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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81985</law_id><section_number>36-85.20</section_number><catch_line>Grounds for denying, suspending or revoking license</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>36-85.19</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="36">Housing</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="4.2">Manufactured Housing Licensing and Transaction Recovery Fund Law</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Licensing of Manufactured Housing Industry</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A license may be denied, suspended, or revoked by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> on any one or more of the following grounds: <a id="paragraph-293788" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> <span class="dictionary">Material</span> misstatement in application for license; <a id="paragraph-293789" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Failure to pay required assessment to the Manufactured Housing <span class="dictionary">Recovery Fund</span>; <a id="paragraph-293790" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Engaging in the business of a <span class="dictionary">manufactured home manufacturer</span>, <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, <span class="dictionary">broker</span>, or <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span> without first obtaining a license from the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>; <a id="paragraph-293791" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Failure to comply with the warranty service obligations and claims procedure established by this chapter; <a id="paragraph-293792" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Failure to comply with the <span class="dictionary">set-up</span> and tie-down requirements of the <span class="dictionary">Code</span>; <a id="paragraph-293793" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Having knowingly failed or refused to account for or to pay over moneys or other valuables belonging to others which have come into the <span class="dictionary">regulant</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">possession</span> arising from the <span class="dictionary">sale</span> of <span class="dictionary">manufactured homes</span>; <a id="paragraph-293794" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Use of unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive commercial acts or practices; <a id="paragraph-293795" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Failure to appear before the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> upon due notice or to follow directives of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> issued pursuant to this chapter; <a id="paragraph-293796" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A9" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> Employing unlicensed retail <span class="dictionary">salespersons</span>; <a id="paragraph-293797" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A10" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Knowingly offering for <span class="dictionary">sale</span> the products of <span class="dictionary">manufacturers</span> who are not licensed pursuant to this chapter or <span class="dictionary">selling</span> to <span class="dictionary">dealers</span> not licensed pursuant to this chapter <span class="dictionary">manufactured homes</span> which are to be sold in the Commonwealth to <span class="dictionary">buyers</span> as defined in this chapter; <a id="paragraph-293798" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A11" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> Having had a license revoked, suspended, or denied by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> under this chapter; or having had a license revoked, suspended or denied by a similar entity in another state; or engaging in conduct in another state which conduct, if committed in this Commonwealth, would have been a violation under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-293799" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A12" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> Defrauding any <span class="dictionary">buyer</span>, to the <span class="dictionary">buyer</span>&#x2019;s damage, or any other <span class="dictionary">person</span> in the conduct of the <span class="dictionary">regulant</span>&#x2019;s business; or <a id="paragraph-293800" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A13" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">13.</span> Failure to comply with any provisions of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-293801" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#A13"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may revoke or deny renewal of an existing license or refuse to <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a license to any <span class="dictionary">manufactured home broker</span>, <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, manufacturer or <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span> who is shown to have a <span class="dictionary">substantial identity of interest</span> with a <span class="dictionary">manufactured home broker</span>, <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, or manufacturer whose license has been revoked or not renewed by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-293802" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> whose license is revoked or not renewed by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall not be eligible for a license under any circumstances or under any name, except as provided by regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Powers and duties of Manufactured Housing Board" href="/36-85.18/">36-85.18</a>. <a id="paragraph-293803" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.20/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223; 2008, c. 350.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
