California Manufactured Housing Institute

Definitions:

"Manufactured home" pursuant to Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code (CHSC), means a structure manufactured on or after June 15, 1976 that meets the requirements of the National Manufactured Housing and Safety Act of 1974, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and designed to be used as a dwelling unit with or without a permanent foundation when connected to utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term will include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with the respect to which manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under this part.

"Mobilehome" pursuant to Section 18008 of the California Health and Safety Code (CHSC), means a structure that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected onsite, is 320 or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation system when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. Mobilehome" includes any structure that meets all the requirements of this paragraph and complies with the state standards for mobilehomes in effect at the time of construction. "Mobilehome" does not include a commercial modular, as defined in Section 18001.8, factory-built housing, as defined in Section 19971, a manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007, a multifamily manufactured home, as defined in Section 18008.7, or a recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 18010. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a codified provision of state law uses the term "mobilehome," and it clearly appears from the context that the term "mobilehome" should apply only to mobilehomes, as defined under subdivision (a), the codified provision shall apply only to those mobilehomes. If any codified provision of state law, by its context, requires that the term applies to mobilehomes or manufactured homes without regard to the date of construction, the codified provision shall apply to both mobilehomes, as defined under subdivision (a), and manufactured homes, as defined under Section 18007.

"Multi-unit manufactured housing" pursuant to CHSC Section 18008.7, means either of the following:

• 1) A structure transportable under permit in one or more sections designed and equipped to contain not more than two dwelling units, a dormitory, or an efficiency unit as defined in Section 17958.1, to be used with a support system pursuant to Section 18613 or a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551.
• 2) A structure transportable under permit in one or more sections, designed to be used with a foundation system for either of the following purposes:
• A) Three or more dwelling units, as defined in Section 18003.3.
• B) A residential hotel, as defined by paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50519.
• b) "Multi-dwelling unit manufactured housing" shall be constructed in compliance with all applicable department regulations. The egress and fire separation requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) applicable to dormitories, hotels, apartment houses, and structures that contain two dwelling units shall also be applicable to all multi-dwelling manufactured housing constructed for those purposes. The accessibility and adaptability requirements of Title 24 of the CCR applicable to dormitories, hotels and apartment homes shall also be applicable to multi-dwelling unit manufactured housing containing three or more dwelling units.
• c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all provisions of law that apply to manufactured homes shall apply to equally to multi-dwelling unit manufactured housing
• d) For purposes of this section:
• 1) "Dormitory" means a room or rooms inhabited for the purposes of temporary residence by two or more persons
• 2) "Efficiency unit" has the same meaning as defined in Section 17958.1.

"Factory-built housing" (modular unit) pursuant to CHSC Section 19971, means a residential building, dwelling unit, or an individual dwelling room or combination of rooms thereof, or building component, assembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage, or destruction of the part, including units designed for use as a part of an institution for resident or patient care, that is either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured at an offsite location to be wholly or partially assembled onsite in accordance with building standards published in the California Building Standards Code and other regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to section 19990. Factory-built housing does not include a mobilehome, as defined in Section 18008, a recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 18010.5, or a commercial modular, as defined in Section 18012.5 of the CHSC.