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42 U.S.C. § 5415 — Certification by manufacturer of conformity of manufactured home with standards; form and placement of certification
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Every manufacturer of manufactured homes shall furnish to the distributor or retailer at the time of delivery of each such manufactured home produced by such manufacturer certification that such manufactured home conforms to all applicable Federal construction and safety standards. Such certification shall be in the form of a label or tag permanently affixed to each such manufactured home.
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Every manufacturer of manufactured homes shall furnish to the distributor or retailer at the time of delivery of each such manufactured home produced by such manufacturer certification that such manufactured home conforms to all applicable Federal construction and safety standards. Such certification shall be in the form of a label or tag permanently affixed to each such manufactured home.
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds that—
(1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in meeting the housing needs of the Nation; and
(2) manufactured homes provide a significant resource for affordable homeownership and rental housing accessible to all Americans.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to protect the quality, durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured homes;
(2) to facilitate the availability of affordable manufactured homes and to increase homeownership for all Americans;
(3) to provide for the establishment of practical, uniform, and, to the extent possible, performance-based Federal construction standards for manufactured homes;
(4) to encourage innovative and cost-effective construction techniques for manufactured homes;
(5) to protect residents of manufactured homes with respect to personal injuries and the amount of insurance costs and property damages in manufactured housing, consistent with the other purposes of this section;
(6) to establish a balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes and related regulations for the enforcement of such standards;
(7) to ensure uniform and effective enforcement of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes; and
(8) to ensure that the public interest in, and need for, affordable manufactured housing is duly considered in all determinations relating to the Federal standards and their enforcement.
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The Act of May 26, 1942, ch. 319, 56 Stat. 301, may be cited as the “National Housing Act Amendments of 1942”.
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**(a)** This section applies, according to the provisions thereof, except to the extent that there is involved—
(1) a military or foreign affairs function of the United States; or
(2) a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.
**(b)** General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register, unless persons subject thereto are named and either personally served or otherwise have actual notice thereof in accordance with law. The notice shall include—
(1) a statement of the time, place, and nature of public rule making proceedings;
(2) reference to the legal authority under which the rule is proposed;
(3) either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved; and
(4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 ([44 U.S.C. 3501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim) note) (commonly known as regulations.gov).
Except when notice or hearing is required by statute, this subsection does not apply—
(A) to interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice; or
(B) when the agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefor in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.
**(c)** After notice required by this section, the agency shall give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making through subm
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**(a)**
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any loan to a veteran eligible for the housing loan benefits of this chapter, if made pursuant to the provisions of this section, may be guaranteed if such loan is for one of the following purposes:
(A) To purchase a lot on which to place a manufactured home already owned by the veteran.
(B) To purchase a single-wide manufactured home.
(C) To purchase a single-wide manufactured home and a lot on which to place such home.
(D) To purchase a double-wide manufactured home.
(E) To purchase a double-wide manufactured home and a lot on which to place such home.
(F) To refinance in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection an existing loan guaranteed, insured, or made under this section.
(G) To refinance in accordance with paragraph (5) of this subsection an existing loan that was made for the purchase of, and that is secured by, a manufactured home and to purchase a lot on which such manufactured home is or will be placed.
(2) A loan for any of the purposes described in paragraph (1) of this subsection (other than the refinancing under clause (F) of such paragraph of an existing loan) may include an amount determined by the Secretary to be appropriate to cover the cost of necessary preparation of a lot already owned or to be acquired by the veteran, including the costs of installing utility connections and sanitary facilities, of paving, and of constructing a suitable pad for the manufactured home.
(3) Any loan made for the purposes described in clause (C), (E), or (G) of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered as part of one loan. The transaction may be evidenced by a single loan instrument or by separate loan instruments for (A) that portion of the loan which finances
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Nothing in this chapter supersedes any provision of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 [[42 U.S.C. 5401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. No design, construction method, practice, technology, material, mitigation methodology, or hazard reduction measure of any kind developed under this chapter shall be required for a home certified under section 616 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 ([42 U.S.C. 5415](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5415&num=0&edition=prelim)), pursuant to standards issued under such Act, without being subject to the consensus development process and rulemaking procedures of that Act.
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**(a)** No person shall—
(1) make use of any means of transportation or communication affecting interstate or foreign commerce or the mails to manufacture for sale, lease, sell, offer for sale or lease, or introduce or deliver, or import into the United States, any manufactured home which is manufactured on or after the effective date of any applicable Federal manufactured home construction and safety standard under this chapter and which does not comply with such standard, except as provided in subsection (b), where such manufacture, lease, sale, offer for sale or lease, introduction, delivery, or importation affects commerce;
(2) fail or refuse to permit access to or copying of records, or fail to make reports or provide information, or fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection, as required under [section 5413 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5413&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) fail to furnish notification of any defect as required by [section 5414 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5414&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) fail to issue a certification required by [section 5415 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5415&num=0&edition=prelim), or issue a certification to the effect that a manufactured home conforms to all applicable Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards, if such person in the exercise of due care has reason to know that such certification is false or misleading in a material respect;
(5) fail to comply with a final order issued by the Secretary under this chapter;
(6) issue a certification pursuant to subsection (h) of [section 5403 of this title](https://uscode.house.go
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5415
Subsecs. (d), (f). Pub. L. 106–569, § 603(b)(3)(C), sub-
stituted ‘‘retailers’’ for ‘‘dealers ’’.
1980—Subsecs. (a) to (i). Pub. L. 96–399 substituted
‘‘manufactured home’’ for ‘‘mobile home’’ wherever ap-
pearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–569 effective Dec. 27, 2000,
except that amendment has no effect on any order or
interpretative bulletin issued under this chapter and
published as a proposed rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 on
or before Dec. 27, 2000, see section 612 of Pub. L. 106–569,
set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective upon the expiration of 180 days fol-
lowing Aug. 22, 1974, see section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383,
set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.
§ 5415. Certification by manufacturer of con-
formity of manufactured home with stand-
ards; form and placement of certification
Every manufacturer of manufactured homes
shall furnish to the distributor or retailer at the
time of delivery of each such manufactured
home produced by such manufacturer certifi-
cation that such manufactured home conforms
to all applicable Federal construction and safety
standards. Such certification shall be in the
form of a label or tag permanently affixed to
each such manufactured home.
(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 616, Aug. 22, 1974, 88
Stat. 711; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct.
8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 97–35, title III,
§ 339B(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 417; Pub. L.
106–569, title VI, § 603(b)(4), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat.
2999.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
References to ‘‘mobile homes’’, wherever appearing in
text, changed to ‘‘manufactured homes’’
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