§ 36-85.28 — Limitation on damages; disclosure to buyer

Virginia § 36-85.28

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 36: HOUSING
• Ch. 4.2: MANUFACTURED HOUSING LICENSING AND TRANSACTION RECOVERY FUND LAW
• Art. 1: LICENSING OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY

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A. If a buyer fails to accept delivery of a manufactured home, the manufactured home dealer may retain actual damages according to the following terms:

1. If the manufactured home is a single section unit and is in the dealer's stock and is not specially ordered from the manufacturer for the buyer, the maximum retention shall be $1,000.

2. If the manufactured home is a single section unit and is specially ordered from the manufacturer for the buyer, the maximum retention shall be $2,000.

3. If the manufactured home is larger than a single section unit in the dealer's stock and is not specially ordered for the buyer, the maximum retention shall be $4,000.

4. If the manufactured home is larger than a single section unit and is specially ordered for the buyer from the manufacturer, the maximum retention shall be $7,000.

B. A dealer shall provide a written disclosure to the buyer at the time of the sale of a manufactured home alerting the buyer to the actual damages that may be assessed of the buyer, as listed in subsection A, for failure to take delivery of the manufactured home as purchased.

Legislative History

1991, c. 555; 1992, c. 223; 2009, cc. 141, 579; 2010, c. 167.