Mobile Home Community Inspection and Licensing Program

Program Overview

IDOH’s Environmental Public Health Division inspects and licenses mobile home communities and reviews and approves plans for the construction or alteration of such communities. The Environmental Public Health Division seeks to ensure safe facilities, proper water supply, and proper sewage disposal. Currently, there are approximately 1,100 mobile home communities in Indiana. Each of these facilities is inspected by one of 10 field staff. Licenses to operate a mobile home community are for a period of four years.

Backflow Inspectors

Backflow Device Testers are found at the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency – License Express

License Application and Renewals

To apply for a new or renewal Mobile Home Community License there are 2 options.  You may use the below form (under Forms) to mail the application with a check for the inspection fee.  Or you may apply and pay online using the Department of Health's FIMS payment portal.  Instructions to pay online can be found here.

Directories

• Mobile Home Community Roster
• Drinking water microbiology and chemistry laboratories (Indiana-certified)
• Indiana Public Water Supply Database.
• Licensed Manufactured Home Installers
• Pre-approved automatic Hot Water Temperature Control Valves
• Pre-approved Exterior Drinking Fountains and Yard Hydrants
• Pre-approved Water and Sewer Piping
• Approved Manufactured Septic Tanks

Forms

• Application for a Mobile Home Community License
• Application for Permit for Construction or Alteration of a Mobile Home Community
• Order Form for Drinking Water Sample Bottle

Laws and Regulations

• IC 16-41-27 Health Sanitation, and Safety: Mobile homes and manufactured homes - or - PDF
• IC 25-23.7 Manufactured Home Installers
• 410 IAC 6-2.1 Public and Semi-Public Pools - or - PDF
• 410 IAC 6-6 Mobile Home Community Sanitation and Safety - or - PDF
• 410 IAC 6-10.1 Commercial On-Site Wastewater Disposal
• 410 IAC 6-12 Plan Review, Construction Permits, and Fees for Services
• 675 IAC 20 Swimming Pool Construction Code
• 879 IAC 1 Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board

Program Information and Policies

• Abandonment or Removal of Mobile Home Community
• Abandonment or Removal of an Onsite Sewage System
• Disease Caused by Sewage or Sewage Contaminated Water
• Electric Service to Mobile Homes - Guidelines
• Frost-free Hydrants
  Frost-proof (or freeze free) hydrants with stop and waste valves which, when turned off, drain back and discharge through subsurface outlets are not approved for use in public facilities. This policy relates to water distribution systems serving properties and commercial facilities under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Department of Health.
• Installation of submetering equipment for individual units IC 8-1-2-36.5 and 170 IAC 4-5 Electric Submeters of Master Meter Accounts
  The provisions of these rules [170 IAC 4-5] from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission are intended to establish a system to assure that the practices involving submetering are just and reasonable to the tenant and the owner and to establish the rights and responsibilities of the owner and tenant.
• Landlord distributing water or sewage disposal service IC 8-1-2-1.2
  Requirements for exemption from treatment as a public utility by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; allowed charges; disclosure; complaints. A landlord that distributes water or sewage disposal service from a public utility or a municipally owned utility to one (1) or more units is not a public utility solely by reason of engaging in this activity if the landlord complies with the conditions cited in IC 8-1-1.2(b).
• Manufactured Home Installers Licensing Board
  Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board Information.
• Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board, Laws and Regulations
  A compilation of the Indiana Code and Indiana Administrative Code 2012 Edition.
• Mobile Home Community Specifications
  Details and specifications must be incorporated into plans certified by an Indiana registered professional engineer or architect and submitted to the Environmental Public Health Division for review.
• Natural Gas Service to Mobile Homes
  Indiana Department of Health Rule 410 IAC 6-6-10 requires all components of a gas supply to a mobile home to be protected by proper location or other means of support. This section also requires gas service to be installed in a safe condition. Since specific requirements are not detailed in the rule, the purpose of this document is to provide guidance in determining if gas installations meet the objective of the rule.
• Propane (Liquefied Petroleum) Service to Mobile Homes
  Indiana Department of Health Rule 410 IAC 6-6-10 requires all components of a gas supply to a mobile home to be protected by proper location or other means of support. This section also requires gas service to be installed in a safe condition. Since specific requirements are not detailed in the rule, the purpose of this document is to provide guidance in determining if liquefied petroleum (LP) gas installations meet the objective of the rule. These LP Gas systems must meet the requirements of The Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 191 and 192 of 49 CFR, Part 3285.904 of 24 CFR, and Indiana Fuel Gas Code 675 IAC 25-3.
• Rats and Mice
  Rats and mice can be found in and around every town and farm in the country in almost all parts of the world. It is estimated that there is one rat for every person living in the United States. They have no respect for social class; they are equal opportunity pests.
• Sanitary Sewer/Lift Station Specifications and Clearances
• Indiana Civil Rights Commission Fact Sheet on Tenant Rights in Indiana
  This guide is for reference only. Please contact the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for further information. The law can be found here.
• Water Main/Line Specifications and Clearances