Follow-up on inspections of modular and mobile homes in the State of California.
I am please to share the following comment from L. J., a very unhappy, rightfully so, Champion modular home buyer.
As we are all aware, the so called inspections at the Champion Genesis (Redman) factory were a joke at best! Well it looks like the bell has finally rung and Champion Genesis (Redman) will have to start building homes that will pass an honest inspection and not a rubber stamp inspection that was bought and paid for by Champion Genesis (Redman).
Here is some new information about modular homes and mobile homes set on a site in the state of California that might help:
Now,
within the city of San Diego and generally the entire state of
California all homes will be inspected on the Inside, not just the
outside of the home. Before now, they were not allowed to inspect the
inside. Instead, the builder of the home had an independent company
inspect the homes, which was said to satisfy the state requirements.
The room for abuse was great. This is how we got here.
So,
now, officially, within the City of San Diego (and unofficially - until
they can get this information distributed to every county)all modular
homes will be inspected to Title 24 Code Requirements, just as a site
built home would be. In San Dieogo County, they are including mobile
homes too. This is big news, folks. This means that people won't be
moving into homes that are unsafe. All homes (regardless of when built)
when delivered and set up from here on will have to comply with these
codes. Before now, the state where the homes were built inspected them.
Moreover, not that state, but an independent company did the
inspections. Who do you think paid that independent company? This was
supposed to satisfy the state codes of every other state.
Unfortunately, for the homes delivered before now it doesn't apply, at
least in California.
Contact your state agencies and local
building planning/licensing agencies and demand a change. You want your
homes inspected on the INSIDE. This many seem small or insignificant,
but this is the crux of our problem. This will change most everything
we have all had to face. Document everything and forward copies. Photos
work! Everyone make a lot of noise and it will change for you too!
As far as fixing the problems for the rest of us, I'm not done yet.
