(1) Prior to the
sale of a Class B used manufactured home to a consumer, the retailer shall:
(a) Require the consumer to sign a statement,
to which an exact copy of the checklist fastened on the home is attached
including.
1. The retailer's name and
address;
2. The date of
sale;
3. The following wording in
boldface type (whichever is appropriate):
"THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS HOME DOES NOT COMPLY
WITH THE USED MANUFACTURED HOME SAFETY STANDARDS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 0780-2-8
OFTHERULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.''
OR
''THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS HOME HAS NOT BEEN
INSPECTED BY THE REATILER; THAT IT MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR OCCUPANCY IN ITS PRESENT
CONDITION; AND THAT THE RETAILER DOES NOT RECOMMEND IT FOR OCCUPANCY.''
4. The consumer's
signature.
(b) Give a
copy of the statement and attached checklist to the consumer; and
(c) Retain a copy of the statement with the
permanent sales record of the unit.
(2) If, prior to delivery of a used
manufactured home designated as ''Class B'' to a consumer, a retailer corrects
or causes to be corrected any noncompliances with the safety standards
established in rule 0780-2-8-.02, the retailer shall:
(a) Remove the safety standards checklist
from the home;
(b) Fill out a new
checklist to reflect the present type and condition of the home;
(c) Fasten the new checklist to the home in
the same location; and
(d) Maintain
a record of all corrective action taken.
Notes
Tenn. Comp. R.
& Regs.
0780-02-08-.04
Original rule filed
September 17, 1986; effective November 1, 1986. Amendment filed March 12, 2004;
effective May 26, 2004.
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง
68-126-202,
68-126-210, and 68-126-405.
