{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/36-85.26.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/36-85.26.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/36-85.26.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/36-85.26.html"}],"law_id":76337,"edition_id":1,"section_id":76337,"structure_id":13322,"section_number":"36-85.26","catch_line":"Dealer alterations","history":"1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223.","full_text":"A\n\nNo alteration or modification shall be made to a manufactured home by a dealer after shipment from the manufacturer’s plant, unless such alteration or modification is authorized by this chapter or the manufacturer. The dealer shall ensure that all authorized alterations and modifications are performed, if so required, by qualified persons as defined in subsection D. An unauthorized alteration or modification performed by a dealer or his agent or employee shall place primary warranty responsibility for the altered or modified item upon the dealer. If the manufacturer fulfills or is required to fulfill the warranty on the altered or modified item, he shall be entitled to recover damages in the amount of his cost and attorney’s fee from the dealer.B\n\nAn unauthorized alteration or modification of a manufactured home by the owner or his agent shall relieve the manufacturer of responsibility to remedy defects caused by such alterations or modifications. A statement to this effect, together with a warning specifying those alterations or modifications which should be performed only by qualified personnel in order to preserve warranty protection, shall be displayed clearly and conspicuously on the face of the warranty. Failure to display such statement shall result in the manufacturer being responsible for the warranty.C\n\nThe Board is authorized to promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) which define the alterations or modifications which must be made by qualified personnel in accordance with the applicable standards of the Code. The Board may require qualified personnel for those alterations and modifications which could impair the structural integrity or safety of the manufactured home.D\n\nIn order to be designated as a person qualified to alter or modify a manufactured home, a person shall comply with state licensing or competency requirements in skills relevant to performing alterations or modifications on manufactured homes.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":274034,"text":"No alteration or modification shall be made to a manufactured home by a dealer after shipment from the manufacturer’s plant, unless such alteration or modification is authorized by this chapter or the manufacturer. The dealer shall ensure that all authorized alterations and modifications are performed, if so required, by qualified persons as defined in subsection D. 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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1992, chapter 223.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76337,"identifier":"36-85.26","token":"36\/4.2\/1\/36-85.26","url":"\/36-85.26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-85.26\/","token":"36\/4.2\/1\/36-85.26","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dealer alterations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-85.26","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No alteration or modification shall be made to a manufactured home<\/span> by a dealer<\/span> after shipment from the manufacturer<\/span>’s plant, unless such alteration or modification is authorized by this chapter or the manufacturer<\/span>. The dealer<\/span> shall ensure that all authorized alterations and modifications are performed, if so required, by qualified persons<\/span> as defined in subsection D. An unauthorized alteration or modification performed by a dealer<\/span> or his agent or employee shall place primary warranty responsibility for the altered or modified item upon the dealer<\/span>. If the manufacturer<\/span> fulfills or is required to fulfill the warranty on the altered or modified item, he shall be entitled to recover damages<\/span> in the amount of his cost and attorney’s fee from the dealer<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An unauthorized alteration or modification of a manufactured home<\/span> by the owner or his agent shall relieve the manufacturer<\/span> of responsibility to remedy defects<\/span> caused by such alterations or modifications. A statement to this effect, together with a warning specifying those alterations or modifications which should be performed only by qualified personnel in order<\/span> to preserve warranty protection, shall be displayed clearly and conspicuously on the face of the warranty. Failure to display such statement shall result in the manufacturer<\/span> being responsible for the warranty. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> is authorized to promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) which define the alterations or modifications which must be made by qualified personnel in accordance with the applicable standards of the Code<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may require qualified personnel for those alterations and modifications which could impair the structural integrity or safety of the manufactured home<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In order<\/span> to be designated as a person<\/span> qualified to alter or modify a manufactured home<\/span>, a person<\/span> shall comply with state licensing or competency requirements in skills relevant to performing alterations or modifications on manufactured homes<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEALER ALTERATIONS (\u00a7 36-85.26)\n\nA. No alteration or modification shall be made to a manufactured home by a\ndealer after shipment from the manufacturer’s plant, unless such\nalteration or modification is authorized by this chapter or the manufacturer.\nThe dealer shall ensure that all authorized alterations and modifications are\nperformed, if so required, by qualified persons as defined in subsection D. An\nunauthorized alteration or modification performed by a dealer or his agent or\nemployee shall place primary warranty responsibility for the altered or modified\nitem upon the dealer. If the manufacturer fulfills or is required to fulfill the\nwarranty on the altered or modified item, he shall be entitled to recover\ndamages in the amount of his cost and attorney’s fee from the dealer.\n\nB. An unauthorized alteration or modification of a manufactured home by the\nowner or his agent shall relieve the manufacturer of responsibility to remedy\ndefects caused by such alterations or modifications. A statement to this effect,\ntogether with a warning specifying those alterations or modifications which\nshould be performed only by qualified personnel in order to preserve warranty\nprotection, shall be displayed clearly and conspicuously on the face of the\nwarranty. Failure to display such statement shall result in the manufacturer\nbeing responsible for the warranty.\n\nC. The Board is authorized to promulgate regulations in accordance with the\nAdministrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) which define the\nalterations or modifications which must be made by qualified personnel in\naccordance with the applicable standards of the Code. The Board may require\nqualified personnel for those alterations and modifications which could impair\nthe structural integrity or safety of the manufactured home.\n\nD. In order to be designated as a person qualified to alter or modify a\nmanufactured home, a person shall comply with state licensing or competency\nrequirements in skills relevant to performing alterations or modifications on\nmanufactured homes.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223.","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}}