Kansas Statutes 58-4212. Same; state manufactured home construction and safety standards identical to federal standards, exception
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 58-4212
- Manufactured home: means a structure which:
(1) Is transportable in one or more sections which, in the traveling mode, is 8 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 permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein; and
(2) is subject to the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards established pursuant to 42 U. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Whenever a federal manufactured home construction and safety standard established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., is in effect, no state agency or political subdivision shall have any authority either to establish, or to continue in effect, with respect to any manufactured home covered, any standard regarding construction or safety applicable to the same aspect of performance of such manufactured home which is not identical to the federal manufactured home construction and safety standard. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the adoption or enforcement of a construction or safety standard by a state agency or political subdivision applicable to a building which is open to the public for the purpose of providing services or products to the public.