(A) It is unlawful for any person to rent, sell or offer for sale within this state any mobile home manufactured after July 1, 1974, or any manufactured housing unit (double-wide) manufactured after July 1, 1976, unless such mobile home or manufactured housing unit bears a seal issued by the Department and a certification by the manufacturer or dealer, that the mobile home manufactured housing unit complies with applicable safety code, 430 ILCS 115/3
(B) No person shall sell, install or bring into unincorporated county mobile homes pre-dated of July 1, 1974 (state mobile structure) or a manufactured unit pre-dated June 15, 1976 (pre-HUD) for occupancy, business or storage purposes.
(C) No dependent mobile home, manufactured home, mobile home or modular home may be sold, installed or brought into unincorporated county without a title, code compliant certificate and serial number.
(D) No pre-owned manufactured or mobile home older than 12 years from the current date shall be brought into unincorporated county.
(E) No manufactured home or pre-owned mobile home shall be placed for permanent habitation on an area containing less than 7,200 square feet, provided that if zoning regulations are subsequently adopted, such area or lot size shall conform to the related minimum lot size prescribed for the zoning district in which the manufactured home is located.
(F) No manufactured home or pre-owned mobile home for temporary habitation shall be placed on an area containing not less than 3,000 square feet.
(G) Mobile homes or pre-existing mobile homes used for “dead storage” shall still be required to meet the minimum health and safety standards as defined in § 154.01.
(H) (1) The Illinois Mobile Home Tiedown Act requires all manufactured homes that are moved or set up on site after January 1, 1980 to be tied down in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Department of Public Health.
(2) It is the homeowner’s responsibility to ensure that the home is tied down within 30 days after the home is installed.
(I) All manufactured homes or mobile homes installed after December 31, 2001 shall be installed by a state licensed manufactured home installer. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require a person who installs a new or used manufactured home on his or her own property outside of a mobile home park as defined in the Mobile Home Park Act (210 ILCS 115) to acquire an installer’s license. Such individual also waives any rights under the Act as a result of not using a licensed installer.
(Ord 17-001, passed 12-12-2017) Penalty, see § 154.99