N.D. Admin. Code 108-03-01-12
The division shall adopt a standard installation authorization form to be used statewide by the division and certified inspectors, a standard inspection form, and minimum inspection requirements. Inspection forms shall be maintained for a minimum of three years from the date of the attachment of the installation insignia. The number of inspections required to be performed to determine compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions or alternate standards adopted by the division will be determined by the inspector based on the inspector's ability to properly inspect all areas required on the minimum inspection requirements and the work performed by the registered installer. Generally, however, there will be a minimum of one inspection on a single-wide and two inspections on multisection homes.
Prior to beginning the installation of a manufactured home, the owner or registered installer of a manufactured home shall make an application for an installation authorization from a participating jurisdiction or certified installation inspector. The installation authorization is valid for thirty days from the date of issuance and may be extended for an additional thirty days upon written approval by the issuing entity.
Owners and registered installers shall display an installation authorization at the site of the manufactured home to be installed until an installation insignia is attached certifying compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. The authorization will contain the identity of the installer and owner, a telephone number and contact person, and whether or not the installer is the owner or a registered installer. The authorization will also include the name, address, and telephone number of the issuing entity.
During installation and inspection, a copy of the manufacturer's installation instructions or alternate standards shall be available at all times onsite. The installer shall be responsible to maintain the copy of the manufacturer's installation instructions onsite. If the manufacturer's installation instructions or alternate standards are not present at the time of the inspection, the inspector may fail the inspection and require a reinspection. All costs of the inspection and any reinspection will be borne by the installer.
The owner, installer, manufacturer, or retailer shall have the right to be present at any inspection.
When the installation of a manufactured home is found to be in compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions or alternate standards, an insignia will be permanently attached by the inspector making the inspection. The insignia will be placed within sixty inches [152.4 centimeters] of the HUD label.
When a manufactured home installation is found not to be in compliance by a certified inspector with the manufacturer's installation instructions, the installer shall be notified in writing by the inspector. At the time of the inspection, the inspector may include in the inspection report instructions for the installer to call for a reinspection at any stage of installation to prevent coverup of any part of the installation requiring reinspection by the inspector.
The installer shall pay for any repair required to bring the installation into compliance and shall pay for any subsequent inspections.
If an installation or subsequent repair of an installation by an installer fails to meet the manufacturer's installation instructions within the time limit allowed by the inspector, the inspector shall notify the installer that the installation is in default. The installer shall be given ten working days after notification of default to bring the installation into compliance. Any independent inspector that knows of an installation that is in default and has not been corrected by subsequent repair shall request that the division arrange for an investigation of the installation.
N.D. Admin Code 108-03-01-12
General Authority: NDCC 54-21.3-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-21.3-08