Manufacturing Inspection Fee; Reinspection; Monitoring Inspection Fee
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Law
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Georgia Code
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Buildings and Housing
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Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures
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Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units
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Manufactured Homes
- Manufacturing Inspection Fee; Reinspection; Monitoring Inspection Fee
- During such time as the Commissioner's office is acting as the primary inspection agency pursuant to Section 623 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., or the regulations issued thereunder, every manufacturer who manufactures manufactured homes in Georgia shall pay to the Commissioner a manufacturing inspection fee for each manufactured home manufactured in Georgia, irrespective of whether the manufactured home is offered for sale in this state. This manufacturing inspection fee shall be $30.00 for each certification label, as defined in Section 623 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq. For any reinspection, a $15.00 additional fee shall be charged.
- During such time as the Commissioner's office is acting as the state administrative agency pursuant to Section 623 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., a monitoring inspection fee paid by each manufacturer in Georgia for each manufactured home manufactured in this state shall be paid to the secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or to the secretary's agent for distribution in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(Code 1981, §8-2-135.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 607, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-20/HB 1055.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Support for the position that subsections (b) and (c) (now paragraphs (2) and (3)) of O.C.G.A. § 8-2-135 should be construed as applying only to dealers or manufacturers of new mobile (now manufactured) homes can be found in O.C.G.A. §§ 8-2-135.1(a),8-2-136, and8-2-143, which make reference to the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.), which act defines the word "dealer" as a seller of new mobile (now manufactured) homes. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-15.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 53A Am. Jur. 2d., Mobile Homes and Trailer Parks, § 8 et seq.
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