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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59631</law_id><section_number>36-85.32</section_number><catch_line>Recovery from fund generally</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="2">Virginia Manufactured Housing Transaction Recovery Fund</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who suffers any loss or damage by any act of a <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> that constitutes a violation of this chapter shall have the right to institute an action to recover from the <span class="dictionary">recovery fund</span>.
		Upon a <span class="dictionary">finding</span> by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> that a violation has occurred, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall direct the responsible <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span>, <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, <span class="dictionary">broker</span>, or <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span> to pay the awarded amount to the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span>. If such amount is not paid within thirty days following receipt of the written decision of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and no <span class="dictionary">appeal</span> has been filed in <span class="dictionary">court</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall, upon request of the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span>, pay from the <span class="dictionary">recovery fund</span> the amount of the award to the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> provided that:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The maximum claim of one <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> against the fund because of a single or multiple violations by one or more <span class="dictionary">regulants</span> shall be limited to $40,000; <a id="paragraph-218399" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.32/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The fund balance is sufficient to pay the award; <a id="paragraph-218400" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.32/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> has assigned the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> all rights and claims against the <span class="dictionary">regulant</span>; and <a id="paragraph-218401" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.32/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> agrees to subrogate to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> all rights of the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> to the extent of payment.
			The aggregate of claims against the fund for violations by any one <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> shall be limited by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> to $75,000 per <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span>, $35,000 per <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, $35,000 per <span class="dictionary">broker</span>, and $25,000 per <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span> during any license period. If a claim has been made against the fund, and the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> has reason to believe there may be additional claims against the fund from other transactions involving the same <span class="dictionary">regulant</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may withhold any payments from the fund involving such <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> for a period of not more than one year from the date on which the <span class="dictionary">claimant</span> is approved by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> for an award from the fund. After this one-year period, if the aggregate of claims against the <span class="dictionary">regulant</span> exceeds the above limitations, said amount shall be prorated by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> among the <span class="dictionary">claimants</span> and paid from the fund in proportion to the amounts of their awards remaining unpaid.
			The amount of <span class="dictionary">damages</span> awarded by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall be limited to actual, compensatory <span class="dictionary">damages</span> and shall not include attorney&#x2019;s fees for representation before the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-218402" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/36-85.32/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223; 1994, c. 671; 2009, cc. 141, 579.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
