Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.184 (2026)

Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards

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(A) Every manufactured home, as defined in division (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, shall be constructed in accordance with the federal construction and safety standards established by the secretary of housing and urban development pursuant to the "Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 700, 42 U.S.C.A. 5401, 5403. The federal standards shall be the exclusive construction and safety standards in this state and neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state may establish any other standard governing the construction of manufactured homes.

(B) Every manufactured home constructed in accordance with the federal standards specified in division (A) of this section, shall have a permanent label or tag affixed to it, as specified in 42 U.S.C.A. 5415, certifying compliance with the federal construction and safety standards.

(C)(1) Every manufactured home that is constructed in accordance with the federal standards specified in division (A) of this section and is a permanently sited manufactured home as defined in division (C)(6) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code shall be a permitted use in any district or zone in which a political subdivision permits single-family homes, and no political subdivision may prohibit or restrict the location of a permanently sited manufactured home in any zone or district in which a single-family home is permitted.

(2) This division does not limit the authority of a political subdivision to do either of the following:

(a) Require that a permanently sited manufactured home comply with all zoning requirements that are uniformly imposed on all single-family residences within the district or zone in which the permanently sited manufactured home is or is to be located, except requirements that specify a minimum roof pitch and requirements that do not comply with the standards established pursuant to the "Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 700, 42 U.S.C.A. 5401;

(b) Prohibit from any residential district or zone, travel trailers, park trailers, and mobile homes, as these terms are defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, and manufactured homes that do not qualify as permanently sited manufactured homes.

(D) This section does not prohibit a private landowner from incorporating a restrictive covenant in a deed, prohibiting the inclusion on the conveyed land of manufactured homes, as defined in division (C)(4) or (6) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, or of travel trailers, park trailers, and mobile homes, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. This division does not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right for a private landowner to incorporate such a restrictive covenant in a deed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: City of Canton v. State, 95 Ohio St. 3d 149 (Ohio 2002).
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City of Canton v. State, 95 Ohio St. 3d 149 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 47× “{¶ 2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
Canton v. State, 2002 Ohio 2005 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 48× “{¶2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 6909 (Ohio 2017). · cites it 7× “184(C) provided that political subdivisions must allow manufactured homes to be placed in areas where single-family residences were permitted. R.C. 3781.184(D) created an exception to division (C) that allowed private property owners to prohibit manufactured homes on their land…”
City of Lima v. State, 896 N.E.2d 149 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 5× “” Rather, the court in Canton merely concluded that “R.C. 3781.184(C), on its face, appears to serve an overriding state interest in providing more affordable housing options across the state.”
Newburgh Hts. v. State, 2021 Ohio 61 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 6× “The lead opinion reviewed previous cases where the Supreme Court had analyzed the third prong of the Canton test: In Canton, the court considered whether R.C. 3781.184, which related to the zoning of property for manufactured homes, violated the Home Rule Amendment.”
Dayton v. State, 2021 Ohio 967 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 7× “184(D) created an exception to division (C) that allowed private-property owners to prohibit manufactured homes on their land by way of restrictive covenants in deeds.”
Toledo v. Ohio, 2016 Ohio 4906 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “{¶ 33} In Canton, in examining the exception that allowed private landowners to incorporate restrictive covenants to avoid the requirements of R.C. 3781.184, the court predicted that “enterprising developers” in suburban portions of the state with newer housing developments…”
Marich v. Bob Bennett Constr. Co., 116 Ohio St. 3d 553 (Ohio 2008). · cites it 2× “Statewide and comprehensive legislative enactment {¶ 17} The first element requires us to determine whether the statute at issue is part of a statewide and comprehensive legislative enactment.”
City of Lima v. State, 2009 Ohio 2597 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× “184 were not “general laws” and therefore violated the Home Rule Amendment when they prevented political subdivisions from prohibiting or restricting the location of manufactured homes in any zone or district in which a single-family home is permitted, but permitted private…”
City of Toledo v. Beatty, 863 N.E.2d 1051 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 5× “, cities where residential areas no longer have effective deed restrictions or no longer have active homeowner associations. Because we find that R.”
Cleveland v. State, 2012 Ohio 3572 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 5× “Subsections (A) and (B) addressed construction and safety standards, Subsection (C) of the statute prohibited political subdivisions from barring or restricting manufactured homes in single-family zones, Subsection (D) set forth an exception to subsection ( C) and permitted…”
City of Cleveland v. State, 923 N.E.2d 183 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). “2d 963 , in which the Ohio Supreme Court struck down R.C. 3781.184, a *66 statute barring local governments from prohibiting the location of certain manufactured homes in areas zoned for single-family homes.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.184(A) — 3 cases
City of Canton v. State, 95 Ohio St. 3d 149 (Ohio 2002). “{¶ 2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
Canton v. State, 2002 Ohio 2005 (Ohio 2002). “{¶2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
Cleveland v. State, 2012 Ohio 3572 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “Subsections (A) and (B) addressed construction and safety standards, Subsection (C) of the statute prohibited political subdivisions from barring or restricting manufactured homes in single-family zones, Subsection (D) set forth an exception to subsection ( C) and permitted…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.184(C) — 9 cases
Canton v. State, 2002 Ohio 2005 (Ohio 2002). “{¶2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
City of Canton v. State, 95 Ohio St. 3d 149 (Ohio 2002). “{¶ 2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 6909 (Ohio 2017). “184(C) provided that political subdivisions must allow manufactured homes to be placed in areas where single-family residences were permitted. R.C. 3781.184(D) created an exception to division (C) that allowed private property owners to prohibit manufactured homes on their land…”
City of Lima v. State, 896 N.E.2d 149 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “” Rather, the court in Canton merely concluded that “R.C. 3781.184(C), on its face, appears to serve an overriding state interest in providing more affordable housing options across the state.”
Dayton v. State, 2021 Ohio 967 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “184(D) created an exception to division (C) that allowed private-property owners to prohibit manufactured homes on their land by way of restrictive covenants in deeds.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3781.184(D) — 7 cases
City of Canton v. State, 95 Ohio St. 3d 149 (Ohio 2002). “{¶ 2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
Canton v. State, 2002 Ohio 2005 (Ohio 2002). “{¶2} In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly enacted R.C. 3781.184, as part of Am.Sub.S.B. No.”
Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 6909 (Ohio 2017). “184(C) provided that political subdivisions must allow manufactured homes to be placed in areas where single-family residences were permitted. R.C. 3781.184(D) created an exception to division (C) that allowed private property owners to prohibit manufactured homes on their land…”
Newburgh Hts. v. State, 2021 Ohio 61 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “The lead opinion reviewed previous cases where the Supreme Court had analyzed the third prong of the Canton test: In Canton, the court considered whether R.C. 3781.184, which related to the zoning of property for manufactured homes, violated the Home Rule Amendment.”
Dayton v. State, 2021 Ohio 967 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “184(D) created an exception to division (C) that allowed private-property owners to prohibit manufactured homes on their land by way of restrictive covenants in deeds.”
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