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| CURRENT NEWS CALL FOR ACTION - ROLL BACK 2009 BUILDING CODES Thanks to everyone's help, PBA has made tremendous progress in the state Senate with legislation to rool back the 2009 building code. More than 1,600 e-mails were sent to the Senators. Now we need your help again to tell the State Representatives we what them to roll back the code, as well. The process will take ony a few minutes of your time. Please go to: www.PaBuilders.org and click on the red house logo. PRIVACY ACT NOTICES The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the federal banking regulatory agencies have jointly issued a new model privacy notice. This new notice was created to develop a more understandable template for privacy notices issued by retailers and other financial institutions. Though the use of the model form is not required, it will provide a safe harbor indicating complaince with notice requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Privacy Act and implementing rules. We recommend retailers transitioning to the new notices as soon as possible. Model forms are located at:
Compliance guidelines and additional information can be found here. _________________________ UPDATE ON SPRINKLER REQUIREMENT An advisory has been issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry regarding manufactured housing and sprinklers. You can CLICK HERE to link to the L&I website. For you convenience, we have copied and pasted the advisory here:
Advisory on Manufactured Housing and Sprinkler Requirements It is the position of the Department of Labor & Industry, that new manufactured housing units as constructed in the factory and bearing the HUD seal are exempt from compliance with the requirements of the Uniform Construction Code (UCC), but that any work done on site or not addressed in the manufacturer’s approved design documentation must satisfy any applicable UCC requirements.
For this reason, new manufactured homes delivered from the factory and which are placed on piers or otherwise permanently placed on a lot per the manufacturer’s design documentation will not have to meet the sprinkler requirements of the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC). However, should the units be placed on a foundation establishing a basement area, the sprinkler requirements found in §P2904 of the IRC would apply to that area, and only to that area. If only a crawl space is created, and if no fuel-fired appliance is found in the space, this area would not have to have sprinklers.
Similarly, when unlived-in manufactured homes are moved from the seller’s lot, the homes are not subject to sprinkler requirements, unless they are being placed on a foundation that establishes a basement area, in which case that area would have to have sprinklers, consistent with the requirements of the IRC.
When a used manufactured home is moved to a new location and used as a residence, no sprinkler requirements would apply, even if it is placed on a foundation establishing a basement area. Per the IRC (at §R313.2), sprinklers are not required in “additions or alterations to existing buildings that are not already provided with an automatic residential sprinkler system.” _________________________ The PA Perspective (newsletter) is now available online! _________________________ WHEELS NOT INCLUDED World renown artist Bruce Johnson calls his whimsical carefree art "Statements" so who could better depict the industry that has been making a statement since the From the retail center with its drive-in lending office to the factory and its myriad air hoses and hydraulic lifts and the toter taking the home out the back door to the community on the hill, Bruce has captured the industry in all of its glory. The story of the industry from start to finish is done in a light-hearted fun... can you believe this...remember when approach. Wheels Not Included is perfect for every retail center's reception room, every community's lobby, every manufacturer's front office. A great gift for the GM that has everything and the line-worker who is retiring. Wheels Not Included is the best present anyone in the industry can ever receive! PMHA only had a limited number of prints created. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist on acid-free paper. Prints are $125 unframed and are shipped within two-weeks of receiving the order. Discounts on 25 or more prints shipped to the same location are available. Prints will be shipped in a mailing tube. The price of $125 includes shipping/handling and tax. Professionally framed prints are available for only $260 - for more information on framed prints or to place an order contact Linda at PMHA (888) 243-7643. _________________________ New Member Benefit: Affiliated Power Purchasers International, LLC (APPI), is the endorsed independent energy consulting firm for the PMHA. APPI manages the Powerful Solutions Program which provides electricity procurement and natural gas management services for commercial and industrial users of energy. The APPI Powerful Solutions Program is available to all PMHA members and is designed to reduce and manage your energy costs with no upfront cost to you. To learn more, visit APPI’s website at www.appienergy.com _________________________ PMHA Member |
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