Sec. 32. (a) A governmental body other than the state department of health may not license or regulate mobile home communities, except for the following:
(1) Local boards may enforce the standards of health and sanitation prescribed for mobile homes, manufactured homes, industrialized residential structures, and mobile home communities by the state department.
(2) Subject to IC 36-7-2-12, county and municipal authorities within their respective jurisdictions have jurisdiction regarding zoning and building codes and ordinances pertaining to mobile home communities.
(3) Local boards may regulate the construction and operation of groups of a combined total of not more than four (4) mobile homes, manufactured homes, and industrialized residential structures in accordance with standards that are compatible with standards set by the state department for mobile home communities.
(b) A governmental body other than the state department of health may not regulate mobile homes, manufactured homes, or industrialized residential structures regarding habitability or minimum housing conditions unless the regulation is applicable in the same manner to other forms of residential housing in the jurisdiction.
(c) A governmental body may not regulate or restrict the use, occupancy, movement, or relocation of a mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure based upon the age of the mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure.
(d) A government body may not regulate or restrict the ability of a:
(1) mobile home community:
(A) owner; or
(B) manager; or
(2) manufactured home community:
(A) owner; or
(B) manager;
to obtain a dealer's license or to sell a mobile home, manufactured home, or industrialized residential structure located within the owner's or manager's mobile home community or manufactured housing community.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-7-38.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.87-2005, SEC.28; P.L.136-2017, SEC.3; P.L.168-2020, SEC.14.