Sec. 12. 10 MRSA §9009, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 642, §19, is amended to read:

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.

Sec. 13. 10 MRSA §9011, sub-§4, ķA, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 725, §2, is amended to read:

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.

Sec. 14. 10 MRSA §9021, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 642, §23, is further amended to read:

1. Licenses required. Any person who engages in the business of manufacturing, brokering, distributing, selling, installing or servicing manufactured housing shall first obtain a