Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Division 500 - MANUFACTURED DWELLINGS
Section 918-500-0420 - Notice of Violations

(1) When an inspection reveals that a manufactured dwelling, installation, or the equipment violates a provision of ORS chapter 446, the HUD Standard, the Oregon Manufactured Dwelling Installation Specialty Code or these rules, the division may serve upon the dealer, distributor, installer, contractor, manufacturer, or agent thereof a copy of the inspection report giving details of the violations. The division may also post a Notice of Violation on the manufactured dwelling or equipment.

(2) Violations must be corrected within 30 days from the date of such notice or at a later date, if approved by the division.

(3) If the violations are not corrected in the allotted time, the division may withdraw any previously issued insignia of compliance or certification tags.

(4) Within 30 days of the date of notice, the recipient of a Notice of Violation or inspection report must inform the division in writing of the action taken to correct the violations. Persons failing to reply to the division within 30 days may be subject to the reinspection fees in OAR 918-500-0100(4) and those civil penalties described in ORS 446.271, 446.416 and 446.990. A manufactured dwelling subject to a Notice of Violation may not be transported without division approval.

(5) When a Notice of Violation has been posted on the manufactured dwelling or equipment, the notice may not be removed until authorized by the division. A Notice of Violation may be removed only by the division or a person authorized by the division.

EXCEPTION: If a Notice of Violation or inspection report has been posted on a manufactured dwelling while in storage and the violations noted were only related to the storage conditions, the manufactured dwelling may be moved to the manufactured dwelling site without notification to or approval from the division. Under these conditions only, the dealer, distributor, or manufacturer may remove the Notice of Violation from the manufactured dwelling.