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14-54-1602. Definitions.
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14-54-1602. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Federal standards” means the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 C.F.R. pt. 3280, promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 1976;
(2) “Manufactured home” means a dwelling unit constructed in a factory in accordance with the federal standards and meeting the definitions set forth in the federal standards and under § 20-25-102; and
(3) “Mobile home” means a dwelling unit constructed in a factory before the enactment of the federal standards.
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14-54-1602. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Federal standards” means the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 C.F.R. pt. 3280, promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 1976;
(2) “Manufactured home” means a dwelling unit constructed in a factory in accordance with the federal standards and meeting the definitions set forth in the federal standards and under § 20-25-102; and
(3) “Mobile home” means a dwelling unit constructed in a factory before the enactment of the federal standards.
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds that—
(1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in meeting the housing needs of the Nation; and
(2) manufactured homes provide a significant resource for affordable homeownership and rental housing accessible to all Americans.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to protect the quality, durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured homes;
(2) to facilitate the availability of affordable manufactured homes and to increase homeownership for all Americans;
(3) to provide for the establishment of practical, uniform, and, to the extent possible, performance-based Federal construction standards for manufactured homes;
(4) to encourage innovative and cost-effective construction techniques for manufactured homes;
(5) to protect residents of manufactured homes with respect to personal injuries and the amount of insurance costs and property damages in manufactured housing, consistent with the other purposes of this section;
(6) to establish a balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes and related regulations for the enforcement of such standards;
(7) to ensure uniform and effective enforcement of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes; and
(8) to ensure that the public interest in, and need for, affordable manufactured housing is duly considered in all determinations relating to the Federal standards and their enforcement.
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Page 6548
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5401
115–254, shall be available for eligible adminis-
trative costs of the grantee related to any dis-
aster relief funding identified in this section
without regard to the particular disaster appro-
priation from which such funds originated.
(Pub. L. 116–20, title XI, § 1101(b), June 6, 2019, 133
Stat. 900.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–383, Aug. 22, 1974,
88 Stat. 633. Title I of the Act is classified principally
to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
5301 of this title and Tables.
Section 420 of division L of Public Law 114–113, re-
ferred to in text, is section 420 of Pub. L. 114–113, div.
L, title IV, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2907, which is not
classified to the Code.
Section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, re-
ferred to in text, is section 145 of Pub. L. 114–223, div.
C, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 916, which is not classified to
the Code.
Section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as
added by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law
114–254), referred to in text, is section 192 of Pub. L.
114–223, div. C, as added by Pub. L. 114–254, div. A,
§ 101(3), Dec. 10, 2016, 130 Stat. 1019, which is not classi-
fied to the Code.
Section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, re-
ferred to in text, is section 421 of Pub. L. 115–31, div. K,
title IV, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 796, which is not classi-
fied to the Code.
The heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment—Community Planning and Development—
Community Development Fund’’ of division B of Public
Law 115–56, referred to in text, can be found at Pub. L.
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20-25-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Authorized representative” means any person or employee approved, certified, or hired by the Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission to perform inspection services;
(2) “Code” means standards adopted by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission;
(3) “Defect” means any defect in the performance, construction, components, or material of a manufactured home that renders the manufactured home or any part of the manufactured home unfit for the ordinary use for which the manufactured home was intended;
(4) [Repealed.]
(5) “Federal standards” means the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., and applicable regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development when and as adopted by the commission;
(6) “Installation” means work done to stabilize, support, or anchor a manufactured home or to join sections of a multisection manufactured home when any such work is governed by rules adopted by the commission;
(7) “Installer” means a person, firm, or corporation not otherwise certified who is engaged in the business of installing manufactured homes for himself or herself or on behalf of any other person not certified under this chapter;
(8) “Label” means a label issued by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or its contract agency to be affixed onto the exterior of the manufactured home to assure compliance with the federal standards;
(9)(A) “Manufactured home” means a structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is three hundred twen
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-25-102
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