Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission

The Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission ("Commission") is a licensing and regulatory agency dedicated to promoting the health, safety and welfare of Louisiana citizens who reside in manufactured housing through ensuring that individuals of integrity become properly licensed to work in the manufactured housing industry and that appropriate installation standards are observed at the time manufactured housing is sited in the state. The Commission strives to foster the public trust through administering enforcement actions in a timely, fair and consistent fashion. Additionally, the Commission endorses and supports the function of the State Administrative Agent, acting on behalf of HUD in Louisiana, to ensure compliance with Subpart I of Part 3282 of the Manufactured Home Procedural and Enforcement Interpretative Bulletins.

The Commission is a seven (7) member body comprised of representatives from the manufactured housing industry and Louisiana citizens. Commission members are appointed by the Governor, with a minimum of one Commission member being appointed from each public service district within the State. The term of office of each Commissioner is coterminous with that of the Governor making the appointment and continues until such time as a Commissioner's successor is appointed and is qualified. The Commission was created pursuant to Act 718 of the 2001 Regular Legislative Session within the Office of the Governor.

In addition to licensing individuals who work in the manufactured housing industry and inspecting a representative sample of all manufactured housing installations in the state, the Commission conducts administrative hearings as necessary to resolve enforcement issues and likewise imposes civil penalties as necessary. The Commission may also suspend or revoke a license in connection with an enforcement issue. Prior to the creation of the Commission, these functions were performed by the State Fire Marshall's Office.