CHAPTER 8. INSTALLATION IN A MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY
IC 25-23.7-8
Chapter 8. Installation in a Mobile Home Community
IC 25-23.7-8-1
Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the installation of a manufactured
home in a mobile home community.
As added by P.L.87-2005, SEC.37.
IC 25-23.7-8-2
Necessity of license
Sec. 2. An installation described in section 1 of this chapter must
be performed:
(1) by a person licensed under this article; and
(2) in accordance with the manufacturer's installation
instructions.
As added by P.L.87-2005, SEC.37.
IC 25-23.7-8-3
Modification of utilities
Sec. 3. Utilities and other facilities that served a mobile home or
manufactured home formerly installed in a mobile home community
may be modified and used for an installation.
As added by P.L.87-2005, SEC.37.
IC 25-23.7-8-4
Modified or expanded supports
Sec. 4. Supports that served a mobile home or manufactured home
formerly installed in a mobile home community may be modified or
expanded to use for an installation. However, upon completion of the
installation, the supports must be adequate to serve the mobile home
or manufactured home that is installed.
As added by P.L.87-2005, SEC.37.
IC 25-23.7-8-5
Installation location
Sec. 5. (a) An existing location within a mobile home community
that is:
(1) valid and conforming; or
(2) valid and nonconforming;
under a local ordinance may be modified or expanded to provide
adequate support and utilities for an installation described in section
1 of this chapter.
(b) A location modified or expanded under subsection (a) retains
the status that the location possessed under the local ordinance
before the modification or expansion.
(c) If an installation on a location described in subsection (a) is
installed in accordance with rules adopted under IC 16-41-27, the
location is not considered new work or new construction.
As added by P.L.87-2005, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.21-2006, SEC.1.
IC 25-23.7-8-6
Installation of weather radios
Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a person that installs a
manufactured home in a mobile home community after June 30,
2007.
(b) A person shall supply a weather radio inside each
manufactured home that the person installs. The weather radio must
be equipped with the following features:
(1) Tone alarm activation.
(2) Specific alert message encoding, or SAME, technology.
(3) Public alert standard (CEA-2009) certification.
(c) The supplying of a weather radio by a person who installs a
manufactured home as required by this section does not subject the
person to liability for the functionality of that weather radio.
As added by P.L.31-2007, SEC.2.