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Once the the owner owner se les into a a a a mobile home home park the the vehicle becomes a a a a home home The owner owner may buy
or or lease the the land the the home home rests on on or or or or may purchase
a a a a a a a a share in a a a a a a a a corpora on on similar to a a a a a a a co-op Property taxes may may or may may not be required depending on on the jurisdic on on Building codes don’t apply
These homes are built in a a a a a a a a factory on on on on a a a a a a a a chassis with wheels wheels When the the the home home gets to to the the the the desired loca loca on on on on on on it it can stay on on on on on on the the the the wheels wheels or or or or rest on on on on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a solid founda on on on on on or or or other support While local building building codes codes don’t apply
federal building building codes codes do apply
to this type of construc on on Wind is a a a a signi cant hazard
Because of the portable lightweight nature of mobile homes wind poses a a a a a a signi cant hazard
Hurricanes and tornadoes typically
cause cause signi signi cant cant damage damage to to mobile mobile homes High winds can can can easily ip or or or signi signi cantly damage damage a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a mobile mobile home home home home Because of that e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e downs or or straps are required to keep the home home home stable Mobile homes also need skir ng