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the repairs are or were necessary to correct or prevent an imminent | threat to health or safety or to the structure of the manufactured | housing. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 10051, the board may | also revoke or suspend the license of the manufacturer or, | manufacturer's agent, dealer, developer dealer or both any | combination thereof to prevent any future threat to public health | or safety. This subsection applies to any new manufactured housing | that is sold to a consumer after January 1, 1993. |
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| | Sec. 12. 10 MRSA §9009, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 642, §19, is | amended to read: |
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| | 4. Remedies for installation defects. The board staff shall | investigate all complaints made to the board of noncompliance | with or violation of chapter 213 or a warranty applicable to the | installation of manufactured housing. If the board finds, after | hearing, that the installation of manufactured housing poses a | threat to public health or safety or does not comply with the | board's installation standards, chapter 213 or any applicable | warranty, the board may order the installer to take appropriate | corrective action. Corrective action may include, but is not | limited to, reimbursing consumers for repairs that are covered by | warranty and made by the consumer if the consumer notifies the | installer or mechanic in writing of the defect within a | reasonable time prior to undertaking the repairs and the board | finds that the repairs are or were necessary to correct or | prevent an imminent threat to health or safety or to the | structure of manufactured housing. Notwithstanding Title 5, | section 10051, the board may also revoke or suspend the | installer's or mechanic's license to install manufactured housing | to prevent any future threat to the public health or safety. | This subsection applies to any new manufactured housing that is | sold to a consumer after January 1, 1993. |
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| | Sec. 13. 10 MRSA §9011, sub-§4, ķA, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 725, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| A. A person damaged as a result of a violation of this | chapter also has a cause of action in court against the | person responsible for the manufacture, brokering, | distribution, sale, lease, installation or service, and the | court may award appropriate damages and cost for litigation | in its judgment. |
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| | Sec. 14. 10 MRSA §9021, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 642, §23, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Licenses required. Any person who engages in the business | of manufacturing, brokering, distributing, selling, installing or | servicing manufactured housing shall first obtain a |
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