HB 1557 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1557
AN ACT relative to enforcement of modular building standards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Buco, Carr 1; Rep. Merrow, Carr 3
This bill requires persons who sell or lease modular buildings to provide the consumer with written notice of the complaint procedures. It also requires the dealer to provide the retail buyer of a presite or prefabricated home with a copy of the manufacturer’s warranty.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2100
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to enforcement of modular building standards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Notice of Complaint Procedures. Amend RSA 205-C by inserting after section 3 the following new section:
205-C:3-a Notice of Complaint Procedures. Any person who sells or leases a modular building or building component in this state shall provide the consumer with written notice of the complaint procedures, adopted by rule under RSA 205-C:4, IV, and contact information for the modular building inspector or other person authorized by the department to receive complaints.
2 Warranty on Presite and Prefabricated Homes. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 205-B:2 to read as follows:
205-B:2 Manufacturer’s Warranty. No person shall sell at retail a new prefabricated or presite built home in this state without a written manufacturer’s warranty to the buyer which shall be presented to the retail customer and which shall include the following terms:
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.