Manufactured Housing: Installers

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All installers of manufactured homes are required to obtain either one or all of three installer licenses. Manufactured Housing Division Installer License (MHD-1) allows an installer to block, level, connect sewer and water, and install permanent or alternative foundations. Manufactured Housing Division Installer License (MHD-2) allows an installer to perform all MHD-1 functions, in addition to working on alternations and modifications on a manufactured home. Manufactured Housing Division Installer License (MHD-3) allows an installer to perform all functions of the MHD-1 and MHD-2 , along with the service and repair of natural gas piping and appliances, change and adjust orifices in a manufactured home prior to connection to L.P. gas, and to service and repair plumbing and electrical systems.

Contact:  505-476-4614
Obtaining an installer licenses -

• Take installer exam administered by Psychological Services Inc. (PSI) and pass with a minimum score of 70 percent. (www.psiexams.com or call 1-800- 733-9267)
• Complete license application, post $200 license fee and $10,000 consumer protection bond.

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PSI Testing Study Reference Material

Unfair Trade Practices Act

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Follow the links to New Mexico Statutes >
Statutory Chapters in New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 >
Chapter 57 Trade Practices & Regulations
Article 12. Unfair Trade Practices Act

Manufactured Home Procedural and Enforcement Regulations

Code of Federal Regulation 3280

Code of Federal Regulation 3285

Code of Federal Regulation 3286

Manufactured Housing Requirements

NM Manufactured Housing Division Rules & Regulations

Truth in Lending

FDIC Regulation Z

Installer 1 exam, also requires the following code book for reference :

2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766, www.iapmo.org

Installer 2 exam, also requires the following code books for reference:

2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766, www.iapmo.org

2010 Carpentry and Building Construction, (800) 334-7344, www.glencoe.com

Installer 3 exam, also requires the following code books for reference:

2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766, www.iapmo.org

NFPA 70 - 2011 National Electrical Code, (800) 344-3555, www.nfpa.org

2009 Uniform MechanicalCode, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766, www.iapmo.org

NFPA 54 - 2006 National Fuel Gas Code, (800) 344-3555, www.nfpa.org