Manufactured Home Exam
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1. Manufactured Housing Safety and Construction Act of 1974: The federal building code
for all manufactured homes.
2. When did the manufactured housing safety and construction act of 1974 go
into effect?: 1976
3. Who enforces the Act on a Federal level?: HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban
Development)
4. Who enforces the Act in a manufacturing facility?: IPPIA (In Plant Primary Inspection Agency)
5. Who enforces the ACT on a state level for SC?: SAA (State Administrative Agency)
6. Manufactured Home: A structure transportable in one or more sections that in it's traveling mode is 8' or
more in width or 40' or more in length, or when erected on site is 320sqft or more and is built on a permanent chassis
and designed to be used as a dwelling when connected to required utilities.
7. Authorized Official: A person acting on behalf of the retail dealer
8. Installation Manual: provided by the manufacturer and has requirements for installation/setup
9. Consumer manual: generally describes features and required maintenance of the home.
10. Manufactured home retail dealer: a person who buys, sells, or deals in 3 or more manufactured
homes in any 12 month period and must have a dealers license.
11. An Inspector will:: 1. check licenses
2. pull at least 3 files to see if paperwork is correct
3. walk through homes looking for defects
12. Red Tag: written notification that a manufactured home may not be for sale because of an unsafe condition.
13. What do you do to remove a Red Tag?: Pay removal fee of $50 once repairs are completed and
inspected.
14. Dealer must have an inventory of how many homes?: 5 or more
15. HUD Label: is a certification label located on each section of the house - at the end of the house opposite
from the tongue
16. Can you remove a HUD label?: No, it is illegal to remove a HUD label.
17. Where is the Data Plate located?: at any readily available place in the house.
18. What information does the Data Plate contain?: Plant information
date of manufacture
full serial number
design approve agency (DAPIA)
all appliances shipped with the house
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wind zone
hvac/thermal zone
roof load
19. DAPIA (design approve agency): engineering company which approved the design of the home
20. Wind zone 1: home designed to withstand 85MPH winds and cannot be placed in wind zone 2 areas
21. Wind zone 2: homes designed to withstand 100MPH winds and can be placed in wind zone 1 areas
22. What counties in South Carolina are in wind zone 2?: Beaufort, Berkley, Charleston,
Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Williamsburg
23. What thermal zone is South Carolina in?: Thermal zone 1
24. What is South Carolina's roof load zone?: South
25. What is the minimum roof load homes must withstand in SC?: 20lbs PSF
26. What is considered a new home?: not previously titled and in possession of the original dealer OR
if shipped to another dealer and sold to consumer within 2 years of date of manufacture.
27. Manufacturer's Warranty: warranty on a home and appliances installed by manufacturer
28. How long is a manufacturer's warranty?: One year from date of installation
29. Dealer's warranty: warranty on work added by the dealer such as porches, decks and skirting
30. How long is a dealer's warranty?: One year
31. Repair work warranty: warranty on work done under the one year warranty.
32. How long is the repair work warranty?: 90 days or until the end of the one year period, whichever
is later.
33. What happens to the warranty if a home is moved from the original installa-
tion site?: the warranty does not apply to any defects caused by that second move.
34. Where is the permanent label for energy efficiency located?: Circuit breaker box
35. Where does the consumer notice for energy efficiency go?: goes inside the window
closest to the front door
36. What are SC energy efficiency standards?: Storm doors or double pane windows
Minimum of R-11 walls, R-19 Floors & R-30 ceilings: Trade offs are allowed
37. How long must a dealer keep their copy of the efficiency standard?: period of 3
years
38. What are triggering terms when advertising a manufactured home?: Down
Payment
Amount of payment
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1. Manufactured Housing Safety and Construction Act of 1974: The federal building code
for all manufactured homes.
2. When did the manufactured housing safety and construction act of 1974 go
into effect?: 1976
3. Who enforces the Act on a Federal level?: HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban
Development)
4. Who enforces the Act in a manufacturing facility?: IPPIA (In Plant Primary Inspection Agency)
5. Who enforces the ACT on a state level for SC?: SAA (State Administrative Agency)
6. Manufactured Home: A structure transportable in one or more sections that in it's traveling mode is 8' or
more in width or 40' or more in length, or when erected on site is 320sqft or more and is built on a permanent chassis
and designed to be used as a dwelling when connected to required utilities.
7. Authorized Official: A person acting on behalf of the retail dealer
8. Installation Manual: provided by the manufacturer and has requirements for installation/setup
9. Consumer manual: generally describes features and required maintenance of the home.
10. Manufactured home retail dealer: a person who buys, sells, or deals in 3 or more manufactured
homes in any 12 month period and must have a dealers license.
11. An Inspector will:: 1. check licenses
2. pull at least 3 files to see if paperwork is correct
3. walk through homes looking for defects
12. Red Tag: written notification that a manufactured home may not be for sale because of an unsafe condition.
13. What do you do to remove a Red Tag?: Pay removal fee of $50 once repairs are completed and
inspected.
14. Dealer must have an inventory of how many homes?: 5 or more
15. HUD Label: is a certification label located on each section of the house - at the end of the house opposite
from the tongue
16. Can you remove a HUD label?: No, it is illegal to remove a HUD label.
17. Where is the Data Plate located?: at any readily available place in the house.
18. What information does the Data Plate contain?: Plant information
date of manufacture
full serial number
design approve agency (DAPIA)
all appliances shipped with the house
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wind zone
hvac/thermal zone
roof load
19. DAPIA (design approve agency): engineering company which approved the design of the home
20. Wind zone 1: home designed to withstand 85MPH winds and cannot be placed in wind zone 2 areas
21. Wind zone 2: homes designed to withstand 100MPH winds and can be placed in wind zone 1 areas
22. What counties in South Carolina are in wind zone 2?: Beaufort, Berkley, Charleston,
Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Williamsburg
23. What thermal zone is South Carolina in?: Thermal zone 1
24. What is South Carolina's roof load zone?: South
25. What is the minimum roof load homes must withstand in SC?: 20lbs PSF
26. What is considered a new home?: not previously titled and in possession of the original dealer OR
if shipped to another dealer and sold to consumer within 2 years of date of manufacture.
27. Manufacturer's Warranty: warranty on a home and appliances installed by manufacturer
28. How long is a manufacturer's warranty?: One year from date of installation
29. Dealer's warranty: warranty on work added by the dealer such as porches, decks and skirting
30. How long is a dealer's warranty?: One year
31. Repair work warranty: warranty on work done under the one year warranty.
32. How long is the repair work warranty?: 90 days or until the end of the one year period, whichever
is later.
33. What happens to the warranty if a home is moved from the original installa-
tion site?: the warranty does not apply to any defects caused by that second move.
34. Where is the permanent label for energy efficiency located?: Circuit breaker box
35. Where does the consumer notice for energy efficiency go?: goes inside the window
closest to the front door
36. What are SC energy efficiency standards?: Storm doors or double pane windows
Minimum of R-11 walls, R-19 Floors & R-30 ceilings: Trade offs are allowed
37. How long must a dealer keep their copy of the efficiency standard?: period of 3
years
38. What are triggering terms when advertising a manufactured home?: Down
Payment
Amount of payment
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