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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 555 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 223; in 1995, chapter 33<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 331<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":209093,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69175,"identifier":"36-85.17","token":"36\/4.2\/1\/36-85.17","url":"\/36-85.17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-85.17\/","token":"36\/4.2\/1\/36-85.17","dublin_core":{"Title":"Manufactured Housing Board created; membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-85.17","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby created the Virginia Manufactured Housing Board<\/span> within the Department<\/span> of Housing and Community Development. The Board<\/span> shall be composed of nine members, eight of whom shall be nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly and one of whom shall be the Director<\/span>, who shall serve ex officio. The appointed members shall include two manufactured home manufacturers<\/span>, two manufactured home dealers<\/span>, and four members representing the public who have knowledge of the industry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall elect from its members a chairman and a vice-chairman for terms of two years. The members of the Board<\/span> shall serve for terms of four years. In the event of any vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a replacement to serve the unexpired term. The ex officio member shall serve a term coincident with his term of office. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever two members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No member of the Board<\/span> shall participate in any proceeding before the Board<\/span> involving that member’s own business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD CREATED; MEMBERSHIP (\u00a7 36-85.17)\n\nA. There is hereby created the Virginia Manufactured Housing Board within the\nDepartment of Housing and Community Development. The Board shall be composed of\nnine members, eight of whom shall be nonlegislative citizen members appointed by\nthe Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly and one of whom\nshall be the Director, who shall serve ex officio. The appointed members shall\ninclude two manufactured home manufacturers, two manufactured home dealers, and\nfour members representing the public who have knowledge of the industry.\n\nB. The Board shall elect from its members a chairman and a vice-chairman for\nterms of two years. The members of the Board shall serve for terms of four\nyears. In the event of any vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a replacement to\nserve the unexpired term. The ex officio member shall serve a term coincident\nwith his term of office. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or\nwhenever two members so request.\n\nC. No member of the Board shall participate in any proceeding before the Board\ninvolving that member’s own business.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223; 1995, c. 33; 2016, c. 331.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}