SB0078eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning housing.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Manufactured Home Installation Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Manufactured home" is synonymous with "mobile home" and means a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis and so constructed as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is placed on a support system for use as a permanent habitation, and designed and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for one or more persons. The term "manufactured home" includes manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976 in accordance with the federal National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.

"Mobile home park" means a tract of land or 2 or more contiguous tracts of land that contain sites with the necessary utilities for 5 or more manufactured homes either free of charge or for revenue purposes.

Section 10. Installation requirements. A manufactured home installed on private property that is not in a mobile home park on or after the effective date of this Act must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.

Section 900. The Mobile Home Park Act is amended by changing Section 2.1 as follows:

(210 ILCS 115/2.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 712.1)

Sec. 2.1. "Mobile home" is synonymous with "manufactured home" and means a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis and so constructed as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is placed on a support system for use as a permanent habitation, and designed and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for one or more persons. means a structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is intended to be a permanent habitation and designed to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for 1 or more persons. The term "mobile home" shall include manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976, in accordance with the Federal "National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974".

(Source: P.A. 85-565.)

(210 ILCS 115/2.10 rep.)

Section 904. The Mobile Home Park Act is amended by repealing Section 2.10.

Section 905. The Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Safety Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(430 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 502)

Sec. 2. Unless clearly indicated otherwise by the context, the following words and terms when used in this Act, for the purpose of this Act, shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Mobile home" is synonymous with "manufactured home" and means a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis and so constructed as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is placed on a support system for use as a permanent habitation, and designed and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for one or more persons. means a movable or portable unit, which is 8 body feet or more in width and is 32 body feet or more in length, and constructed to be towed on its own chassis (comprised of frame and wheels) from the place of construction to the location or subsequent locations, subject to the provisions of Chapter 15 of The Illinois Vehicle Code, and designed to be used without a permanent foundation and connected to utilities for year round occupancy with or without a permanent foundation. The term shall include: (1) units containing parts that may be folded, collapsed, or telescoped when being towed and that may be expanded to provide additional cubic capacity, and (2) units composed of two or more separately towable components designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of being separated again into the components for repeated towing. The term shall include units designed to be used for residential, commercial, educational or industrial purposes, excluding, however, recreational vehicles.

(b) "Person" means a person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity.

(c) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures mobile homes or manufactured housing at the place or places, either on or away from the building site, at which machinery, equipment and other capital goods are assembled and operated for the purpose of making, fabricating, forming or assembling mobile homes or manufactured housing.

(d) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.

(e) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Health.

(f) "Dealer" means any person, other than a manufacturer, as defined in this Act, who sells 3 or more mobile homes or manufactured housing units in any consecutive 12-month period.

(g) "Codes" means the safety codes for manufactured housing and mobile homes promulgated by the Department. The Codes shall contain the standards and requirements for manufactured housing and mobile homes so that adequate performance for the intended use is made the test of acceptability. The Code of Standards shall permit the use of new and used technology, techniques, methods and materials, for both manufactured housing and mobile homes, consistent with recognized and accepted standards adopted by the Building Officials Conference of America, the International Conference of Building Officials, the Southern Building Codes Congress, the National Fire Protection Association, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, the American National Standards Institute, the Illinois State Plumbing Code, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, hereinafter referred to as "HUD", applying to manufactured housing and mobile homes. A copy of said safety codes, including said revisions thereof is on file with the Department.

(h) "Seal" means a device or insignia issued by the Department to be displayed on the exterior of the mobile home or manufactured housing unit to evidence compliance with the applicable safety code.

(i) "Manufactured housing" or "manufactured housing unit" means a building assembly or system of building sub-assemblies, designed for habitation as a dwelling for one or more persons, including the necessary electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating and other service systems, which is of closed or open construction and which is made or assembled by a manufacturer, on or off the building site, for installation, or assembly and installation, on the building site, with a permanent foundation.

(j) "Closed construction" is any building, component, assembly or system manufactured in such a manner that all portions cannot readily be inspected at the installation site without disassembly, damage to, or destruction thereof.

(k) "Open construction" is any building, component, assembly or system manufactured in such a manner that all portions can be readily inspected at the installation site without disassembly, damage to, or destruction thereof.

(l) "Permanent foundation" means a closed perimeter formation consisting of materials such as concrete, mortared concrete block, or mortared brick extending into the ground below the frost line which shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, cellars, basements, or crawl spaces, but does exclude the use of piers.

(m) "Code compliance certificate" means the certificate provided by the manufacturer to the Department that warrants that the manufactured housing unit or mobile home complies with the applicable code.

(Source: P.A. 79-731.)

Section 910. The Manufactured Home Quality Assurance Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(430 ILCS 117/10)

Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"Licensed installer" means a person who has successfully completed a manufactured home installation course approved by the Department and paid the required fees.

"Manufactured home" is synonymous with "mobile home" and means a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis and so constructed as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is placed on a support system for use as a permanent habitation, and designed and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for one or more persons; provided, that any such structure resting wholly on a permanent foundation, which is a continuous perimeter foundation of material such as mortared concrete block, mortared brick, or concrete which extends into the ground below the established frost depth and to which the home is secured with foundation bolts at least one-half inch in diameter, spaced at intervals of no more than 6 feet and within one foot of the corners, and embedded at least 7 inches into concrete foundations or 15 inches into block foundations, shall not be construed as a mobile home or manufactured home. The term "manufactured home" includes manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976 in accordance with the federal National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and does not include an immobilized mobile home as defined in Section 2.10 of the Mobile Home Park Act.

"Manufacturer" means a manufacturer of a manufactured home, whether the manufacturer is located within or outside of the State of Illinois.

"Mobile home" means a manufactured home.

"Mobile home park" means a tract of land or 2 or more contiguous tracts of land which contain sites with the necessary utilities for 5 or more manufactured homes either free of charge or for revenue purposes.

(Source: P.A. 92-410, eff. 1-1-02.)

Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.