Virginia Regulatory Town Hall

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Manufactured Housing Licensing Transaction Recovery Fund ...
Stage: Fast-Track
 
13VAC6-20-400 Limitation on damages retained by dealer; disclosure to buyer

A. If a buyer fails to accept delivery of a manufactured home, the dealer may retain actual damages from the buyer's deposit according to the following terms:

1. If the manufactured home is a single section unit and is in the dealer's stock and is not specially ordered from the manufacturer for the buyer, the maximum retention shall be $500 $1,000.

2. If the manufactured home is a single section unit and is specially ordered from the manufacturer for the buyer, the maximum retention shall be $1,000 $2,000.

3. If the manufactured home is a multi-section home (two or more sections) larger than a single section unit in the dealer's stock and is not specially ordered from the manufacturer for the buyer, the maximum retention shall be $5,000 $4,000.

4. If the manufactured home is larger than a single section unit and is specially ordered for the buyer from the manufacturer, the maximum retention shall be $7,000.

B. A dealer shall provide a written disclosure to the buyer at the time of the sale of a manufactured home alerting the buyer to the actual damages that may be assessed of the buyer by the dealer, as listed in subsection A of this section, for failure to take delivery of the manufactured home as purchased.

13VAC6-20-450 Payment of damages; limitations; conditions

A. If a regulant has not paid the awarded amount within 30 days as provided in 13VAC6-20-430 or filed an appeal to the circuit court as provided in 13VAC6-20-440, the board shall, upon request of the claimant pay the awarded amount to the claimant from the recovery fund under the following conditions:

1. The maximum claim of one claimant against the fund because of a single violation or multiple violations by one regulant or more regulants shall be limited to $20,000 $40,000;

2. The fund balance is sufficient to pay the awarded amount;

3. The claimant has assigned the board all rights and claims against the regulant; and

4. The claimant agrees to subrogate to the board all rights of the claimant to the extent of payment.

B. The aggregate amount of claims paid from the fund for violations by any one regulant during any license period shall be as follows:

1. For a manufacturer -- $75,000.

2. For a dealer -- $35,000.

3. For a broker -- $35,000.

4. For a salesperson -- $25,000.

C. If the board has reason to believe there may be additional claims against the fund from other transactions by the same regulant, the board may withhold any payments, involving that regulant, from the fund for a period of not more than one year from the date the board approved the original claimant's award. After this one-year period, if the aggregate of claims against the same regulant exceeds the limitations of this section, the aggregate amount shall be prorated by the board among the claimants and paid from the fund in proportion to the amounts of their awards remaining unpaid.

D. The amount of damages awarded by the board shall be limited to actual, compensatory damages and shall not include attorney fees for representation before the board.