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Certification Requirements

Certified Installer

To become a certified installer in the state of Kentucky, there are five basic steps that one must complete:

  • Obtain your general liability coverage in the amount not less than $250,000
  • Show proof of experience. This can be done by one of three ways
    • Set five homes under the supervision of another certified installer over the course of sixty days or;
    • Three separate affidavits documenting the applicant’s experience in site preparation and installation of manufactured homes under the supervision of a certified installer for at least one year. These affidavits could be from licensed retailers, manufacturers, certified installers, or manufactured home community managers. or;
    • An applicant who is licensed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursuant to 24 C.F.R. 3286.201-211
  • Once that is done, there is a test to take in Frankfort. You will reach out to Demi Stucker at DHBC at 502-573-2002 to schedule this exam.
  • Complete all necessary forms for the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
  • Lastly, is completion of the necessary forms. The Certified Installer Application (MH-3) must be completed after the items listed above have been complete. Click the link below and look for “certified installer”.

You must satisfactorily complete the 15-hour course and course exam prior to applying for your initial certified installer certification.

Click Here for Certified Installer Application

FAQ For 2023 Regulation Changes Affecting Certified Installers

  • How much general liability insurance is required?
    • Certified Installers will be required to show proof of general liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than $250,000.
  • When will I be required to obtain the general liability insurance?
    • While the regulation is in effect now, implementation will begin in February and roll out as you renew your license. If you renew after February 1st, 2024 – you will be required to show proof of general liability insurance.
    • Example 1: If you just completed your continuing education in November of 2023 and your license expires in December of 2023 – you will not be required to show proof of general liability insurance until you renew in December of 2024 (since implementation takes place in February of 2024).
    • Example 2: If your next renewal takes place in March 2024 – you will be required to provide proof of general liability insurance.
  • What if the retailer that I work for carries general liability insurance? Do I have to have it too?
    • If you install homes exclusively for a single retailer, they are willing to cover your work under their policy, and that retailer is willing to write an affidavit stating that is the case – you can provide that affidavit along with their general liability insurance policy stating that your work is covered – then that will suffice.
    • However, if you set homes for anyone other than that single retailer (who is signing that affidavit), you will be required to have your own policy.
  • What if I no longer set homes but I keep my license current, do I have to have general liability insurance?
    • In an attempt to keep installers who want to reserve the right to set homes in the industry, KMHI and DHBC came to an agreement to create a new distinction – an “Inactive Certified Installer”. Inactive Certified Installers shall be exempt from:
      • Monthly reporting
      • Continuing education classes
      • Renewal fees (unless reactivating your license)
    • To become an Inactive Certified Installer, you must do the following:
      • Notify DHBC that you wish to become inactive
      • Pay an inactive fee of $50
      • Return any unused Certified Installer Seals to DHBC within 30 days
      • You shall not install any manufactured or mobile homes, represent yourself as a certified installer (including any advertising - such as social media, printed ads, etc.), or engage in any work of a certified installer
    • If you wish to reactivate your Certified Installer License, you must do the following:

Certified Manager

Per 815 KAR 25:060 Section 1. Subsection 4. Paragraph (A), a retailer must employ at least one (1) person in a management position who has successfully completed the educational training and departmental testing program as part of the Certified Installer Program. The proof of experience in setting five (5) homes is not required.

To become a certified manager in the state of Kentucky, there are four basic steps that one must complete:

  • Complete the online 15-Hour Certification Course and pass the Test
  • Complete all necessary forms for the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction

First, you’ll need to take the 15-hour online course. To register for the 15-Hour Course, contact the Manufactured Housing Institute, at mhei@mfghome.org and let them know you would like to register for the 15-Hour Online Course for Kentucky. They will send you the payment and schedule link. The cost for this course is $270. This is the same course that a Certified Installer would take.

Once that is done, you will reach out to Demi Stucker at DHBC at 502-573-2002.

Recertification Requirements

Certified Installer

If you have been initially certified as an installer, you must complete 5 hours of continuing education every year, prior to your license expiring.

Upon completion of the 5-hour course, you can obtain your recertification form. If you pre-registered for the KMHI training, you will be issued your course certificate of attendance when you sign out at the end of the day, or if you registered on site, KMHI will send you a certificate by mail within 7 days after completion of the course.

It is the student’s responsibility to complete the recertification application, attach a copy of the course certificate of attendance, and send a copy of the application and certificate to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction along with a renewal fee. This must be done to be recertified by the state.

KMHI will also send a copy of the class roster to the Building Code Enforcement for its records.

All certificates expire on the last day of the applicant’s birth month of each year. State recertification forms can be obtained by contacting the Building Code Enforcement Office at 502-573-2002 in Frankfort.

Click Here to Register for a 5-Hour Continuing Education Course
Click here for the Certified Installer Renewal Application

Certified Manager

As of 2018, certified managers are no longer required to attend 5-hour continuing education courses. As of February of 2019, there is also no need to resubmit a form for recertification. While not required by regulation, KMHI does still strongly encourage the involvement of certified managers at the 5-hour continuing education courses as to stay up to date in the ever-changing climate that is manufactured housing.

Liscensed Retailer

To become a licensed retailer in the state of Kentucky, there is a check list provided on HBC Form MH-2.

Some of the items that will need to be provided are:

    1. You’ll need proof of general liability insurance that complies with KRS 227.610 with at least:
      • $200,000 bodily injury or death for each person;
      • $300,000 bodily injury or death for each accident; and
      • $100,000 for damage to property.
    2. Complete form MH-2 (linked here). This form asks for things such as:
      1. Types of Homes being sold
      2. Tax Permit Number
      3. Federal Tax ID Number
      4. Name of Dealership
      5. Credit Report from Proprietors, General Partners, or Directors of a Corporation (if applicable)
      6. Physical Address of business
      7. P.O. Box (If mailing address is different than physical
      8. Name of owner(s) and/or corporate officers
      9. Copy of the deed for the property that you will be doing business from
      10. Dimensions of Sales Lot (if applicable)
      11. Dimensions of Office
      12. Description of Services That You Plan To Offer (service, installation/set-up, maintenance/warranty, transportation of homes, etc.)
      13. Name of Employees and their years of experience
      14. Per 815 KAR 25:060 Section 1. Subsection 4. Paragraph (A), a retailer must employ at least one (1) person in a management position who has been issued a Certified Manager Certificate or a Certified Installer License.

To see the full list along with the actual form that will need to be submitted, click the link below:

Form HBC MH-2 (April 2023)
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