Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9051 – General
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1. Violation. The board may cause to be investigated any complaint of an alleged violation by any licensee or of any rules adopted by the board, either by its own inspector or any authorized agency to determine the validity of the complaint.
A. Within one year and 10 days after installation, any home buyer of new manufactured housing may file a complaint about any defective construction or installation defect. [PL 1981, c. 152, §15 (RPR).]
B. Any person having knowledge of a violation of this chapter may file a complaint within one year of that violation. [PL 1981, c. 152, §15 (RPR).]
[PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. B, §23 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9051
- Board: means the Manufactured Housing Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Dealer: means a person engaged in the sale, offering for sale, brokering or distribution of manufactured housing to a licensed dealer, developer dealer or consumer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002
- Developer dealer: means a person who purchases state-certified manufactured housing from a licensed manufacturer or dealer for placement on property owned by the developer dealer and who offers the manufactured housing for sale to the initial purchaser of the manufactured housing. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002
- Installation: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002Installer: means a person engaged in the installation or servicing of state-certified manufactured housing. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002 Manufactured housing: means a structural unit or units designed to be used as a dwelling or dwellings and constructed in a manufacturing facility and then transported by the use of its own chassis or placement on an independent chassis to a building site. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002 Manufacturer: means any person engaged in manufacturing or producing manufactured housing and then selling it to a dealer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002 Mechanic: means an individual engaged in the installation or servicing of HUD-code or pre-HUD-code homes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002 Person: means an individual or entity, including but not limited to a corporation, partnership, firm, organization, company, homeowner, consumer or purchaser. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002 Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights. Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Form. Complaints may be made in any form, as approved by the board, as long as the complaint includes all information the board considers necessary.
[PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. B, §23 (AMD).]
3. Notice for purposes of limitation of actions. If a consumer files a written complaint with the manufacturer, dealer, developer dealer, installer, mechanic or board within one year and 10 days after installation of new manufactured housing, receipt of the written complaint by the manufacturer, dealer, developer dealer, installer, mechanic or board tolls the statute of limitations for purposes of bringing an action to enforce any applicable warranty concerning the defect that is the subject of the written complaint.
[PL 2005, c. 344, §24 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 550, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 152, §15 (RPR). PL 1993, c. 642, §30 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 344, §24 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. B, §23 (AMD).