Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 1656.2. Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:

“Dealer.” Any person engaged in the sale, leasing or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale.

“Department.” The Department of Community Affairs  1 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

“Distributor.” Any person engaged in the sale and distribution of manufactured homes for resale.

“Label.” The form of certification required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be permanently affixed to each transportable section of each manufactured home manufactured for sale to a purchaser in the United States. Such label is certification by the manufacturer that the manufactured home conforms to all applicable Federal construction and safety standards.

“Manufacturer.” Any person engaged in manufacturing or assembling manufactured homes, including any person engaged in importing manufactured homes for resale.

“Manufactured home.”A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet 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. The term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under this act.

“Manufactured home standards.”The manufactured home construction and safety standards adopted pursuant to the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (P.L. 96-399, 94 Stat. 1641), as amended.  2

“Municipality.” Any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, home rule charter or optional plan municipality or any similar general purpose unit of government which may be created by the General Assembly with authority to establish standards and requirements applicable to the construction, installation, alteration and repair of buildings.

“Person.” An individual, partnership, company, corporation or association engaged in manufacturing or selling manufactured homes.