TITLE 8
BUILDINGS AND HOUSING
Section 2. Standards and Requirements for Construction, Alteration, Etc., of Buildings and Other Structures, 8-2-1 through 8-2-222.
ARTICLE 2
FACTORY BUILT BUILDINGS AND DWELLING UNITS
8-2-168. Compliance with "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
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The adoption of rules and conduct of hearings under this part shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
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The Commissioner is authorized to provide by regulation the manner in which he or she will conduct presentations of views during his or her participation as the state administrative agency as required by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.
(Code 1981, §8-2-168, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2750, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 2.)
8-2-170. Definitions.
As used in this part, the term:
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"Install" means to construct a foundation system and to place or erect a manufactured home on such foundation system. Such term includes, without limitation, supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring such manufactured home and connecting multiple or expandable sections of such manufactured home.
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"Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.
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"Pre-owned manufactured home" is any manufactured home that has been previously used as a residential dwelling and has been titled.
(Code 1981, §8-2-170, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 306, § 1/SB 384.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Mobile Homes and Trailer Parks,
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1 et seq.