24 C.F.R. § 3282.207 Manufactured home consumer manual requirements.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
(a) The manufacturer shall provide a consumer manual with each manufactured home that enters the first stage of production on or after July 31, 1977, pursuant to section 617 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. 5416. (b) The manufacturer shall provide the consumer manual by placing a manual in each such manufactured home before the manufactured home leaves the manufacturing plant. The manual shall be placed in a conspicuous location in a manner likely to assure that it is not removed until the purchaser removes it. (c) If a manufacturer is informed that a purchaser did not receive a consumer manual, the manufacturer shall provide the appropriate manual to the purchaser within 30 days of being so informed. (d) No dealer or distributor may interfere with the distribution of the consumer manual. When necessary, the dealer or distributor shall take any appropriate steps to assure that the purchaser receives a consumer manual from the manufacturer. (e) If a consumer manual or a change or revision to a manual does not substantially comply with the guidelines issued by HUD, the manufacturer shall cease distribution of the consumer manual and shall provide a corrected manual for each manufactured home for which the inadequate or incorrect manual or revision was provided. A manual substantially complies with the guidelines if it presents current material on each of the subjects covered in the guidelines in sufficient detail to inform consumers about the operation, maintenance, and repair of the manufactured home. An updated copy of guidelines published in the [61 FR 10860, Mar. 15, 1996]
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 3282—MANUFACTURED HOME PROCEDURAL AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
Subpart E—Manufacturer Inspection and Certification Requirements
§ 3282.207 Manufactured home consumer manual requirements.
