the receipt of cash for the purchase of a resale unit
D. new dealer upon receipt of cash for the purchase of a new unit prior to delivery -
✔✔B. Dealers of new or used units upon mutual endorsement of purchase documents,
receipts for deposit for any cash or cash equivalent received at any time prior to close of
escrow
✔✔Any cash or cash equivalent received toward the purchase of a
manufactured/mobile home is required to be deposited into escrow when received for:
A. down payments for the purchase of the unit
B. deposits toward the purchase of the unit
C. payments for accessories included in the purchase of a unit
D. All the above - ✔✔D. All the above
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Any manufactured/mobile home listed or offered for sale in CA if built after
September 1, 1958 must:
A. Be inspected by the department each time it is sold and resold
B. Bear an HCD insignia or HUD label
C. Display a current DMV License
D. All the above - ✔✔B. Bear an HCD insignia or HUD label
✔✔In enforcing the laws and regulations governing the storage or sales of
manufactured/mobile home, the department may:
A. Inspect the dealer's inventory
B. Inspect the dealer's books and records
C. Inspect books and papers relating to sales
D. Do all the above - ✔✔D. Do all the above
✔✔Structural, mechanical, plumbing, or electrical systems alterations to a
manufactured/mobile home bearing or required to bear an HCD insignia must be:
A. Approved by the local building department or other authority
,B. Approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development prior to such
alterations.
C. Approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles
D. Approved by HUD if the estimated value is greater that $100. - ✔✔B. Approved by
the Department of Housing and Community Development prior to such alterations
✔✔If local authorities require alterations to meet new manufactured/mobile home
standards, the dealer should:
A. Notify the prospective buyer of the estimated cost prior to completing a sales
agreement
B. Immediately notify the Department of Housing and Community Development
C. Submit the alteration plans and required fees to the local authorities
D. Obtain the services of a licensed contractor to develop the pans and perform the
work - ✔✔B. Immediately notify the Department of Housing and Community
Development
✔✔If a dealer alters a manufactured/mobile home which takes it out of compliance with
the federal standards and then sell it, the dealer:
A. Has violated the federal regulations
B. May be fined $1000.00 for each violation
C. Is liable to the federal government for Civil Penalties
D. Is subject to all the above - ✔✔D. Is subject to all the above
✔✔Alterations to the structural, mechanical, plumbing, or electrical systems of a
manufactured/mobile home bearing a HUD label must first be approved by:
A. HCD
B. The manufacturer
C. Both B and D
D. HUD - ✔✔A. HCD
✔✔New manufactured/mobile homes may be altered by dealers:
A. In order to comply with local ordinances or regulations which are more stringent than
the state's requirements
B. If approved by the city or county having jurisdiction
C. If approved by the purchaser
D. If approved by HCD first - ✔✔D. If approved by HCD first
✔✔The manufacturer is required to affix a label to each manufactured/mobile home
which includes:
, A. The make, model, serial number, name location of dealer where it is being delivered
and the suggested retail price
B. The design speeds, limitations, and other information pertinent to the unit's
transportation
C. The estimated energy requirements needed to heat or cool the unit
D. All the above - ✔✔A. The make, model, serial number, name location of dealer
where it is being delivered and the suggested retail price
✔✔Removal of the manufacturer's label, as required, is prohibited, except by:
A. The dealer
B. The retail purchaser
C. The installer
D. The inspecting authority - ✔✔B. The retail purchaser
✔✔Which of the following are required to be deposited by the dealer into an escrow
account which are received toward the purchase of a manufactured/mobile home?
A. Cash, checks, money orders, bank drafts
B. Promissory notes, bills of sale or certificates of ownership
C. Assignments of proceeds, contracts, rights or other negotiable interest
D. All the above - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔An escrow account shall be opened when the contract of sale, purchase order, or
other document evidencing the sale of a manufactured/mobile home is signed by:
A. dealers, upon receipt of cash only toward the purchase of new or used units
B. dealers of new or used units upon mutual endorsement of purchase documents,
receipts for deposit for any cash or cash equivalent received at any time prior to close of
escrow
C. resale dealers, upon the receipt of cash for the purchase of a resale unit
D. new dealer upon receipt of cash for the purchase of a new unit prior to delivery -
✔✔B. Dealers of new or used units upon mutual endorsement of purchase documents,
receipts for deposit for any cash or cash equivalent received at any time prior to close of
escrow
✔✔Any cash or cash equivalent received toward the purchase of a
manufactured/mobile home is required to be deposited into escrow when received for:
A. down payments for the purchase of the unit
B. deposits toward the purchase of the unit
C. payments for accessories included in the purchase of a unit
D. All the above - ✔✔D. All the above
