Modular Home Contractors

Modular Home Contractors A. In order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public of the State of Mississippi, each applicant for a Modular Home Contractor’s license shall comply with the following requirements. 1. Submit a copy of a current factory-built home retailer's privilege license as issued by the Mississippi State Fire Marshal's Office; or 2. Submit a current residential builder's license as issued by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. 3. Demonstrate to the Commissioner that he has a good general working/ mechanical knowledge of modular home construction. 4. Demonstrate to the Commissioner that he has a good practical working knowledge of the manner in which modular homes are installed in accordance with the rules, regulations, and procedures that are promulgated by the Commissioner; 5. Demonstrate to the Commissioner that he has a good general knowledge of and will comply with the requirements of the Rules and Regulations for the Uniform Standards Code for the Factory-Built Homes Law as Related to Modular Homes, (ME-2007-3), as they pertain to the responsibilities of a modular home contractor to properly safeguard the public interest. No modular home contractor shall use transportation affecting interstate or foreign commerce or the United States mail to sell, lease, or offer for sale or lease in the State of Mississippi any modular home unless the modular home contractor, acting as a reasonable modular home contractor, does not know that the modular home does not conform to applicable Standards as defined herein. This sales prohibition applies to affected modular homes through the completion of the entire sales transaction. A sales transaction with a purchaser is considered complete when all the goods and services that the modular home contractor agreed to provide at the time the contract was entered into have been provided. Completion of a retail sale occurs at the time the modular home contractor completes setup of the modular home if the modular home contractor has agreed to provide setup; however, if the modular home contractor has not agreed to transport or setup the modular home, this sales prohibition does not apply; 6. Ensure that within one (1) year of employment, all installation staff, including, but not limited to, supervisors, superintendents, and others overseeing or carrying out installation will attend eight (8) hours of training per licensing year to be approved and/or provided by the Factory-Built Home Division of the State Fire Marshal’s Office. 7. To ensure compliance with Mississippi Code Ann., Section 75-49-9 (2), it shall be the responsibility of each modular home contractor to submit an Installation Property Locator form to the Factory-Built Home Division of the State Fire Marshal’s Office for each modular home that is scheduled to be delivered or installed seventy-two (72) hours, (3 days), prior to the delivery or installation of the home. This Installation Property Locator form must be submitted during the regular business hours of the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The purpose of the Installation Property Locator form is to enable the Factory-Built Home Division to conduct random inspections as required herein. A modular home contractor shall be responsible for installation requirements for modular housing as set forth in this Regulation.