South Carolina Manufactured Housing Retail
Salesperson Study Prep – Questions & Answers
Act Correct Ans - The Uniform Standards Code for
Manufactured Housing Act.
Anchoring Equipment Correct Ans - The straps, cables,
turnbuckles, chains, or other devices of any kind including
tensioning devices, which are used to secure a manufactured home
to the ground or foundation.
Anchoring System Correct Ans - A method of construction
which when properly designed and installed will resist overturning
and lateral movement of the manufactured home.
Approved Correct Ans - Means acceptable to the authority
having jurisdiction.
Authority Having Jurisdiction Correct Ans - The organization,
office, or individual responsible for "approving" equipment, an
installation, or a procedure.
Authorized Official Correct Ans - A person acting on behalf of a
manufactured home retail dealer.
Board Correct Ans - The South Carolina Manufactured Housing
Board.
Defect Correct Ans - Includes a defect in the performance,
construction, components, or material of a manufactured home that
renders the home or any part of it not fit for the ordinary use for
which it was intended.
,Diagonal Tie Correct Ans - A tie intended to primarily resist
horizontal or shear forces and which may secondarily resist vertical,
uplift, and overturning forces.
Department Correct Ans - The Department of Labor, Licensing
and Regulation and the staff responsible for providing
administrative support to the Manufactured Housing Board.
Dwelling Unit Correct Ans - One or more habitable rooms
which are designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for
living, sleeping, cooking, eating, and sanitation.
Frame (Main) Correct Ans - The part of the structural system
which is normally used to transit accumulative design loads to the
support system.
Foundation Correct Ans - A site built or site assembled system
of stabilizing devices which is:
1) capable of transferring design dead loads and live loads required
by Federal Regulations and other design loads unique to the local
home sites due to winds, seismic, and water conditions, that are
imposed by or upon the structure into the underlying soil bedrock
without failure
2) in frost susceptible areas, placed at an adequate depth, or
otherwise adequately protected, to prevent frost damage
3) constructed of materials acceptable to the authority having
jurisdiction
Gas Supply Connector Correct Ans - A listed connector
designed for connecting the manufactured home to the gas supply
source.
, Ground Anchor Correct Ans - A device at the manufactured
home stand designed to transfer manufactured home anchoring
loads to the ground.
Habitable Room Correct Ans - A room or enclosed floor space
arranged for living, eating, food preparation, or sleeping purposes
not including bathrooms, toilet compartments, laundries, pantries
foyers, hallways, and other accessory spaces.
Hurricane Resistive Manufactured Home Correct Ans - A
manufactured home which meets the wind design load
requirements for Zone II in Subpart D, Section 3280-305(c) (2) of
the Federal Standard or the applicable hurricane resistive design
requirements of the Standard of Manufactured Homes.
Imminent Safety Hazard Correct Ans - A hazard that presents
an imminent and unreasonable risk of death or severe personal
injury.
Inspector Correct Ans - A person employed by the Department
as being qualified to adequately inspect the construction, electrical
installations and mechanical installations of manufactured homes,
as well as the installation, tie downs, blocking, and sewer
connections of new manufactured homes.
Install/Installed Correct Ans - The installation of operations
performed at the occupancy site which render a manufactured home
fit for habitation, Such operations include, but are not limited to,
positioning, blocking, leveling, supporting, tying down, connecting
utility systems, and assembling multiple or expandable units.
Labled Correct Ans - The equipment or materials to which has
been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an
organization acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and
Salesperson Study Prep – Questions & Answers
Act Correct Ans - The Uniform Standards Code for
Manufactured Housing Act.
Anchoring Equipment Correct Ans - The straps, cables,
turnbuckles, chains, or other devices of any kind including
tensioning devices, which are used to secure a manufactured home
to the ground or foundation.
Anchoring System Correct Ans - A method of construction
which when properly designed and installed will resist overturning
and lateral movement of the manufactured home.
Approved Correct Ans - Means acceptable to the authority
having jurisdiction.
Authority Having Jurisdiction Correct Ans - The organization,
office, or individual responsible for "approving" equipment, an
installation, or a procedure.
Authorized Official Correct Ans - A person acting on behalf of a
manufactured home retail dealer.
Board Correct Ans - The South Carolina Manufactured Housing
Board.
Defect Correct Ans - Includes a defect in the performance,
construction, components, or material of a manufactured home that
renders the home or any part of it not fit for the ordinary use for
which it was intended.
,Diagonal Tie Correct Ans - A tie intended to primarily resist
horizontal or shear forces and which may secondarily resist vertical,
uplift, and overturning forces.
Department Correct Ans - The Department of Labor, Licensing
and Regulation and the staff responsible for providing
administrative support to the Manufactured Housing Board.
Dwelling Unit Correct Ans - One or more habitable rooms
which are designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for
living, sleeping, cooking, eating, and sanitation.
Frame (Main) Correct Ans - The part of the structural system
which is normally used to transit accumulative design loads to the
support system.
Foundation Correct Ans - A site built or site assembled system
of stabilizing devices which is:
1) capable of transferring design dead loads and live loads required
by Federal Regulations and other design loads unique to the local
home sites due to winds, seismic, and water conditions, that are
imposed by or upon the structure into the underlying soil bedrock
without failure
2) in frost susceptible areas, placed at an adequate depth, or
otherwise adequately protected, to prevent frost damage
3) constructed of materials acceptable to the authority having
jurisdiction
Gas Supply Connector Correct Ans - A listed connector
designed for connecting the manufactured home to the gas supply
source.
, Ground Anchor Correct Ans - A device at the manufactured
home stand designed to transfer manufactured home anchoring
loads to the ground.
Habitable Room Correct Ans - A room or enclosed floor space
arranged for living, eating, food preparation, or sleeping purposes
not including bathrooms, toilet compartments, laundries, pantries
foyers, hallways, and other accessory spaces.
Hurricane Resistive Manufactured Home Correct Ans - A
manufactured home which meets the wind design load
requirements for Zone II in Subpart D, Section 3280-305(c) (2) of
the Federal Standard or the applicable hurricane resistive design
requirements of the Standard of Manufactured Homes.
Imminent Safety Hazard Correct Ans - A hazard that presents
an imminent and unreasonable risk of death or severe personal
injury.
Inspector Correct Ans - A person employed by the Department
as being qualified to adequately inspect the construction, electrical
installations and mechanical installations of manufactured homes,
as well as the installation, tie downs, blocking, and sewer
connections of new manufactured homes.
Install/Installed Correct Ans - The installation of operations
performed at the occupancy site which render a manufactured home
fit for habitation, Such operations include, but are not limited to,
positioning, blocking, leveling, supporting, tying down, connecting
utility systems, and assembling multiple or expandable units.
Labled Correct Ans - The equipment or materials to which has
been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an
organization acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and
