Procedure for ordering substandard mobile home to be repaired, vacated or demolished; notice to vacate.
1. The following procedure must be followed by the agency in ordering that a substandard mobile home be repaired, vacated or demolished:
(a) If any mobile home is declared substandard under this chapter it must either be repaired or it may be demolished at the option of the owner and lienholder.
(b) If the mobile home is in such condition as to make it immediately dangerous to the life, property or safety of the public or of the occupants, it must be ordered to be vacated.
2. Every notice to vacate must, in addition to being served, be posted in a conspicuous place on the mobile home, and must be in substantially the following form:
It is a misdemeanor to occupy this structure or to remove or deface this notice.
The notice must also briefly and concisely specify the conditions which necessitate the posting.
3. A person shall not remain in or enter any mobile home to which a notice pursuant to subsection 2 has been posted, except that entry may be made to repair, demolish or remove the mobile home under a permit from the agency. A person shall not remove or deface any such notice after it is posted until the required repairs, demolition or removal has been completed and a certificate of occupancy has been issued.
Last modified: February 26, 2006