Ohio Code 4781.11 – License required for installation
(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall install manufactured housing unless that person is licensed as a manufactured housing installer pursuant to this chapter or unless a licensed manufactured housing installer is present during the installation and supervises the person who is not licensed.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4781.11
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Installation: means any of the following:
(1) The temporary or permanent construction of stabilization, support, and anchoring systems for manufactured housing;
(2) The placement and erection of a manufactured housing unit or components of a unit on a structural support system;
(3) The supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, anchoring, underpinning, or adjusting of any section or component of a manufactured housing unit;
(4) The joining or connecting of all sections or components of a manufactured housing unit. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Manufactured home park: means any tract of land upon which three or more manufactured or mobile homes used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and includes any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the facilities of the park. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Manufactured housing: means manufactured homes and mobile homes. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Manufactured housing installer: means an individual who installs manufactured housing. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Owner: means a person who is entitled under a rental agreement with a manufactured home park operator to occupy a manufactured home park lot and who owns the home occupying the lot. See Ohio Code 4781.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
(2) A licensed manufactured housing installer who supervises the work of an unlicensed person is responsible for all installation work that the unlicensed person performs under the licensed person’s supervision.
(3) A person who is not a licensed manufactured housing installer may perform foundation or base support system construction if supervised by a licensed installer. The licensed installer need not be present during the construction of the foundation or base support system but is responsible for the construction of the foundation or base support system.
(B)(1) Nothing in this chapter requires a person to obtain a manufactured housing installer license to install manufactured housing for the person’s own occupancy if the manufactured housing is located on property that the person owns and is not located in a manufactured home park.
(2) A person who installs manufactured housing in the manner described in division (B)(1) of this section is not entitled to claim any right or remedy or to bring a cause of action under this chapter.
(C) No person shall install any manufactured housing foundation or manufactured housing support system unless that foundation or support system complies with the standards the division of industrial compliance establishes and receives all approvals and inspections that the division requires.
(D) Within fourteen days after the installation, a manufactured housing installer who performs or supervises a manufactured housing installation shall provide to both the treasurer and the auditor of the county in which the installation is being performed a written notice containing all of the following information:
(1) The address or location of the installation;
(2) The date of the installation;
(3) The make and model of the installed manufactured housing unit;
(4) The name of the owner of the installed manufactured housing unit.
(E) It is a violation of this chapter to do any of the following:
(1) Represent another person’s license as a manufactured housing installer as one’s own;
(2) Intentionally give false or materially misleading information of any kind to the division of industrial compliance in connection with licensing matters;
(3) Impersonate another manufactured housing installer;
(4) Use an expired, suspended, or revoked license.