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Steel & concrete modular homes in Alabama
Modular homes are built to state and local building codes and set on a permanent foundation. Here is what applies in Alabama.
Alabama program
- Administering agency
- Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission (AMHC)
- Program / authority
- Code of Ala. 1975 §24-6-2; Ala. Admin. Code ch. 535-X-19 (Modular/Manufactured Building Program)
- Code basis
- Not verified. Confirm with the local building department.
- Inspection & seal
- AMHC licenses modular manufacturers and retailers, reviews plans, and issues out-of-state labels and insignia for modular units.
- Good to know
- Modular homes are exempt from the state certificate of title requirement (Ala. Code §32-20-21, per Dept. of Revenue).
- Official source
- https://amhc.alabama.gov/Modulars.aspx
Summarised from public sources; rules change. Confirm with Alabama’s agency and your local building department before ordering.
Your project in Alabama
Step 1
Confirm zoning & permits
Local jurisdiction sets lot, setback and design rules. See Permits & Zoning.
Step 2
Plans reviewed to state code
We stamp plans for the code that applies in Alabama.
Step 3
Factory build & inspection
Third-party or state inspection happens in the factory, then final on site.
Step 4
Set, connect, certify
Modules crane in, joints are torqued and inspected, and local sign-off issues the CO.