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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| | Sec. 24. 10 MRSA §9045, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, | c. 391, §6, is amended to read: |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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| §9046. Complaint investigation |
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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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