-4: Preparation of Factory-Built Housing Units for Transportation

-4: Preparation of Factory-Built Housing Units for Transportation A. Transportation Originating Outside Mississippi: Preparation of the new Factory-Built housing unit for transport where transportation originates outside of Mississippi shall be in accordance with the laws and applicable rules for the State of origin. B. Transportation Originating Within Mississippi: Only licensed manufacturers, licensed retailers, and licensed installer/transporters may prepare a Factory-Built housing unit located in Mississippi for transport. (a) Only licensed manufacturers, licensed retailers and factory-certified installer/transporters may prepare a new Factory-Built housing unit located in Mississippi for transport. (b) All used Factory-Built housing units that have been occupied and where a licensed manufacturer and/or a licensed retailer are not involved, the following tasks must be completed by the licensed installer/transporters: 1. Photographs must be obtained of all areas of the home (inside, outside and underneath) to record the existing physical condition of the home and to document the existing anchoring systems and devices prior to initiation of the demobilization process. 2. Anchoring systems and devices must be carefully removed in the reverse order from which they were installed; anchors removed from the ground at the existing home site are not to be re-used at the new installation site. 3. Ridge Caps must be carefully removed from the roof of multi-section homes. 4. Multi-section homes must be carefully separated following the reverse procedure used to connect buildings together. 5. All furnishings and contents inside the home must be removed. 6. Plumbing, electrical, heat-producing equipment and air conditioning equipment must be properly disconnected by a licensed 7. Wheels and axles must be properly installed on the frame of the home. 8. All piers must be removed from under the home. 9. The bottom board under the home must be secured for transport and any existing openings shall be properly sealed to prevent further damage and loss of floor insulation. 10. All muti-section unit(s) must be properly weather-sealed to protect the inside of the home from moisture and wind damage during transportation and while awaiting assembly of the units on the homeowner’s property.