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Commissioners direct attorney to revise mobile-home ordinance to require certified home inspections
Summary
After discussion, the board instructed the county attorney to return a revised ordinance that replaces building-inspector checks with certified home-inspector reports for manufactured homes moved into Hart County; the board set next steps for formal first reading.
The Hart County Board of Commissioners directed the county attorney to revise language in Chapter 50 (Manufactured Homes and Trailers) to require a certified home inspector’s report, rather than a building inspector’s narrow on-site check, before granting permits to move in used manufactured homes.
Staff explained that building inspectors can confirm elements such as the switch box cover and smoke alarms but cannot perform the broader livability assessment the county wants. Commissioners discussed making the buyer responsible for hiring a certified home inspector, requiring submitted photos and a stamped inspection report attesting the unit’s livability, and placing the inspection requirement prior to the permit process.
Commissioner Bennett moved to change the wording from building inspector to certified home inspector and to authorize the county attorney to prepare the amended language for first reading at the next meeting. The motion was seconded and passed; commissioners asked staff to return a redlined ordinance for formal first reading.
Commissioners recessed further ordinance action to allow the county attorney to draft precise language; no final ordinance text was adopted at the meeting.
