New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 12 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING
Part 5 - INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 14.12.5.8 - GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS (NEW OR USED; PRE-OWNED OR RESOLD)
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The following requirements apply to new, used, pre-owned or resold manufactured homes, unless otherwise indicated.
A. Manufactured homes produced under the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act must be installed, including completion of all factory installed connections from the unit to the necessary utilities, by persons licensed as a manufactured home installer or repairman under the provisions of 14.12.2 NMAC.
B. No person shall install a new or pre-owned manufactured home without first obtaining a permit for installation from the manufactured housing division.
C. A homeowner may secure a permit, when the homeowner assumes responsibility and does the work on their home on a single site.
D. No utility supplier shall have a connection from a supply of electricity, water, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas or sewer without first obtaining a permit for installation from the division.
E. No utilities shall be connected until the home is properly installed upon a permanent foundation, or a non-permanent foundation.
F. Utility connections for electricity, water, natural gas or sewer from on-site utility terminals to a new, used, or pre-owned or resold manufactured home produced under the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act shall be made according to the manufacture's installation instructions.
G. If the manufacture's installation instructions are not available for installation of a used, or pre-owned or resold manufactured home, the installation shall be made according to the regulations herein.
