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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 1994, chapter 671<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 350<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81985,"section_number":"36-85.20","catch_line":"Grounds for denying, suspending or revoking license","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-85.20\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209097,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73233,"identifier":"36-85.18","token":"36\/4.2\/1\/36-85.18","url":"\/36-85.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-85.18\/","token":"36\/4.2\/1\/36-85.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Manufactured Housing Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-85.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Manufactured Housing Board<\/span> shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To issue<\/span> licenses to manufacturers<\/span>, dealers<\/span>, brokers<\/span>, and salespersons<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To require that an adequate recovery fund<\/span> be established for all regulants<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To receive and resolve complaints from buyers<\/span> of manufactured homes<\/span> and from persons<\/span> in the manufactured housing industry; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to the licensure of manufactured home brokers<\/span>, dealers<\/span>, manufacturers<\/span>, and salespersons<\/span> and the relicensure of manufactured home brokers<\/span>, dealers<\/span>, manufacturers<\/span>, or salespersons<\/span> after license revocation<\/span> or nonrenewal; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To make case decisions in accordance with the Administrative Process Act as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To levy<\/span> and collect fees that are sufficient to cover the expenses for the administration of this chapter by the Board<\/span> and the Department<\/span>. Such fees may be levied and collected on a per unit sold basis, a percentage basis, an annual per dealer<\/span> basis, or a combination thereof. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD (\u00a7 36-85.18)\n\nThe Virginia Manufactured Housing Board shall have the following powers and\nduties:\n\n1. To issue licenses to manufacturers, dealers, brokers, and salespersons;\n\n2. To require that an adequate recovery fund be established for all regulants;\n\n3. To receive and resolve complaints from buyers of manufactured homes and from\npersons in the manufactured housing industry;\n\n4. To promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act\n(§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this\nchapter, including but not limited to the licensure of manufactured home\nbrokers, dealers, manufacturers, and salespersons and the relicensure of\nmanufactured home brokers, dealers, manufacturers, or salespersons after license\nrevocation or nonrenewal;\n\n5. To make case decisions in accordance with the Administrative Process Act as\nare necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and\n\n6. To levy and collect fees that are sufficient to cover the expenses for the\nadministration of this chapter by the Board and the Department. Such fees may be\nlevied and collected on a per unit sold basis, a percentage basis, an annual per\ndealer basis, or a combination thereof.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223; 1994, c. 671; 2008, c. 350.","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}}