Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A
rehabilitation permit shall be obtained from the Department before any
modification of a mobile home.
B.
The following requirements shall be met for a mobile home to be issued a
certificate of compliance:
1. A smoke
detector shall be installed in each sleeping room and outside each separate
sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping rooms. Each smoke
detector shall be installed in accordance with its manufacturer's
instructions;
2. The walls,
ceilings, and doors of each gas-fired furnace and water-heater compartment
shall be lined with gypsum board that is a minimum of 5/16 inches except a door
to the compartment that opens to the exterior of the mobile home and is of all
metal construction. All exterior compartments shall seal to the interior of the
mobile home;
3. Each room
designated expressly for sleeping purposes shall have at least one outside
egress window or an approved exit device. The window or exit shall have a
minimum clear width dimension of 22 inches, a minimum clear opening of five
square feet, and the bottom of the exit is not more than 36 inches above the
floor;
4. The electrical system is
tested for continuity to ensure metallic parts are properly bonded, tested for
operation to demonstrate all equipment is connected and in working order, and
given a polarity check to determine connections are proper. The electrical
system shall have proper overcurrent protection for the required amperage load.
If aluminum conductors are used, all receptacles and switches rated 20 amperes
or less and directly connected to the aluminum conductors shall be marked
CO/ALR. Conductors of dissimilar metals (Copper/Aluminum/or Copper Clad
Aluminum) shall be connected in accordance with the National Electrical Code
referenced at R4-36-102. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter protection shall be
provided in compliance with the National Electrical Code referenced in
R4-36-102; and
5. Gas piping shall
be tested with methods incorporated at R4-36-102. All gas furnaces and water
heaters shall be installed in compliance with materials incorporated at
R4-36-102. If a rehabilitated mobile home is to be relocated following
rehabilitation, the gas tests required under this subsection may be performed
and inspected at the time of installation at the new location.
C. The rehabilitated
mobile home shall be inspected by the Department to ascertain compliance with
subsection (B).
D. The Department
shall issue a certification of compliance for each rehabilitated mobile home in
compliance with subsection (B), and affix an insignia of approval to the
exterior wall nearest the point of entrance of the electrical service.
E. If the Department determines a
rehabilitated mobile home does not comply with subsection (B), the Department
shall serve a correction notice and require the person served to make
corrections within the time specified in the notice. The Department shall
determine the time for correction based on the severity of the hazard or
violation and the time reasonably needed to make the correction. The Department
shall allow at least 30 days for correction unless an imminent safety hazard is
found or the correction has been unreasonably delayed, in which case, the
Department shall serve an Order to Vacate to the person occupying the
rehabilitated mobile home.
F. The
Department shall serve an Order to Vacate on a person occupying a
non-rehabilitated mobile home within five days after an inspection of the
non-rehabilitated mobile home finds an imminent safety hazard.
