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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56241</law_id><section_number>36-85.24</section_number><catch_line>Presenting claims for warranties and defects</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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><p>Whenever a claim for a warranty service or about a <span class="dictionary">defect</span> is made to a <span class="dictionary">regulant</span>, it shall be handled as provided by this chapter. A record shall be made of the name and address of each <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> and the date, substance, and <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> of each claim about a <span class="dictionary">defect</span>. The <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> may request that a claim be made in writing, but nevertheless shall record it as provided above, and may not delay service pending receipt of the written claim.
		When the <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> notified is not the <span class="dictionary">responsible party</span>, he shall, in writing, immediately notify the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> of that <span class="dictionary">fact</span>, and shall also, in writing, immediately notify the <span class="dictionary">responsible party</span> of the claim. When a <span class="dictionary">responsible party</span> is asked to remedy <span class="dictionary">defects</span>, such party may not fail to remedy those <span class="dictionary">defects</span> because another <span class="dictionary">responsible party</span> may also be responsible. Nothing herein shall prevent a <span class="dictionary">responsible party</span> from obtaining compensation by way of contribution or subrogation from another <span class="dictionary">responsible party</span> in accordance with any other provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span> or <span class="dictionary">contract</span>.
		Within the time limits provided in this chapter, the <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> shall either resolve the claim or determine that it is not justified. At any time a <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> determines that a claim for service is not justified in whole or part, he shall immediately notify the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> in writing that the claim or part of the claim is rejected and why, and shall inform the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> that he is entitled to complain to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. The complete mailing address of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall be provided in the notice. Within five working days of receipt of a complaint, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall send a complete copy thereof to the <span class="dictionary">Director</span>.</p></section></text><history>1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
