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1 AN ACT concerning factory built housing.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Manufactured Home Quality Assurance Act.
6 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to ensure
7 that the people of the State of Illinois who purchase
8 manufactured homes receive a quality product and quality
9 installation.
10 Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
11 "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
12 Health.
13 "Licensed installer" means a person who has successfully
14 completed a manufactured home installation course approved by
15 the Department and paid the required fees.
16 "Manufactured home" is synonymous with "mobile home" and
17 means a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely
18 integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with
19 a permanent chassis and so constructed as to permit its
20 transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to
21 its frame, from the place of its construction to the
22 location, or subsequent locations, at which it is placed on a
23 support system for use as a permanent habitation, and
24 designed and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a
25 dwelling place for one or more persons; provided, that any
26 such structure resting wholly on a permanent foundation,
27 which is a continuous perimeter foundation of material such
28 as mortared concrete block, mortared brick, or concrete which
29 extends into the ground below the established frost depth and
30 to which the home is secured with foundation bolts at least
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1 one-half inch in diameter, spaced at intervals of no more
2 than 6 feet and within one foot of the corners, and embedded
3 at least 7 inches into concrete foundations or 15 inches into
4 block foundations, shall not be construed as a mobile home or
5 manufactured home. The term "manufactured home" includes
6 manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976 in
7 accordance with the federal National Manufactured Housing
8 Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and does not
9 include an immobilized mobile home as defined in Section 2.10
10 of the Mobile Home Park Act.
11 "Manufacturer" means a manufacturer of a manufactured
12 home, whether the manufacturer is located within or outside
13 of the State of Illinois.
14 "Mobile home" means a manufactured home.
15 "Mobile home park" means a tract of land or 2 or more
16 contiguous tracts of land which contain sites with the
17 necessary utilities for 5 or more manufactured homes either
18 free of charge or for revenue purposes.
19 Section 15. Enforcement of setup standards. The
20 Department is responsible for enforcing setup standards
21 mandated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
22 Development as set forth in manufacturers' specifications. In
23 the absence of manufacturer's specifications, the Department
24 must provide installation standards.
25 Section 20. Manufacturer's licenses; fees. No
26 manufacturer may sell a manufactured home that is to be
27 installed in the State of Illinois unless the Department has
28 issued to that person a license under this Section. Each
29 manufacturer's license issued or renewed is valid until
30 December 31 of the year it was issued or renewed. The fee for
31 the issuance and renewal of a manufacturer's license is $500
32 per year.
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1 Section 25. Installer's license; fees; display of
2 license. No person may install a manufactured home in the
3 State of Illinois unless the Department has issued to that
4 person a license under this Section. The fee for the issuance
5 and renewal of an installer's license is $150 per year. In
6 addition, a fee of $25 must be paid by the licensed installer
7 responsible for the installation for each manufactured home
8 installed. A licensed installer must provide proof of
9 licensing at the installation site at all times during the
10 installation. The licensed installer responsible for the
11 installation must disclose the place of manufactured home
12 delivery and the name of the buyer to the Department.
13 Section 30. Installer supervision and training. No
14 person may participate in the on-site operation of a
15 manufactured home installation unless that person is under
16 the direct on-site supervision of a licensed installer.
17 Licensed installers must satisfactorily complete the Illinois
18 Manufactured Housing Association setup course or other
19 training approved by the Department.
20 Section 35. Deposit of funds. The Department must
21 deposit all funds received under this Act into the Facility
22 Licensing Fund.
23 Section 40. Oversight.
24 (a) This Act is to be administered by the Department. The
25 Department and other personnel as the Department considers
26 necessary must perform the following duties:
27 (1) Issue manufacturer's licenses and collect fees.
28 (2) Issue installer's licenses and collect fees.
29 (b) The Department must serve as a liaison between the
30 State, mobile home park owners, tenants of mobile home parks,
31 dealers, manufacturers, and installers. The Department must
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1 receive and investigate complaints related to this Act for
2 the purpose of obtaining non-binding resolution of conflicts
3 between park owners, dealers, manufacturers, installers, and
4 tenants of mobile home parks.
5 (c) There is created the Manufactured Housing Quality
6 Assurance Board to consult and advise the Department. The
7 Board must comprise 10 members as follows: (i) The Director
8 of the Department, or his or her designee, to serve as
9 chairman; (ii) 3 residents of mobile home parks who have
10 lived in mobile homes for at least 5 years; (iii) the
11 president of a state association of mobile home owners or his
12 or her representative; (iv) one mobile home park owner who
13 has owned a mobile home park containing at least 20 sites for
14 at least 5 years; (v) one licensed dealer; (vi) one licensed
15 installer; (vii) one licensed manufacturer; and (viii) one
16 building official familiar with the installation of mobile
17 homes.
18 (d) Members of the Board are appointed by the Department
19 for 3 year terms, except that, of the initial members, the
20 terms of 3 members expire on December 31 of the year
21 following the effective date of this Act and the terms of 3
22 other members expire on December 31 of the second year
23 following the effective date of this Act. Members serve until
24 their successors are appointed. Any member appointed to fill
25 a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for
26 which his predecessor was appointed is appointed for the
27 remainder of that term. The initial appointments commence on
28 January 1 of the year following the effective date of this
29 Act.
30 (e) The Board must meet at least 3 times each year.
31 Additional meetings may be called by 3 members of the Board
32 upon delivery of a written notice to the Department. A
33 majority of the members of the Board constitute a quorum.
34 Each member of the Board must be compensated for travel
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1 expenses incurred in the performance of duties as a member of
2 the Board in accordance with Section 12-2 of the State
3 Finance Act.
4 (f) The Department must refer violations of this Act to
5 the Attorney General for enforcement activity.
6 (g) The Department must promulgate rules to implement
7 this Act.
8 Section 45. Penalties. The Attorney General may revoke a
9 license issued under this Act for a period not to exceed 6
10 months. A licensee is entitled to a hearing in accordance
11 with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act prior to a
12 revocation of license. The Attorney General may subject
13 violators of this Act to a fine of $500 per incident.
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect one
15 year after becoming law.
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