16 Tex. Admin. Code § 70.20 - Registration of Manufacturers, REF builders, and Industrialized Builders
Manufacturers, REF builders, and industrialized builders shall not engage in any business activity relating to the construction or location of industrialized housing or buildings without being registered with the department.
(1) An application for
registration shall be submitted on a form supplied by the department, and shall
contain such information as may be required by the department. The application
shall be signed by the owner of a sole proprietorship, the managing partner of
a partnership, or an officer of a corporation. The application must be
accompanied by the fee set forth in § 70.80.
(2) A manufacturer may not construct for
Texas until the facility has been certified in accordance with §
70.60.
(3) Application requirements
for REF builders are as follows.
(A) An REF
builder shall certify at the time of registration that the construction and
foundation of all REF's built under this registration shall be constructed in
accordance with the approved construction documents, the mandatory building
codes, the engineered plans, and department rules and shall be inspected in
accordance with § 70.79 and the inspection procedures established by the
council.
(B) Subcontractors or
persons responsible for the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC construction
required to complete the construction shall be licensed as required by the
applicable state statutes and are not required to be registered as REF
builders.
(4)
Application requirements for industrialized builders are as follows.
(A) The industrialized builder shall certify
at the time of registration that the alteration, foundation and installation of
all units installed under this registration shall be constructed in accordance
with the mandatory building codes, the engineered plans, and department rules,
and shall be inspected in accordance with § 70.73 and § 70.74, and
the inspection procedures established by the council.
(B) Subcontractors or persons responsible for
the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC construction required to complete the
installation or alteration shall be licensed as required by the applicable
state statutes and are not required to be registered as industrialized
builders.
(5) A person
who purchases an industrialized house or building, or modular component, for
his/her own use and who assumes responsibility for all or part of the
construction relating to the installation or alteration of the industrialized
house or building may file for a permit in lieu of registering as an
industrialized builder in accordance with § 70.25.
(6) The registration of a manufacturer a REF
builder or industrialized builder shall be valid for 12 months and must be
renewed annually.
(A) Each separate
manufacturing facility must be registered; a manufacturing facility is separate
if it is not on property that is contiguous to a registered manufacturing
facility.
(B) A REF builder must
register their main office location but is not required to register each job
location.
(C) An industrialized
builder must register each separate sales office but is not required to
register each job location.
(7) A registered manufacturer, a REF builder,
or an industrialized builder shall notify the department in writing within 10
days if:
(A) the corporate or firm name is
changed;
(B) the main address of
the registrant is changed;
(C)
there is a change in 25% or more of the ownership interest of the company
within a 12-month period. A change in ownership will require a new registration
if the new owners do not accept responsibility for units constructed under the
previous owners;
(D) the location
of any manufacturing facility is changed;
(E) a new manufacturing facility is
established;
(F) there are changes
in principal officers of the firm;
(G) an industrialized builder transfers or
sells a module or modular component to another industrialized builder;
or
(H) an industrialized
manufacturer takes possession of units previously reported as shipped to an
industrialized builder.
(8) An application for original registration
or renewal may be rejected if any information contained on, or submitted with,
the application is incorrect or incomplete. The certificate of registration may
be revoked or suspended or a penalty or fine may be imposed for any violation
of Chapter 1202, the rules and regulations in this chapter or administrative
orders of the department, or the instructions and determinations of the council
in accordance with § 70.90.
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