2006 Minnesota Statutes

327.32 CODE COMPLIANCE.
    Subdivision 1. Requirement. No person shall sell, or offer for sale, in this state, any
manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 1972, manufacture any manufactured home in
this state or park any manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 1972, in any manufactured
home park in this state unless the manufactured home complies with the Manufactured Home
Building Code and:
(a) Bears a seal issued by the commissioner, and is, whenever possible, accompanied by a
certificate by the manufacturer or dealer, both evidencing that it complies with the Manufactured
Home Building Code; or
(b) If manufactured after June 14, 1976, bears a label as required by the secretary.
    Subd. 2. Seals. The commissioner shall issue seals for any manufactured home manufactured
after July 1, 1972, and prior to June 15, 1976, to any person upon application supported by
evidence the commissioner deems necessary to establish that the seals will be affixed only to
manufactured homes which comply with the Manufactured Home Building Code.
    Subd. 3. Alterations. No person shall alter any manufactured home to which a seal or
label has been affixed if the alteration causes the manufactured home to be in violation of the
Manufactured Home Building Code. The commissioner may make rules regarding alterations
and permits therefor.
    Subd. 4. Exception. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1, a manufactured
home dwelling unit bearing a label issued by the secretary shall not be required to bear a seal
of this state. Upon a showing that another state provides for the sealing of manufactured homes
manufactured after July 1, 1972, and prior to June 15, 1976, upon compliance with standards
which are at least equal to those provided in the Manufactured Home Building Code, the
commissioner shall, by rule, provide that a seal affixed under the authority of that state has the
same effect as a seal affixed under authority of this state, and thereafter any manufactured home
which bears the seal of that state shall not be required to bear the seal of this state as provided in
subdivision 1. The commissioner may make any rule contingent upon the other state granting
reciprocal effect to seals affixed under authority of this state.
    Subd. 5. Effect of compliance. No manufactured home which bears a seal or label as
provided in this section shall be required by any agency or political subdivision of this state
to comply with any other building, plumbing, heating, or electrical code or any construction
standards other than the Manufactured Home Building Code nor be subject to any other state
or local building inspection, except as the commissioner shall, by rule, provide in the case of
alterations, manufactured home accessory structures and installations, or except as otherwise
provided by federal or state law. No manufactured home installation or manufactured home
accessory structure shall be required by any agency or political subdivision of this state to comply
with any installation standards other than those adopted and promulgated by the commissioner.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to inhibit the application of zoning, subdivision,
architectural, or esthetic requirements pursuant to chapter 462.
    Subd. 6. Prohibition. No person shall install any manufactured home or manufactured home
accessory structure in violation of any rule promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner
shall issue installation seals to any manufactured home installer upon application supported by
evidence the commissioner deems necessary to establish that the seals will be affixed only to
those manufactured homes where the installation complies with the commissioner's rules. No
person shall install a manufactured home in a manufactured home park as defined in section
327.14, subdivision 3, which is located within a governmental subdivision which has enacted an
ordinance requiring that manufactured homes within its jurisdiction be secured by an anchoring
system, unless the manufactured home is secured by an anchoring system which complies with
the commissioner's rules.
    Subd. 7. Enforcement. All jurisdictions enforcing the State Building Code, in accordance
with sections 16B.59 to 16B.73, shall undertake or provide for the administration and enforcement
of the manufactured home installation rules promulgated by the commissioner.
    Subd. 8. Evidence of compliance. Each manufacturer, distributor, and dealer shall establish
and maintain records, make reports, and provide information as the commissioner or the secretary
may reasonably require to be able to determine whether the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer has
acted or is acting in compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35, and shall, upon request of a person
duly designated by the commissioner or the secretary, permit that person to inspect appropriate
books, papers, records, and documents relevant to determining whether that manufacturer,
distributor, or dealer has acted or is acting in compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35, and
the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, United States
Code, title 42, section 5401, et seq., as amended, or other applicable federal or state law.
History: 1971 c 409 s 2; Ex1971 c 48 s 27; 1974 c 273 s 3,4; 1981 c 365 s 2; 1984 c 544 s
89; 1994 c 465 art 1 s 43