143-143.10. Manufactured Housing Board created; membership; terms; meetings. (a) There is created the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board within the Department. The Board shall be composed of 11 members as follows: (1) The Commissioner of Insurance or the Commissioner’s designee. (2) A manufactured home manufacturer. (3) A manufactured home dealer. (4) A representative of the […]
143-143.10A. Criminal history checks of applicants for licensure. (a) Definitions. – The following definitions shall apply in this section: (1) Applicant. – A person applying for initial licensure as a manufactured home salesperson or set-up contractor. (2) Criminal history. – A history of conviction of a state or federal crime, whether a misdemeanor or felony, […]
143-143.11. License required; application for license. (a) It shall be unlawful for any manufactured home manufacturer, dealer, salesperson, or set-up contractor to engage in business as such in this State without first obtaining a license from the Board for each place of business operated by the licensee, as provided in this Part. The fact that […]
143-143.11A. Notification of change of address, control of ownership, and bankruptcy. (a) Every applicant for a license shall inform the Board of the applicant’s business address. Every licensee shall give written notification to the Board of any change in the licensee’s business address, for whatever reason, within 10 business days after the licensee moves to […]
143-143.11B. Continuing education. (a) The Board may establish programs and requirements of continuing education for licensees, but shall not require licensees to complete more than eight credit hours of continuing education. Before the renewal of a license, a licensee shall present evidence to the Board that the licensee has completed the required number of continuing […]
143-143.12. Bond required. (a) A person licensed as a manufactured home salesperson shall not be required to furnish a bond, but each applicant approved by the Board for license as a manufacturer, dealer, or set-up contractor shall furnish a corporate surety bond, cash bond or fixed value equivalent in the following amounts: (1) For a […]
143-143.13. Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses; civil penalties. (a) A license may be denied, suspended or revoked by the Board on any one or more of the following grounds: (1) Making a material misstatement in application for license. (2) Failing to post an adequate corporate surety bond, cash bond or fixed value equivalent. […]
143-143.14. Hearings; rules. (a) License suspensions, revocations, and renewal refusals are subject to the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (b) If the Board finds that an applicant has not met the requirements for licensure, the Board shall refuse to issue the applicant a license and shall notify the applicant in writing of […]
143-143.15. Set-up requirements. (a) Manufactured homes shall be set up in accordance with the standards adopted by the Commissioner. (b) If a manufactured home is insured against damage caused by windstorm and subsequently sustains windstorm damage that indicates the manufactured home was not set up in the manner required by this section, the insurer issuing […]
143-143.16. Warranties. Each manufacturer, dealer and supplier of manufactured homes shall warrant each new manufactured home sold in this State in accordance with the warranty requirements prescribed by this section for a period of at least 12 months, measured from the date of delivery of the manufactured home to the buyer. The warranty requirements for […]
143-143.17. Presenting claims for warranties and substantial defects. (a) Whenever a claim for warranty service or about a substantial defect is made to a licensee, it shall be handled as provided in this Part. The licensee shall make a record of the name and address of each claimant and the date, substance, and disposition of […]
143-143.18. Warranty service. (a) When a service agreement exists between or among a manufacturer, dealer and supplier to provide warranty service, the agreement shall specify which party is to remedy warranty defects. Every service agreement shall be in writing. Nothing contained in such an agreement shall relieve the responsible party, as provided by this Part, […]
143-143.19. Dealer alterations. (a) No alteration or modification shall be made to a manufactured home by a dealer after shipment from the manufacturer’s plant, unless such alteration or modification is authorized by this Part or the manufacturer. The dealer shall ensure that all authorized alterations and modifications are performed, if so required, by qualified persons […]
143-143.20. Disclosure of manner used in determining length of manufactured homes. In any advertisement or other communication regarding the length of a manufactured home, a manufacturer or dealer shall not include the coupling mechanism in describing the length of the home. (1981, c. 952, s. 2; 2005-451, s. 1.)
143-143.20A. Display of pricing on manufactured homes. (a) If the manufacturer of a manufactured home publishes a manufacturer’s suggested retail price, that price shall be displayed near the front entrance of the manufactured home. (b) Each manufactured home dealer shall prominently display a sign and provide to each buyer a notice, developed by the North […]
143-143.21A. Purchase agreements; buyer cancellations. (a) A purchase agreement for a manufactured home shall include all of the following: (1) A description of the manufactured home and all accessories included in the purchase. (2) The purchase price for the home and all accessories. (3) The amount of deposit or other payment toward or payment of […]
143-143.21B. Dealer cancellation; deposit refund. A dealer shall refund to a buyer the full amount of a deposit on the purchase of a manufactured home if the buyer has fulfilled his obligations under the purchase agreement and the dealer cancels the purchase at any time. (1998-211, s. 37; 2005-451, s. 1.)
143-143.22. Inspection of service records. The Board may inspect the service records of a manufacturer, dealer, supplier or set-up contractor relating to a written warranty claim or complaint made to the Board against the manufacturer, dealer, supplier, or set-up contractor. Every licensee shall send to the Board upon request within 10 days a copy of […]
143-143.23. Other remedies not excluded. Nothing in this Part, rules adopted by the Board, or any action of the Board shall limit any right or remedy available to the buyer or any power or duty of the Attorney General. (1981, c. 952, s. 2; 1987, c. 429, s. 19; 1999-393, s. 1; 2005-451, s. 1.)
143-143.24. Engaging in business without license a Class 1 misdemeanor. If any person shall unlawfully act as a manufactured home manufacturer, dealer, salesperson, or set-up contractor without first obtaining a license from the Board, as provided in this Part, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1985, c. 487, s. 6; 1987, c. […]
