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South Carolina Manufactured Housing
Retail Salesperson Study Prep – Questions
& Answers |2025
Act - Correct-answer-The Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Housing Act.
Anchoring Equipment - Correct-answer-The straps, cables, turnbuckles, chains, or
other devices of any kind including tensioning devices, which are used to secure a
manufactured home to the ground or foundation.
Anchoring System - Correct-answer-A method of construction which when
properly designed and installed will resist overturning and lateral movement of
the manufactured home.
Approved - Correct-answer-Means acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
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Authority Having Jurisdiction - Correct-answer-The organization, office, or
individual responsible for "approving" equipment, an installation, or a procedure.
Authorized Official - Correct-answer-A person acting on behalf of a manufactured
home retail dealer.
Board - Correct-answer-The South Carolina Manufactured Housing Board.
Defect - Correct-answer-Includes a defect in the performance, construction,
components, or material of a manufactured home that renders the home or any
part of it not fit for the ordinary use for which it was intended.
Diagonal Tie - Correct-answer-A tie intended to primarily resist horizontal or
shear forces and which may secondarily resist vertical, uplift, and overturning
forces.
Department - Correct-answer-The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
and the staff responsible for providing administrative support to the
Manufactured Housing Board.
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Dwelling Unit - Correct-answer-One or more habitable rooms which are designed
to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating,
and sanitation.
Frame (Main) - Correct-answer-The part of the structural system which is
normally used to transit accumulative design loads to the support system.
Foundation - Correct-answer-A site built or site assembled system of stabilizing
devices which is:
1) capable of transferring design dead loads and live loads required by Federal
Regulations and other design loads unique to the local home sites due to winds,
seismic, and water conditions, that are imposed by or upon the structure into the
underlying soil bedrock without failure
2) in frost susceptible areas, placed at an adequate depth, or otherwise
adequately protected, to prevent frost damage
3) constructed of materials acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction
Gas Supply Connector - Correct-answer-A listed connector designed for
connecting the manufactured home to the gas supply source.
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Ground Anchor - Correct-answer-A device at the manufactured home stand
designed to transfer manufactured home anchoring loads to the ground.
Habitable Room - Correct-answer-A room or enclosed floor space arranged for
living, eating, food preparation, or sleeping purposes not including bathrooms,
toilet compartments, laundries, pantries foyers, hallways, and other accessory
spaces.
Hurricane Resistive Manufactured Home - Correct-answer-A manufactured home
which meets the wind design load requirements for Zone II in Subpart D, Section
3280-305(c) (2) of the Federal Standard or the applicable hurricane resistive
design requirements of the Standard of Manufactured Homes.
Imminent Safety Hazard - Correct-answer-A hazard that presents an imminent
and unreasonable risk of death or severe personal injury.
Inspector - Correct-answer-A person employed by the Department as being
qualified to adequately inspect the construction, electrical installations and
South Carolina Manufactured Housing
Retail Salesperson Study Prep – Questions
& Answers |2025
Act - Correct-answer-The Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Housing Act.
Anchoring Equipment - Correct-answer-The straps, cables, turnbuckles, chains, or
other devices of any kind including tensioning devices, which are used to secure a
manufactured home to the ground or foundation.
Anchoring System - Correct-answer-A method of construction which when
properly designed and installed will resist overturning and lateral movement of
the manufactured home.
Approved - Correct-answer-Means acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
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Authority Having Jurisdiction - Correct-answer-The organization, office, or
individual responsible for "approving" equipment, an installation, or a procedure.
Authorized Official - Correct-answer-A person acting on behalf of a manufactured
home retail dealer.
Board - Correct-answer-The South Carolina Manufactured Housing Board.
Defect - Correct-answer-Includes a defect in the performance, construction,
components, or material of a manufactured home that renders the home or any
part of it not fit for the ordinary use for which it was intended.
Diagonal Tie - Correct-answer-A tie intended to primarily resist horizontal or
shear forces and which may secondarily resist vertical, uplift, and overturning
forces.
Department - Correct-answer-The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
and the staff responsible for providing administrative support to the
Manufactured Housing Board.
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Dwelling Unit - Correct-answer-One or more habitable rooms which are designed
to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating,
and sanitation.
Frame (Main) - Correct-answer-The part of the structural system which is
normally used to transit accumulative design loads to the support system.
Foundation - Correct-answer-A site built or site assembled system of stabilizing
devices which is:
1) capable of transferring design dead loads and live loads required by Federal
Regulations and other design loads unique to the local home sites due to winds,
seismic, and water conditions, that are imposed by or upon the structure into the
underlying soil bedrock without failure
2) in frost susceptible areas, placed at an adequate depth, or otherwise
adequately protected, to prevent frost damage
3) constructed of materials acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction
Gas Supply Connector - Correct-answer-A listed connector designed for
connecting the manufactured home to the gas supply source.
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Ground Anchor - Correct-answer-A device at the manufactured home stand
designed to transfer manufactured home anchoring loads to the ground.
Habitable Room - Correct-answer-A room or enclosed floor space arranged for
living, eating, food preparation, or sleeping purposes not including bathrooms,
toilet compartments, laundries, pantries foyers, hallways, and other accessory
spaces.
Hurricane Resistive Manufactured Home - Correct-answer-A manufactured home
which meets the wind design load requirements for Zone II in Subpart D, Section
3280-305(c) (2) of the Federal Standard or the applicable hurricane resistive
design requirements of the Standard of Manufactured Homes.
Imminent Safety Hazard - Correct-answer-A hazard that presents an imminent
and unreasonable risk of death or severe personal injury.
Inspector - Correct-answer-A person employed by the Department as being
qualified to adequately inspect the construction, electrical installations and
