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20-25-113. Purchase agreement and consumer disclosure.
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20-25-113. Purchase agreement and consumer disclosure.
(a)(1) All manufactured home retailers shall be required to provide a written purchase agreement to the purchaser of each new manufactured home sold in the State of Arkansas.
(2) Each written purchase agreement issued by a manufactured home retailer upon the purchase of a new manufactured home shall include, but not be limited to:
(A) The make, model, and gross purchase price of the new manufactured home;
(B) Options or material upgrades which influence the purchase price of the new manufactured home;
(C) Transportation and delivery arrangements, if applicable; and
(D) Installation, set-up, and anchoring arrangements, if applicable.
(3) A knowing violation of this subsection shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., and shall be subject to all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq. This section shall not create a private right of action, but this section shall not preclude any new manufactured home purchaser from availing himself or herself of other legal or administrative remedies provided by other laws.
(b)(1) All manufactured home retailers shall be required to provide a consumer disclosure to the purchaser of each manufactured home sold in the State of Arkansas.
(2) Each consumer disclosure issued by a manufactured home retailer before the completion of purchase of a manufactured home shall include the following information, as applicable:
(A) A statement that the manufactured home will be required to comply with state requirements for installation;
(B) Notice that the manufactured home may also be required to comply with
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-25-113
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20-25-113. Purchase agreement and consumer disclosure.
(a)(1) All manufactured home retailers shall be required to provide a written purchase agreement to the purchaser of each new manufactured home sold in the State of Arkansas.
(2) Each written purchase agreement issued by a manufactured home retailer upon the purchase of a new manufactured home shall include, but not be limited to:
(A) The make, model, and gross purchase price of the new manufactured home;
(B) Options or material upgrades which influence the purchase price of the new manufactured home;
(C) Transportation and delivery arrangements, if applicable; and
(D) Installation, set-up, and anchoring arrangements, if applicable.
(3) A knowing violation of this subsection shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., and shall be subject to all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq. This section shall not create a private right of action, but this section shall not preclude any new manufactured home purchaser from availing himself or herself of other legal or administrative remedies provided by other laws.
(b)(1) All manufactured home retailers shall be required to provide a consumer disclosure to the purchaser of each manufactured home sold in the State of Arkansas.
(2) Each consumer disclosure issued by a manufactured home retailer before the completion of purchase of a manufactured home shall include the following information, as applicable:
(A) A statement that the manufactured home will be required to comply with state requirements for installation;
(B) Notice that the manufactured home may also be required to comply with additional state and local requirements not addressed in the state requirements for installation, such as zoning and connection to required utilities;
(C) That additional information regarding the construction and installation standards is available from the retailer, the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission, or the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(D) That inspection for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements may involve additional costs to the purchaser; and
(E) A recommendation that any manufactured home installed after its original purchase and installation should be inspected upon reinstallation.
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4-88-101. Applicability of chapter.
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) Advertising or practices which are subject to and which comply with any rule, order, or statute administered by the Federal Trade Commission;
(2) Broadcasters, printers, publishers, and other persons engaging in the dissemination of information who do not have actual knowledge of the intent, design, purpose, or deceptive nature of the advertising or practice;
(3) Actions or transactions specifically permitted under laws administered by the Insurance Commissioner, the Securities Commissioner, the State Highway Commission, the Bank Commissioner, or other regulatory body or officer acting under statutory authority of this state or the United States, unless a director of these divisions specifically requests the Attorney General to implement the powers of this chapter; or
(4) Actions or transactions of a public utility which have been authorized by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, a municipal authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, or other regulatory body or officer acting under statutory authority of the United States.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-88-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-88-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.