La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-531

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-531 - Installer's Responsibilities and Limits

A. Work covered by an installer's license shall be limited to:

1. installing manufactured or modular homes in accordance with applicable statutes, administrative rules and regulations, adopted codes, and standards;

2. installing the support, tie down and the structural connections for manufactured housing in accordance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations, adopted codes, and standards;

3. providing plumbing, electrical, and mechanical connections of and to the manufactured home in accordance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations, adopted codes, and standards;

4. performing plumbing, mechanical, and electrical tests in accordance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations, adopted codes, and standards, as required for installation;

5. supervising individuals installing manufactured or modular homes.

B. An installer shall:

1. assure the manufactured or modular home is in compliance with the Louisiana Uniform Standard Code for Manufactured Housing and Modular Housing;

2. perform electrical and plumbing tests if the plumbing and electrical connections were made by the installer;

3. close and secure all access panels and covers on or under the manufactured home;

4. assure the manufactured or modular home installation is in compliance with the applicable statutes, rules and regulations, adopted codes, and standards;

5. assure that all doors and windows are adjusted, secured in place, and operational;

6. assure that all "ship loose" flue vents and chimneys are installed, secured in place, and capped according to their listing;

7. complete all reporting and application forms required by these rules;

8. leave the manufacturer's installation instructions at the installation site to be available at the time of the inspection if used for any part of the installation and thereafter left with the owner thereof.

9. utilize the standard transportation and installation contract issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal to indicate what services were done and cost of those services.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-531

Promulgated by Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 24:696 (April 1998), Amended LR 47488 (4/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:911.32.A(2).