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The Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (MHCSS) (24 CFR, Part 3280) establish performance requirements for the design of manufactured homes, A manufactured home designed and constructed in accordance with these standards will have a two' by four-inch aluminum plate label, as shown in Figure 1.7, located on the lower left side when viewing the tail light end of the manufactured home, Figure 1.7 HUD label Plate CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION TECHNIQUES Siting and installation requirements for manufac- tured homes are generally a state or local regulatory responsibility and are not within the scope of the MHCSS, The MHCSS do, however, require that installation instructions be incor- porated into the owner's manual supplied with each new manufactured home, This is to assure that the purchaser has the correct procedures available for installing the manufactured home, A typical owner's manual is shown in Figure 1.8 and will be available for all manufactured homes con- structed under the HUD Regulations, Figure 1.8 Manufactured Home Owner's Manual In addition, the American National Standards In, stitute's (ANSI) Standard A225,1-1982, "Manufac- tured Home Installations,' shown in Figure 1,9, provides installation criteria applicable to many areas of the country. Figure 1.9 ANSI Standard It is important to recognize that the installation procedures included in both the owner's manual and ANSI Standard A225,1-1982 are not con- sidered to be adequate in cases where flood forces are antic;ipated. The Manufactured Housing Institute estimates over haif of the manufactured homes in use are sited on individually owned lots with the remainder in manufactured home rental communities. In a manufactured home community, shown in Figure 1; 10, a rental fee is usually charged to cover the cost of land, required utility hookups, access roads, parking, and community facilities, Figure 1.10 Manufactured Home Development 5