Manufactured homes are not included in a home inspector’s license. I see no prohibition on inspecting these.
I was performing an electrical inspection, new service, and the POCO wouldn’t turn on the service because they said that it had to go through the DIC. Well they were incorrect.
If you inspect manufactures housing in Ohio and an electrical inspections is required. I do remote inspections. That means that you can call me and I can tell you via video if the service is code compliant. Something I don’t offer ASHI members.
“Therefore, the installation or alteration of new or existing manufactured homes used as dwellings is outside the scope of RCO and is not regulated by certified local building departments. Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations related to manufactured homes and installation standards (24 CFR, Parts 3280) provide that manufactured home approval is defined by the extent of the design approved by the DAPIA (Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency). The exemption in the RCO is consistent with the scope of HUD’s approval for a unit. Based on what is shown in the DAPIA-approved documents (the factory-completed construction and assembly of components sent from the factory shown in the documents), the Board’s design and construction requirements would not apply to that which is approved by HUD.”
However, do your own research.
