---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 3286.103"
title: "24"
number: "3286.103"
heading: "DAPIA-approved installation instructions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/3286.103"
---

# §3286.103. DAPIA-approved installation instructions.

- (a) **Providing instructions to purchaser or lessee.**
  - (1) For each manufactured home sold or leased to a purchaser or lessee, the retailer must provide the purchaser or lessee with the manufacturer's DAPIA-approved installation instructions for the home, a copy of which is shipped with the home in accordance with [§ 3285.2](/cfr/24/3285.2.md) of this chapter.
  - (2) If the installation requires a design that is different from that provided by the manufacturer in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section, the installation design and instructions must be prepared and certified by a professional engineer or registered architect, that have been approved by the manufacturer and the DAPIA as providing a level of protection for residents of the home that equals or exceeds the protection provided by the Federal installation standards in [part 3285](/cfr/24/part3285.md) of this chapter. The retailer or manufacturer must provide the installation design and instructions to the purchaser or lessee.
- (b) **Providing instructions to installer.** When the retailer or manufacturer agrees to provide any set up in connection with the sale of the home, the retailer or manufacturer must provide to the licensed installer a copy of the approved installation instructions required in paragraph [(a)(1)](#a-1) or [(2)](#a-2) of this section or, as applicable, to each company or, in the case of sole proprietor, to each individual who performs setup or installation work on the home.

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 75758, Sept. 16, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 5404, and 5424.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 35292, June 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 75758, Sept. 16, 2024]