Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-02 - Division of Fire Prevention
Chapter 0780-02-05 - Stabilizing of Manufactured Homes
Section 0780-02-05-.04 - PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS

(1) Effective January 1, 2004, an installer shall apply for an installation permit prior to installing a manufactured home and shall pay an inspection fee of forty-five dollars ($45.00). The permit shall be purchased and the fee shall be paid to the county clerk in any county in this State.

(2) Upon payment of the inspection, the county clerk shall provide the installer a permit decal.

(3) A permit decal shall be placed on each new and used manufactured home that is installed after January 1, 2004.

(4) The decal shall be affixed inside the electrical panel box cover.

(5) The installer shall write the address where the manufactured_home is located on the permit, in permanent marker.

(6) In case of rejection of any part of the home installation, a new permit decal shall be purchased.

(7) If a permit decal is lost or destroyed, a replacement decal shall be purchased. The applicant for the replacement decal shall provide to the county clerk an affidavit stating that the decal was lost or destroyed.

(8) Each installer shall submit a report to the commissioner on a weekly basis, describing the manufactured homes installed that week, along with manufactured homes scheduled to be installed during the next week on a form designed by the commissioner.