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MANUFACTURED HOME, MULTIFAMILY MANUFACTURED HOME, MOBILEHOME,
COMMERCIAL MODULAR DEALER AND SALESPERSON LICENSES
INTRODUCTION
This Study Guide (Guide) is designed for both HCD Dealer and Salesperson license applicants
preparing to take the Occupational Licensing examinations. The Guide also serves as a useful
reference for those persons whose business and professional interests involve manufactured
home, multifamily manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial modular transactions. The
Guide contains many statutes and regulations applicable to manufacturers, dealers, and
salespersons governing the sale, use, construction, alteration, installation, enforcement, and
registration and titling of manufactured homes, multifamily manufactured homes, mobilehomes,
and commercial modulars.
The licensing examination questions and answers are formulated using the text of this Guide.
Applicants are advised to obtain laws and regulations, such as the Federal Truth in Lending Act and
Federal Regulation Z, which apply to the activities of dealers and salespersons, and are referenced in
this Guide. Whenever a conflict exists between a statute (California Health and Safety Code,
unless otherwise noted) and a regulation (California Code of Regulations, Title 25, unless
otherwise noted), the requirements of the statute supersedes the regulation. Therefore, for
examination questions, if you identify a conflict between statute and regulation, the question should
be answered in accordance with the requirement of the statute.
Occupational Licensing examinations for manufactured home and commercial modular dealer
and salesperson applicants are administered at Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) Registration and Titling (RT) District Offices several times weekly. The
examinations are divided into two categories for dealer or salesperson and also manufactured
home and commercial modular subcategories.
The Manufactured Home (MH) and Commercial Modular (CM) dealer examination(s)
contains 75 multiple choice questions with a two-hour (120 minute) time limit.
The MH and CM salesperson examination(s) contain 50 multiple choice questions with a
one and one-half hour (90) minute) time limit.
In order to successfully complete the DEALER examination, a minimum score of 53 correct
answers (70%) must be obtained. SALESPERSON applicants must score a minimum of 35 correct
answers (70%) to pass. There is no limit to the number of times an applicant may take the examination;
however, the examination fee applies to each examination taken.
Due to limited RT testing and operating hours, please contact the RT District Office where you wish to
take the examination to schedule an examination appointment. Walk-in examination applicants may not
be allowed to take a exam for the aforementioned reasons and if the remaining operating hours of the
office is less than the full allotted time limit of the exam and the time necessary to grade the exam. RT
District Offices are open Monday-Friday, except most holidays. You can call the RT Toll-Free number
(800) 952-8356 to identify the RT District Office nearest you or visit HCD’s website to find the RT District
Office you want to contact to schedule an examination at: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/ or
http://www.hcd.ca.gov/contact.html#codes .
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