Chiefland requires a move-on permit and pre-inspection documentation for used manufactured or modular homes brought into or relocated within the city. Determine whether the unit can complete that process before committing the haul.
Used-home movement
The move-on rules address used manufactured or modular homes entering or relocating within Chiefland.
Qualified reports
The required condition documentation comes from appropriately qualified, licensed persons in their fields.
Repair status
Repairable deficiencies can still mean outstanding repair or remodeling work; transportability does not resolve them.
Condition review comes before permit issue
Under Chiefland used-home move-on rules, the city requires inspection of the used home’s parts by appropriately qualified, licensed persons within their fields. The completed inspection documentation accompanies the request, and the code also provides for an affidavit.
If deficiencies can be corrected, repair or remodeling requirements may still remain. Do not treat a seller’s description, transportability assessment or photographs as a replacement for the city’s specified condition review. Ask who will obtain the reports and who will resolve any outstanding deficiencies.
Discuss a used-home move
Share the unit details, proposed lot and status of the move-on review.
Reports not complete
Identify who will obtain the required inspections and documents. Keep collection provisional while the applicant prepares the move-on submission.
Deficiencies still open
Track the needed corrective work and city disposition. Do not substitute a hauler's assessment of road movement for the home's receiving condition review.
Carry the decision through to pickup
- Identify the exact used unit and its proposed Chiefland location.
- Have the receiving applicant establish the required inspections and move-on submission.
- Confirm the city’s disposition before releasing the home for delivery.
Then give the transporter the approved receiving information and the home’s travel dimensions. The carrier’s assessment concerns moving the unit; it does not certify the home for occupancy or include repair work, foundation preparation, installation or utility reconnection. A local move inside Chiefland still needs the used-home receiving question addressed.