§ 36-85.28 Limitation on damages; disclosure to buyer
A. If a buyer fails to accept delivery of a manufactured home, the manufactured home dealer may retain actual damages 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 $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 $2,000.
3. If the manufactured home is larger than a single section unit in the dealer’s stock and is not specially ordered for the buyer, the maximum retention shall be $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, as listed in subsection A, for failure to take delivery of the manufactured home as purchased.
History
This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 555 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 223; in 2009, chapters 141 and 579; in 2010, chapter 167.
1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223; 2009, cc. 141, 579; 2010, c. 167.