CHAPTER 344

S.P. 525 - L.D. 1509

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Manufactured Housing

Board

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9002, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1981, c. 152, §2, is amended to read:

2. Dealer. "Dealer" means any a person engaged in the retail selling or offering for sale, offering for sale, brokering or distribution of manufactured homes, primarily to a person who, in good faith, purchases these homes for purposes other than resale housing to a licensed dealer, developer dealer or consumer.

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9002, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

2-A.__Developer dealer.__"Developer dealer" means a person who purchases state-certified manufactured housing from a licensed manufacturer or dealer for placement on property owned by the developer dealer and who offers the manufactured housing for sale to the initial purchaser of the manufactured housing.__The developer dealer may not install such manufactured housing but may contract with the manufacturer or dealer for the installation of such manufactured housing.

Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §9002, sub-§6-A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 642, §9, is amended to read: