S.C. Code Regs. § 79-14 - Responsibility of Retail Dealer for Test Inspections and Other Items
A. The retail
dealer shall inspect every new manufactured home upon delivery from a
manufacturer to determine if the home fails to conform to the Standards or
contains an imminent safety hazard. Whenever a retail dealer finds a
noncompliance or an imminent safety hazard in a manufactured home, the retail
dealer shall contact the manufacturer, provide full information concerning the
problem, and request appropriate action by the manufacturer. The retail dealer
shall also notify the Department in writing that a manufactured home has been
delivered by the manufacturer with a nonconformance or an imminent safety
hazard. No retail dealer may sell a new manufactured home if it contains a
failure to conform or an imminent safety hazard.
B. The retail dealer shall inspect every new
manufactured home prior to selling to determine that all items of furniture,
appliances, fixtures and devices are not damaged and are in place.
C. The retail dealer is responsible for
making sure the installation and anchoring of all manufactured homes it sells
meets the manufacturer's installation requirements and/or the minimum
installation requirements as prescribed in these Regulations except as
described in paragraph (D) below. If a retail dealer contracts or subcontracts
the installation to a licensed installer, the installer or contractor will be
responsible for all work it performs. Transportation of the manufactured home
from the retail dealer's lot to the stand may be performed by a mover, employed
or contracted by the retail dealer, or by an installer. When a mover employed
or contracted by the retail dealer transports a manufactured home, the retail
dealer will be responsible for any and all damage incurred to the home during
the move. When an installer or contractor transports a manufactured home, the
installer or contractor will be responsible for any and all damage incurred to
the home during the move.
D. If the
consumer elects not to contract with a retail dealer for the installation and
anchoring services, upon signing of a waiver by the consumer, the retail dealer
shall be released from this responsibility.
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