Mobile home manufacturers and mobile home dealers who sell mobile
homes to be assembled on site and used as residences in this
state shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) No new manufactured home may be sold unless the
purchaser is provided with a manufacturer's written warranty for
construction of the home in compliance with the Magnuson-Moss
Warranty Act (88 Stat. 2183; 15 U.S.C. Sec. 47 et seq.; 15 U.S.C.
Sec. 2301 et seq.).
(2) No new manufactured home may be sold unless the
purchaser is provided with a dealer's written warranty for all
installation services performed by the dealer.
(3) The warranties required by subsections (1) and (2) of
this section shall be valid for a minimum of one year measured
from the date of delivery and shall not be invalidated by resale
by the original purchaser to a subsequent purchaser or by the
certificate of ownership being eliminated or not issued as
described in chapter 65.20 RCW. Copies of the warranties shall
be given to the purchaser upon signing a purchase agreement and
shall include an explanation of remedies available to the
purchaser under state and federal law for breach of warranty, the
name and address of the federal department of housing and urban
development and the state departments of licensing and labor and
industries, and a brief description of the duties of these
agencies concerning mobile homes.
(4) Warranty service shall be completed within forty-five
days after the owner gives written notice of the defect unless
there is a bona fide dispute between the parties. Warranty
service for a defect affecting health or safety shall be
completed within seventy-two hours of receipt of written notice. Warranty service shall be performed on site and a written work
order describing labor performed and parts used shall be
completed and signed by the service agent and the owner. If the
owner's signature cannot be obtained, the reasons shall be
described on the work order. Work orders shall be retained by
the dealer or manufacturer for a period of three years.
(5) Before delivery of possession of the home to the
purchaser, an inspection shall be performed by the dealer or his
or her agent and by the purchaser or his or her agent which shall
include a test of all systems of the home to insure proper
operation, unless such systems test is delayed pursuant to this
subsection. At the time of the inspection, the purchaser shall
be given copies of all documents required by state or federal
agencies to be supplied by the manufacturer with the home which
have not previously been provided as required under subsection
(3) of this section, and the dealer shall complete any required
purchaser information card and forward the card to the
manufacturer. A purchaser is deemed to have taken delivery of
the manufactured home when all three of the following events have
occurred: (a) The contractual obligations between the purchaser
and the seller have been met; (b) the inspection of the home is
completed; and (c) the systems test of the home has been
completed subsequent to the installation of the home, or fifteen
days has elapsed since the transport of the home to the site
where it will be installed, whichever is earlier. Occupancy of
the manufactured home shall only occur after the systems test has
occurred and all required utility connections have been approved
after inspection.
(6) Manufacturer and dealer advertising which states the
dimensions of a home shall not include the length of the draw bar
assembly in a listed dimension, and shall state the square
footage of the actual floor area.
[1994 c 284 § 11; 1989 c 343 § 22; 1981 c 304 § 36.]
NOTES:
Severability -- Effective date -- 1994 c 284: See RCW 43.22A.900 and 43.22A.901.
Severability -- Effective date -- 1989 c 343: See RCW 65.20.940 and 65.20.950.
Severability -- 1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.
Manufactured home installation and warranty service: RCW 43.22.440, 43.22.442.
Manufactured home safety and construction standards, inspections, etc.: RCW 43.22.431 through 43.22.434.