§ 145.31. Requirement of certification.

 (a)  Except as otherwise provided in §  145.121(b) (Reserved), after January 1, 1975, no person may sell, lease or install for use on a site in this Commonwealth an industrialized housing or housing component unless the industrialized housing or housing component is certified and bears insignia of certification issued by the Department. The insignia of certification issued by the Department shall be attached to the industrialized housing or housing component under this chapter, and they shall be subject to subsequent removal from the industrialized housing and housing component in accordance with this chapter.

 (b)  Industrialized housing and housing components of the manufacturer which have never been occupied and which serve for model or demonstration purposes for the manufacturer do not have to bear insignia of certification under this chapter, until the time that the industrialized housing or housing components are first offered for sale or lease.

 (c)  The sale or lease of an industrialized housing or housing structure in which housing components have been installed, which sale or lease occurs after the completion of installation may not be subject to this chapter, unless the person offering the industrialized housing or housing structure for sale or lease made an offer to a person prior to the completion of installation or unless the sale or lease was by or on behalf of or for the benefit of the manufacturer of the industrialized housing or housing components for the purpose of avoiding the certification requirements of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the application of this chapter to the installation of an industrialized housing or housing components.

   The provisions of this §  145.31 adopted July 12, 1974, effective July 13, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 1403.