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A structure that has been partially or entirely constructed at another location and moved onto the property (on a permanent foundation). A manufactured home may or may not be a mobile home. Homes that are permanently affixed to a foundation often may be classified as real property under applicable state law, and may be financed with a mortgage. Homes that are not permanently affixed to a foundation generally are classified as personal property, and are financed with a retail installment sales agreement.
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A house that is not built on site. The house is made in sections at a factory and then transported to the final location.
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Homes and dwellings that are not built at the home site and are moved to the location are considered manufactured housing. Manufactured housing units must be built on a permanent chassis at a factory and then transported to a permanent site and attached to a foundation. All manufactured homes must be built to meet set standards. The standards focus on such aspects as design, strength, energy efficiency, and fire resistance.
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Homes that are built entirely in a factory in accordance with a federal building code administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Manufactured homes may be single- or multi-section and are transported from the factory to a site and installed. Homes that are permanently affixed to a foundation often may be classified as real property under applicable state law, and may be financed with a mortgage. Homes that are not permanently affixed to a foundation generally are classified as personal property, and are financed with a retail installment sales agreement.
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Manufactured Home means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. Modular homes that meet HUD code standards are included in this definition.
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Housing units partially or completely built in a factory.
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Homes that are preconstructed in a factory then transported and assembled to a lot where they are placed temporarily or permanently. Styles vary from modest trailers to homes that look as if they were built on site.
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Factory-built or prefabricated housing, including mobile homes.
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Known as "pre-fab" housing, any dwelling that is assembled out of components (i.e. walls, floors, roof) constructed off-site and then brought to the building lot.
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Once known as ''mobile homes,'' manufactured housing is any building which has been constructed off site, then moved onto a piece of real property.
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Prefabricated homes that can range from simple trailers to larger dwellings.
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The home must be legally classified as real property, must be permanently affixed to a foundation and must assume characteristics of site-built housing. Wheels, axles and trailer hitches must be removed and, if state law requires anchors, anchors must be provided.
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Partially factory-assembled units designed to be transported in parts and then assembled on the site. Prefabricated homes.
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Homes built in a factory to federal standards and inspected by federally certified agencies. These homes are often assembled on site.
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Factory-built home that can be placed temporarily or permanently upon land. Styles vary from modest trailers to dwellings that look like site-built houses.
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homes and dwellings that are not built at the home site and are moved to the location. These units must be built on a permanent basis at a factory and then transported to a permanent site and attached to a foundation. All must be built to meet standards set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Manufactured housing (also known as prefab housing) is a type of housing unit that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use.
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