▁govern ▁the ▁construction , ▁types ▁of ▁material ▁used ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁app ra ised ▁by ▁banks ▁for ▁l ending ▁purposes . ▁Mod ular ▁homes ▁are ▁built ▁to ▁either ▁local ▁or ▁state ▁building ▁codes ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁manufact ured ▁homes , ▁which ▁are ▁also ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁factory ▁but ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁building ▁code . ▁The ▁codes ▁that ▁govern ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁mod ular ▁homes ▁are ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁codes ▁that ▁govern ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁site - construct ed ▁homes . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁all ▁mod ular ▁homes ▁are ▁constructed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Building ▁Code ▁( I BC ), ▁I RC , ▁BO CA ▁or ▁the ▁code ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁juris diction . ▁In ▁some ▁states , ▁such ▁as ▁California , ▁mobile ▁homes ▁must ▁still ▁be ▁registered ▁year ly , ▁like ▁vehicles ▁or ▁standard ▁tra ilers , ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Motor ▁Ve h icles ▁or ▁other ▁state ▁ag ency . ▁This ▁is ▁true ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁own ers ▁remove ▁the ▁ax les ▁and ▁place ▁it ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁foundation . ▁ ▁Rec ogn izing ▁a ▁mobile ▁or ▁manufact ured ▁home ▁A ▁mobile ▁home ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁small ▁metal ▁tag ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁each ▁section . ▁If ▁you ▁cannot ▁locate ▁a ▁tag , ▁you ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁details ▁about ▁the ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁elect rical ▁panel ▁box . ▁This ▁tag ▁should ▁also ▁reve al ▁a ▁manufact uring ▁date . ▁Mod ular ▁homes ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁metal ▁tags ▁on ▁the ▁outside