§ 20-25-110 — Warranty

(a) Each manufactured home manufacturer in this state and manufacturers of all new manufactured homes shipped into this state for use in this state shall issue with each new manufactured home a warranty generally in use in the industry warranting the manufactured home to be free from material defects and to be manufactured in a workman-like manner. (b) The warranty shall be to the buyer and shall set forth in writing the following terms: (1) That the manufactured home is free from any substantial defects in material and workmanship; and (2) That the manufacturer shall take appropriate corrective action at the site of the manufactured home in instances of substantial defects in materials or workmanship which become evident after the date of delivery of the manufactured home to the buyer, provided the buyer or his or her transferee gives written notice of the defects to the manufacturer at the manufacturer's business address. The manufacturer shall take such action as deemed necessary by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission under the code. (c) The warranty shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, all other rights and privileges which the buyer may have under any other law or instrument. The manufacturer shall not require the buyer to waive his or her rights under this chapter, and any waiver shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and void.

Legislative History

Acts 1977, No. 419, § 8; 1981, No. 533, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3022.