2025 Code of Georgia
Title 8 - Buildings and Housing (Chs. 1 — 7)
Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction and Alteration of Buildings and Other Structures (Arts. 1 — 3)
Article 2 - Factory Built Buildings and Dwelling Units (Pts. 1 — 4)
Part 2 - Manufactured Homes (§§ 8-2-130 — 8-2-144)
Annotations
Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Aim of part. —O. C. G. A. § 8-2-20 et seq. is aimed at safety standards for design and construction of new mobile homes. 1981 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U81-15.
Federal preemption. —National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U. S. C. § 5401 et seq., does not preempt O. C. G. A. § 8-2-119, but may preempt certain other portions of the Georgia statute dealing with factory-built buildings and dwelling units, O. C. G. A. § 8-2-130 et seq. 1984 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 84-4.
Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Ad valorem taxation of mobile homes, § 48-5-440 et seq.
Administrative rules and regulations.Rules and Regulations for Manufactured Homes, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Office of Commissioner of Insurance, Safety Fire Commissioner and Industrial Loan Commissioner, Rules of Safety Fire Commissioner, Rule 120-3-7-.01 et seq.
Uniform Procedures for Mobile Homes, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division, Rule 560-11-9-.01 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.53A Am. Jur. 2d, Mobile Homes and Trailer Parks, § 1 et seq.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 8
O. C. G. A. Title 8, Ch. 2
O. C. G. A. Title 8, Ch. 2, Art. 2
- § 8-2-130. Short title
- § 8-2-131. Definitions
- § 8-2-132. Authority of Commissioner; policy and purpose
- § 8-2-133. Rules and regulations; investigations and inspections
- § 8-2-134. Compliance with rules and regulations
- § 8-2-135. Licensing
- § 8-2-135.1. Manufacturing and monitoring inspection fees
- § 8-2-136. Maintenance and inspection of records
- § 8-2-137. Hearings; dispute resolution program
- § 8-2-138. Alterations or modifications by retailers, retail brokers, or installers
- § 8-2-139. Interference with representative of Commissioner; entry and inspection authorized
- § 8-2-140. Inspections during transit authorized
- § 8-2-141. Monetary penalty; injunctive relief
- § 8-2-142. Adjustment of taxes and other fees for certain Georgia-domiciled manufacturers
- § 8-2-143. Civil and criminal penalties for certain federal violations
- § 8-2-144. Reporting and accounting for fees