May 20, 1986
Information Bulletin MH 86-11
TO: LOCAL BUILDING DEPARTMENTS, DIVISION STAFF and ALL DEALERS
SUBJECT: PROCEDURES, FORMS, DOCUMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES, MOBILEHOMES AND COMMERCIAL COACHES INSTALLED ON FOUNDATION SYSTEMS
This Information Bulletin supersedes Information Bulletin MH 79-21 dated December 31, 1979. Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code (H & SC) (see attached Appendix A) was added by Assembly Bill 887, Chapter 1160, 1979 Statutes effective January 1, 1980, and subsequently amended several times. This section provides for placement of manufactured homes, mobilehome, and commercial coaches on foundation systems and requires specific fees, forms, documents and items to be used, transmitted and recorded in conjunction with the approved installation.
Units installed on foundation systems pursuant to Section 18551 H & SC are not subject to registration by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). At the point of installation, the unit becomes a fixture improvement to the real property to which it is attached and subject to local property taxation. As a result, no title will be issued by HCD if the installation is in conjunction with an original purchase of a new unit. Any outstanding titles on used units must be surrendered before the installation process is completed.
The appropriate forms are the new HCD form 433A and 433B (to be used immediately in lieu of HCD form 413) and a user guide providing procedures to be followed prior to completion of the installation of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and commercial coaches on foundation systems. A supply of the new form 433A printed in sets of four on NCR paper can be ordered from any HCD office.
John Ellis, Assistant Chief
