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withheld on account of any alleged failure of new manufactured | | housing to comply with any code, standard, rule or regulation from | | which the new manufactured housing is exempt under this subsection. |
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| | | Sec. 24. 10 MRSA §9045, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, | | c. 391, §6, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Fee for inspection. A fee, not to exceed the cost of | | inspection, for inspection of manufactured housing that must be | | paid by the manufacturer, manufacturer's agent, dealer, | distributor, broker developer dealer, installer or mechanic whose | | actions or failure to act gave rise to the necessity of the | | inspection. |
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| | | Sec. 25. 10 MRSA §9046, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 152, §14, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | Upon complaint by any person concerning an alleged violation | | of this chapter, the board shall investigate and determine, or | | shall cause to be investigated and determined, whether the unit | | complies with established regulations. The board shall notify the | complainant of his the complainant's right to relief under | | section 9011, subsection 4. If the board determines the defect | | occurred in other similar manufactured housing, the board shall | | notify all ascertainable purchasers of the housing, in accordance | | with the records obtained from the manufacturer and dealer of | | their possible right of action under this subchapter. Failure of | the manufacturer or, manufacturer's agent, dealer or developer | dealer to retain reasonable business records, or to provide | | access to those records in response to a request by the board | pursuant to this subchapter, shall be considered is a violation | | of this chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 26. 10 MRSA §9047, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 642, §28, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | A. Notification by mail to the first purchaser of the | | manufactured housing, other than a dealer or developer | | dealer of the manufacturer, and to any subsequent purchaser | | whose identity the manufacturer knows; |
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| | | Sec. 27. 10 MRSA §9047, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 152, §14, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | B. Notification by mail or some expeditious means to the | dealer or dealers and developer dealers of the manufacturer | | to whom the manufactured housing was delivered; and |
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