ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2825: mobile homes inspections; title transfers

Sponsor: Representative Chávez, LD 29

Committee on Transportation

Overview

Specifies requirements for the transfer of the title of a mobile home that was manufactured before June 15, 1976.

History

The duties of the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) are as follows: 1) establish policies, procedures and programs that the department is authorized to conduct to address the affordable housing issues confronting this state, including housing issues of low-income families, moderate income families, housing affordability, special needs populations and decaying housing stock; 2) provide to qualified housing participants and political subdivisions of this state financial, advisory, consultative, planning, training and educational assistance for the development of safe, decent and affordable housing, including housing for low- and moderate-income households; 3) maintain and enforce standards of quality and safety for manufactured homes, mobile homes and factory-built buildings (A.R.S. 41-3953).

Provisions

1.   Requires the following to occur before the title to a mobile home that was manufactured before June 15, 1976, may be transferred:

a)   The mobile home must pass an inspection in a manner that is determined by the Director of ADOH to ensure the mobile home is safe for human habitation;

b)   The Director of ADOH must issue a certificate of compliance to the mobile home owner after the mobile home passes the inspection and the mobile owner must present the certificate to a notary at the time of the transfer of title; and

c)   The mobile home owner must pay an inspection fee to the Director of ADOH in an amount that is determined by the board of manufactured housing. (Sec. 1)

2.   Establishes the mobile home rehabilitation and replacement fund. The Director of ADOH will administer the fund and allocate funds to persons who own mobile homes manufactured before June 15, 1976, that fail inspection. The Director may limit the amount of money allocated to a person. (Sec. 1)

3.   Requires ADOH to deposit all fees collected, in the mobile home rehabilitation and replacement fund. (Sec. 1)

4.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteMakes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 2)

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