Inspection and Approval of Alterations

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the procedure by which commission approval of alterations made to certified new manufactured homes may be obtained. (1) No certified new manufactured home which entered the first stage of production after November 22, 1976 on which an alteration has been made shall be rented, leased, or sold or offered for rent, lease, or sale in this state unless the alteration has been approved in writing by the manager. (2) Manager approval of alterations shall be requested by a written application executed on a commission approved form available on the commission’s website at www.psc.mo.gov, or from the manager upon request. Applications may be submitted only by the person or entity who owns the new manufactured home to which the alteration for which approval is sought has been made. (3) Within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of complete application for alteration has been received by the manager, s/he shall inspect the alteration to determine if it complies with the federal standards. If through no fault of the applicant the inspection is not conducted within the prescribed time, the requested approval shall be issued within the required time the application is found to comply with the provisions of this rule. (4) Written approval of an alteration or a written rejection or an application for the approval shall be issued by the manager within fifteen (15) working days after a complete application for written approval has been received by the manager. A notice of rejection shall specify the reason for the rejection. AUTHORITY: section 700.040, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 240120.090. Emergency rule filed Nov. 12, 1976, effective Nov. 22, 1976, expired March 22, 1977. Original rule filed Nov. 12, 1976, effective Feb. 11, 1977. Amended: Filed Oct. 12, 1982, effective Jan. 13, 1983. Amended: Filed July 6, 2017, effective March 30, 2018. Moved to 20 CSR 4240-120.090, effective Aug. 28, 2019. *Original authority: 700.040, RSMo 1973, amended 1976, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999.