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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 70 — Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards

§ 5415. Certification by manufacturer of conformity of manufactured home with standards; form and placement of certification

Statutory text

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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

    Pub. L. 93–383 title VI § 616 · 88 Stat. 634

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5415

    Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 616, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 711

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 616, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 711

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 616. certification of conformity with construction and safety standards Every manufacturer of mobile homes shall furnish to the 42 USC 5415. distributor or dealer at the time of delivery of each such mobile home produced by such manufacturer certification that such mobile 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 mobile home.

  2. Housing and Community Development Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–399 title III § 308(c)(4) · 94 Stat. 1614

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5415

    Pub. L. 96–399 substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 96–399 substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is amended by striking out “Mobile Home” each place it 42 USC 5401. appears, other than in section 601, and inserting in lieu thereof “Manufactured Home” and by striking out “mobile home” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “manufactured home”.

  3. American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–569 title VI § 603(b)(4) · 114 Stat. 2944

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5415

    Pub. L. 106–569 substituted “retailer” for “dealer”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–569 substituted “retailer” for “dealer”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) in section 616 (42 U.S.C. 5415), by striking “dealer” and inserting “retailer”; and

    Effective date note
    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.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

References to “mobile homes”, wherever appearing in text, changed to “manufactured homes” in view of the amendment of title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (this chapter) by section 308(c)(4) of Pub. L. 96–399 requiring the substitution of “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing in title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and section 339B(c) of Pub. L. 97–35 (set out as a note under section 1703 of Title 12, Banks and Banking) providing that the terms “mobile home” and “manufactured home” shall be deemed to include the terms “mobile homes” and “manufactured homes”, respectively.

Amendments1980–2000 · 2 rounds

2000

Pub. L. 106–569 substituted “retailer” for “dealer”.

1980

Pub. L. 96–399 substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–569 effective , 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 , 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 following , see section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383, set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.

Credits

1974–2000 · 4 acts
  1. 1974Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 616, , 88 Stat. 711
  2. 1980Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), , 94 Stat. 1641
  3. 1981Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 339B(c), , 95 Stat. 417
  4. 2000Pub. L. 106–569, title VI, § 603(b)(4), , 114 Stat. 2999.
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(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 616, , 88 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), , 94 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 339B(c), , 95 Stat. 417; Pub. L. 106–569, title VI, § 603(b)(4), , 114 Stat. 2999.)

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